Structure 100000100105010 · Frederick County, MD

Md 355 over Is 70

Carries Md 355 over Is 70, 0.1 Mile North Of Md 85.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT225 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

225 ft end to end, longest span 115 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.

Built200818 years old
Length225.1 ft68.6 m
Daily traffic19,242counted 2009
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyFrederick
Location0.1 Mile North Of Md 85
CarriesMd 355
CrossesIs 70
Coordinates39.39965, -77.40924

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length225.1 ft (68.6 m)
Max Span115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Deck Width107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Deck Area2236.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,242 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge9

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 Number100000100105010

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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