Structure 100000210085010 · Washington County, MD

Md 68 over Winchester & Western Rr

Carries Md 68 over Winchester & Western Rr, 0.06 Mile East Of Md 63.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT116 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

116 ft end to end, longest span 38 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1965rebuilt 2019
Length116.1 ft35.4 m
Daily traffic7,000counted 2016
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWashington
Location0.06 Mile East Of Md 63
CarriesMd 68
CrossesWinchester & Western Rr
Coordinates39.58433, -77.81265

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length116.1 ft (35.4 m)
Max Span38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Width45.9 ft (14 m)
Deck Area495.6 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,000 (2016)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000210085010

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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