Structure 200000B-0401010 · Baltimore County, MD

Sparks Road over Tributary To Carroll Bra

Carries Sparks Road over Tributary To Carroll Bra, 0.3 Mi W Of Carroll RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT63 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

63 ft end to end. 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 through truss.

Built199036 years old
Length63.0 ft19.2 m
Daily traffic2,525counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyBaltimore
Location0.3 Mi W Of Carroll RD
CarriesSparks Road
CrossesTributary To Carroll Bra
Coordinates39.54222, -76.61832

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Max Span61.0 ft (18.6 m)
Deck Width16.4 ft (5 m)
Deck Area96 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,525 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number200000B-0401010

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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