Structure 100000150092013 · Montgomery County, MD

Md 28 EB over Rock Creek

Carries Md 28 EB over Rock Creek, 0.31 M E Of Avery Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT320 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

320 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: about 4 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.

Built197056 years old
Length319.9 ft97.5 m
Daily traffic23,866counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyMontgomery
Location0.31 M E Of Avery Road
CarriesMd 28 EB
CrossesRock Creek
Coordinates39.09420, -77.11692

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length319.9 ft (97.5 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Area1072.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,866 (2023)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000150092013

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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