Structure 200000M-0122010 · Montgomery County, MD

Sundown Road over Hawlings River

Carries Sundown Road over Hawlings River, 2.0 Miles East Of Md 108.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT55 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

55 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199630 years old
Length55.4 ft16.9 m
Daily traffic4,567counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyMontgomery
Location2.0 Miles East Of Md 108
CarriesSundown Road
CrossesHawlings River
Coordinates39.21759, -77.10562

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length55.4 ft (16.9 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area170.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,567 (2024)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number200000M-0122010

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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