Structure 100000020145010 · Anne Arundel County, MD

Md 32 Ebr over Md 3 Nbr

Carries Md 32 Ebr over Md 3 Nbr, 0.35 Mile North Of Is 97.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT208 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

208 ft end to end, longest span 80 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length208.0 ft63.4 m
Daily traffic39,092counted 2009
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyAnne Arundel
Location0.35 Mile North Of Is 97
CarriesMd 32 Ebr
CrossesMd 3 Nbr
Coordinates39.06477, -76.64463

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length208.0 ft (63.4 m)
Max Span80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Deck Width54.1 ft (16.5 m)
Deck Area1046.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39,092 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000020145010

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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