Structure 200000B-0088010 · Baltimore County, MD

Padonia Road over Mta Light Rail

Carries Padonia Road over Mta Light Rail, 0.4 Mi W Of York RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT162 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

162 ft end to end, longest span 57 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2006
Length161.7 ft49.3 m
Daily traffic41,335counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyBaltimore
Location0.4 Mi W Of York RD
CarriesPadonia Road
CrossesMta Light Rail
Coordinates39.45542, -76.63909

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length161.7 ft (49.3 m)
Max Span57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Width88.9 ft (27.1 m)
Deck Area1336.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2006)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41,335 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number200000B-0088010

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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