Structure 200000WI1231010 · Wicomico County, MD

Three Bridges Road over Burnt Mill Branch

Carries Three Bridges Road over Burnt Mill Branch, 0.5 Mi E Of Md RTE 94.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT69 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

69 ft end to end, longest span 17 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 slab bridge.

Built196759 years old
Length68.9 ft21 m
Daily traffic897counted 2022
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWicomico
Location0.5 Mi E Of Md RTE 94
CarriesThree Bridges Road
CrossesBurnt Mill Branch
Coordinates38.39668, -75.34181

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignSlab
Total Length68.9 ft (21 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area205.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic897 (2022)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number200000WI1231010

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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