Structure 100000170047010 · Queen Anne's County, MD

Md 18b over US 50/301

Carries Md 18b over US 50/301, 0.36 Mile East Of Md 18a.

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 FT372 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

372 ft end to end, longest span 182 ft: about 5 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.

Built198937 years old
Length372.0 ft113.4 m
Daily traffic2,442counted 2009
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyQueen Anne's
Location0.36 Mile East Of Md 18a
CarriesMd 18b
CrossesUS 50/301
Coordinates38.97536, -76.28359

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length372.0 ft (113.4 m)
Max Span182.1 ft (55.5 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area1519.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,442 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000170047010

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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