Structure 100000230021010 · Worcester County, MD

Md 90 over Assawoman Bay

Carries Md 90 over Assawoman Bay, 1.17 Miles West Of Md 528.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
7,580 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

7,580 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 21 football fields, or 1.4 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1971rebuilt 2009
Length7580.1 ft2310.4 m
Daily traffic30,510counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWorcester
Location1.17 Miles West Of Md 528
CarriesMd 90
CrossesAssawoman Bay
Coordinates38.39016, -75.10047

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length7580.1 ft (2310.4 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area29111.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1971 (reconstructed 2009)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,510 (2022)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000230021010

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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