Structure 100000100109010 · Frederick County, MD

US 15 Nbr over Md 77 Hunting Creek

Carries US 15 Nbr over Md 77 Hunting Creek, 0.46 Mile South Of Md 15d.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT270 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

270 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft: about 4 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.

Built1957rebuilt 2023
Length270.0 ft82.3 m
Daily traffic30,410counted 2009
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyFrederick
Location0.46 Mile South Of Md 15d
CarriesUS 15 Nbr
CrossesMd 77 Hunting Creek
Coordinates39.62456, -77.41809

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length270.0 ft (82.3 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area1127.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 2023)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,410 (2009)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000100109010

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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