Structure 300000CENR03010 · Cecil County, MD

Tawes Drive over Big Elk Creek

Carries Tawes Drive over Big Elk Creek, 2 Mi. N Of Md RTE 273.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT68 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

68 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.

Built1860rebuilt 1992
Length67.9 ft20.7 m
Daily traffic10counted 2010
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyCecil
Location2 Mi. N Of Md RTE 273
CarriesTawes Drive
CrossesBig Elk Creek
Coordinates39.70963, -75.83742

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length67.9 ft (20.7 m)
Max Span65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Width13.5 ft (4.1 m)
Deck Area84.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1860 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic10 (2010)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerOther State Agencies
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number300000CENR03010

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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