Structure 100000160174010 · Prince George's County, MD

Md 212 over Is 495 Il

Carries Md 212 over Is 495 Il, .189 M S Of Towhee Avenue.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
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 FT154 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

154 ft end to end, longest span 71 ft: about 2 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.

Built1964rebuilt 1971
Length153.9 ft46.9 m
Daily traffic17,022counted 2016
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyPrince George's
Location.189 M S Of Towhee Avenue
CarriesMd 212
CrossesIs 495 Il
Coordinates39.01831, -76.96424

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Max Span70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area553.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1964 (reconstructed 1971)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,022 (2016)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000160174010

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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