Structure 100000020100010 · Anne Arundel County, MD

Md 2 over US 50/301 & Md 450

Carries Md 2 over US 50/301 & Md 450, 0.4 Mile South Of Md 648f.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT384 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

384 ft end to end, longest span 88 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 girder bridge.

Built195373 years old
Length383.9 ft117 m
Daily traffic46,541counted 2009
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyAnne Arundel
Location0.4 Mile South Of Md 648f
CarriesMd 2
CrossesUS 50/301 & Md 450
Coordinates39.01424, -76.49043

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length383.9 ft (117 m)
Max Span87.9 ft (26.8 m)
Deck Width36.7 ft (11.2 m)
Deck Area1310.4 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1953

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic46,541 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000020100010

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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