Structure 100000220034010 · Wicomico County, MD

W Zion RD over US 13

Carries W Zion RD over US 13, @ US 13.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT366 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

366 ft end to end, longest span 128 ft: about 5 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.

Built197452 years old
Length366.1 ft111.6 m
Daily traffic3,190counted 2009
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateMaryland
CountyWicomico
Location@ US 13
CarriesW Zion RD
CrossesUS 13
Coordinates38.39452, -75.56396

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length366.1 ft (111.6 m)
Max Span128.0 ft (39 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1473.1 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,190 (2009)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number100000220034010

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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