Structure 300000CECE01010 · Cecil County, MD

Md RT 213 over C&d Canal

Carries Md RT 213 over C&d Canal, 14 Mi West Of Reedy Pt..

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,955 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

3,955 ft end to end: about 11 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 through arch.

Built1948rebuilt 1978
Length3955.1 ft1205.5 m
Daily traffic13,615counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyCecil
Location14 Mi West Of Reedy Pt.
CarriesMd RT 213
CrossesC&d Canal
Coordinates39.52944, -75.81389

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignArch - Thru
Total Length3955.1 ft (1205.5 m)
Max Span539.7 ft (164.5 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area10970.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1948 (reconstructed 1978)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic13,615 (2023)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCorps of Engineers
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number300000CECE01010

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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