Structure 200000W-2384010 · Washington County, MD

Unger Road over Grove Creek

Carries Unger Road over Grove Creek, 0.5 Mi SW Of Leit Smith R.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

22 ft end to end, longest span 10 ft. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built1830rebuilt 1997
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic194counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWashington
Location0.5 Mi SW Of Leit Smith R
CarriesUnger Road
CrossesGrove Creek
Coordinates39.66830, -77.60678

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span9.8 ft (3 m)
Deck Width12.8 ft (3.9 m)
Deck Area26.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1830 (reconstructed 1997)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic194 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number200000W-2384010

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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