Structure 100000100027010 · Frederick County, MD

Md 26 over Dollyhyde Creek

Carries Md 26 over Dollyhyde Creek, 0.34 Mile East Of Md 31.

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
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
21 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

21 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 slab bridge.

Built1932rebuilt 1954
Length21.0 ft6.4 m
Daily traffic5,482counted 2009
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyFrederick
Location0.34 Mile East Of Md 31
CarriesMd 26
CrossesDollyhyde Creek
Coordinates39.48212, -77.22709

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width46.6 ft (14.2 m)
Deck Area90.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1954)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,482 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000100027010

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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