Structure 100000160257010 · Prince George's County, MD

Md 5 over Coventry Way

Carries Md 5 over Coventry Way, 1.66 Miles S Of Md 337.

Overall conditionGood

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT224 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

224 ft end to end: 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.

Built199927 years old
Length224.1 ft68.3 m
Daily traffic107,592counted 2009
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyPrince George's
Location1.66 Miles S Of Md 337
CarriesMd 5
CrossesCoventry Way
Coordinates38.78282, -76.89418

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length224.1 ft (68.3 m)
Max Span217.8 ft (66.4 m)
Deck Width129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Area2704.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic107,592 (2009)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000160257010

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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