Structure 100000160029012 · Prince George's County, MD

Md 202 SB over Amtrak Wmata

Carries Md 202 SB over Amtrak Wmata, 0.08 Mile South Of US 50.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT217 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

217 ft end to end: about 3 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.

Built1942rebuilt 1993
Length216.9 ft66.1 m
Daily traffic23,901counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyPrince George's
Location0.08 Mile South Of US 50
CarriesMd 202 SB
CrossesAmtrak Wmata
Coordinates38.92994, -76.89669

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length216.9 ft (66.1 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area727.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1942 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,901 (2021)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000160029012

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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