Structure 100000160103010 · Prince George's County, MD

US 301 SB over Md 214

Carries US 301 SB over Md 214, 0.14 Miles N Of Md 978b.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT209 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

209 ft end to end, longest span 71 ft: about 3 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.

Built1959rebuilt 2010
Length208.7 ft63.6 m
Daily traffic27,351counted 2006
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyPrince George's
Location0.14 Miles N Of Md 978b
CarriesUS 301 SB
CrossesMd 214
Coordinates38.89931, -76.72091

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length208.7 ft (63.6 m)
Max Span70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Width57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Area1119.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,351 (2006)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000160103010

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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