Structure 100000160118010 · Prince George's County, MD

US 50 Wbr over Md 295

Carries US 50 Wbr over Md 295, 0.17 Mile West Of Md 201.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT221 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

221 ft end to end, longest span 90 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.

Built1957rebuilt 1991
Length221.1 ft67.4 m
Daily traffic41,856counted 2006
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyPrince George's
Location0.17 Mile West Of Md 201
CarriesUS 50 Wbr
CrossesMd 295
Coordinates38.91953, -76.93511

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length221.1 ft (67.4 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area869.5 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 1991)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41,856 (2006)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000160118010

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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