Structure 100000100144010 · Frederick County, MD

Md 180 over Is 70

Carries Md 180 over Is 70, 0.49 Mile West Of US 15.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT276 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

276 ft end to end, longest span 135 ft: about 4 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1968rebuilt 1976
Length275.9 ft84.1 m
Daily traffic3,850counted 2009
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyFrederick
Location0.49 Mile West Of US 15
CarriesMd 180
CrossesIs 70
Coordinates39.40171, -77.44706

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length275.9 ft (84.1 m)
Max Span134.8 ft (41.1 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area1000.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1968 (reconstructed 1976)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,850 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000100144010

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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