Structure 200000BC4404010 · Baltimore County, MD

Ponca Street over Canton Railroad

Carries Ponca Street over Canton Railroad, Ponca St. Over Canton Rr.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT120 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

120 ft end to end, longest span 56 ft. 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built197353 years old
Length120.1 ft36.6 m
Daily traffic2,287counted 2020
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyBaltimore
LocationPonca St. Over Canton Rr
CarriesPonca Street
CrossesCanton Railroad
Coordinates39.28224, -76.55474

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Max Span56.1 ft (17.1 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area556.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,287 (2020)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number200000BC4404010

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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