Structure 300000F-MT01010 · Frederick County, MD

Norman Balm Entran over Abandoned Rr

Carries Norman Balm Entran over Abandoned Rr, 0.1mi NW Of 1728 N Market.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT32 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

32 ft end to end. 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 girder bridge.

Built1920rebuilt 1987
Length32.2 ft9.8 m
Daily traffic5counted 2014
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyFrederick
Location0.1mi NW Of 1728 N Market
CarriesNorman Balm Entran
CrossesAbandoned Rr
Coordinates39.44080, -77.40215

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width12.8 ft (3.9 m)
Deck Area38.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1987)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (2014)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number300000F-MT01010

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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