Structure 100000130015010 · Howard County, MD

Ridge Road over US 29 Ramp H (4)

Carries Ridge Road over US 29 Ramp H (4), 0.28 Mile East Of US 29.

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
CAR · 15 FT115 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

115 ft end to end, longest span 43 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196660 years old
Length115.2 ft35.1 m
Daily traffic5,121counted 2009
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyHoward
Location0.28 Mile East Of US 29
CarriesRidge Road
CrossesUS 29 Ramp H (4)
Coordinates39.27875, -76.81565

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Max Span43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Width50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Deck Area537.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,121 (2009)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000130015010

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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