Structure 200000BC6520010 · Baltimore County, MD

Prettyboy Dam Road over Prettyboy Reservoir

Carries Prettyboy Dam Road over Prettyboy Reservoir, 2.6 Mi N Mount Carmel RD.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT693 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

693 ft end to end, longest span 76 ft: about 1.9 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 deck arch.

Built1932rebuilt 1998
Length692.9 ft211.2 m
Daily traffic775counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyBaltimore
Location2.6 Mi N Mount Carmel RD
CarriesPrettyboy Dam Road
CrossesPrettyboy Reservoir
Coordinates40.03458, -77.18544

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length692.9 ft (211.2 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area2069.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1932 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic775 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number200000BC6520010

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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