Structure 100000210052013 · Washington County, MD

US 40 EB over Is 81

Carries US 40 EB over Is 81, 1.4 Miles West Of US 11.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT292 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

292 ft end to end, longest span 98 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.

Built1958rebuilt 1984
Length292.0 ft89 m
Daily traffic12,846counted 2017
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWashington
Location1.4 Miles West Of US 11
CarriesUS 40 EB
CrossesIs 81
Coordinates39.65305, -77.75046

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length292.0 ft (89 m)
Max Span98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Deck Width44.9 ft (13.7 m)
Deck Area1219.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1958 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,846 (2017)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000210052013

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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