Structure 200000F-0902010 · Frederick County, MD

Reichs Ford Road over Monocacy River

Carries Reichs Ford Road over Monocacy River, 1.5 Miles South Of I-70.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT544 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

544 ft end to end, longest span 77 ft: about 1.5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1973rebuilt 2011
Length544.0 ft165.8 m
Daily traffic3,711counted 2019
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyFrederick
Location1.5 Miles South Of I-70
CarriesReichs Ford Road
CrossesMonocacy River
Coordinates39.38597, -77.37988

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length544.0 ft (165.8 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area1973.0 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1973 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,711 (2019)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number200000F-0902010

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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