Structure 100000130071010 · Howard County, MD

Md 32 EB over Is 95 Sbr

Carries Md 32 EB over Is 95 Sbr, 1.74 Miles North Of US 1.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT327 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

327 ft end to end, longest span 148 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1970rebuilt 1972
Length327.1 ft99.7 m
Daily traffic15,262counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyHoward
Location1.74 Miles North Of US 1
CarriesMd 32 EB
CrossesIs 95 Sbr
Coordinates39.15846, -76.82891

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length327.1 ft (99.7 m)
Max Span148.0 ft (45.1 m)
Deck Width88.3 ft (26.9 m)
Deck Area2681.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 1972)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,262 (2018)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000130071010

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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