Structure 100000220049013 · Wicomico County, MD

US 50 EB over Wicomico River

Carries US 50 EB over Wicomico River, 0.591 M E Of Jersey Road.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT508 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

508 ft end to end, longest span 139 ft: about 7 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.

Built200125 years old
Length507.9 ft154.8 m
Daily traffic18,971counted 2009
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWicomico
Location0.591 M E Of Jersey Road
CarriesUS 50 EB
CrossesWicomico River
Coordinates38.40449, -75.59432

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length507.9 ft (154.8 m)
Max Span139.1 ft (42.4 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1981.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2001

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic18,971 (2009)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number100000220049013

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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