Structure 300000AAZ050013 · Anne Arundel County, MD
Carries US RTE 50 EB over Chesapeake Bay, 6 Mi E Of Md RTE 2.
Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.
How ratings work21,289 ft end to end, longest span 1,600 ft: about 59 football fields, or 4.0 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 suspension bridge.
| State | Maryland |
| County | Anne Arundel |
| Location | 6 Mi E Of Md RTE 2 |
| Carries | US RTE 50 EB |
| Crosses | Chesapeake Bay |
| Coordinates | 39.00836, -76.40416 |
| Material | Steel |
| Design | Suspension |
| Total Length | 21289.0 ft (6488.9 m) |
| Max Span | 1600.1 ft (487.7 m) |
| Deck Width | 31.2 ft (9.5 m) |
| Deck Area | 61644.6 sq m |
| Main Spans | 3 |
| Year Built | 1951 (reconstructed 1988) |
| Avg Daily Traffic | 38,923 (2023) |
| Truck Traffic | 8% |
| Lanes On Bridge | 2 |
| Last Inspection | May 2023 |
| Inspection Frequency | Every 24 months |
| Owner | State Toll Authority |
| Historical Significance | Historical significance is not determined |
| Scour Critical | 5 — Stable for scour |
| Structure Number | 300000AAZ050013 |
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."
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.