Structure 200000T-0001010 · Talbot County, MD

Tunis Mills Road over Leeds Creek

Carries Tunis Mills Road over Leeds Creek, 6 Mi NW Of Easton.

Overall conditionPoor

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

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT346 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 4/9 · sets the rating

346 ft end to end, longest span 21 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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.

Built196363 years old
Length346.1 ft105.5 m
Daily traffic820counted 2023
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyTalbot
Location6 Mi NW Of Easton
CarriesTunis Mills Road
CrossesLeeds Creek
Coordinates38.82104, -76.16655

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length346.1 ft (105.5 m)
Max Span21.0 ft (6.4 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area801.8 sq m
Main Spans20
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic820 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number200000T-0001010

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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