Structure 100000020042010 · Anne Arundel County, MD

Md 70 over Weems Creek

Carries Md 70 over Weems Creek, 0.37 Mi S Of Is 595.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT712 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

712 ft end to end, longest span 180 ft: about 2.0 football fields. 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.

Built200620 years old
Length711.9 ft217 m
Daily traffic39,643counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyAnne Arundel
Location0.37 Mi S Of Is 595
CarriesMd 70
CrossesWeems Creek
Coordinates38.99053, -76.50826

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length711.9 ft (217 m)
Max Span180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Width75.5 ft (23 m)
Deck Area4,991 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic39,643 (2024)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000020042010

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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