Structure 100000020039010 · Anne Arundel County, MD

US 50/301 over Boulters Way

Carries US 50/301 over Boulters Way, 0.07 Mile West Of Md 2.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT116 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

116 ft end to end. Lengths and the car 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.

Built1953rebuilt 1996
Length115.8 ft35.3 m
Daily traffic121,160counted 2012
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyAnne Arundel
Location0.07 Mile West Of Md 2
CarriesUS 50/301
CrossesBoulters Way
Coordinates39.01312, -76.49337

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length115.8 ft (35.3 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width97.8 ft (29.8 m)
Deck Area1051.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1996)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic121,160 (2012)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000020039010

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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