Structure 200000F-0402010 · Frederick County, MD

Old Frederick Road over Owens Creek

Carries Old Frederick Road over Owens Creek, 0.3 Mi S Of Md RTE 77.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT85 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

85 ft end to end, longest span 39 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 through truss.

Built1869rebuilt 1994
Length84.6 ft25.8 m
Daily traffic843counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyFrederick
Location0.3 Mi S Of Md RTE 77
CarriesOld Frederick Road
CrossesOwens Creek
Coordinates39.60874, -77.35138

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length84.6 ft (25.8 m)
Max Span39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Width13.1 ft (4 m)
Deck Area103.2 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1869 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic843 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number200000F-0402010

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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