Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel [3] Arch - Thru [12]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Girder and floorbeam system [03]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Latex Concrete or similar additive [3]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 1205.5 m = 3955.2 ft
Main Spans: 1 at 164.5 m = 539.7 ft
Approach Spans: 32
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 7.5 m = 24.6 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 9.1 m = 29.9 ft for a 7.5 m = 24.6 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 5.63 m = 18.5 ft and Navigational Clearance: 41 m = 134.5 ft
Location
Dundalk-Sparrows Point [24015]: Cecil County [015], Maryland [24]
Owned by Corps of Engineers (Civil) [70], DOT District: 2
14 MI WEST OF REEDY PT.
Condition
Deck: Good [7]
Superstructure: Fair [5]
Substructure: Fair [5]
Loading
Design: MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Operating: 32.1 metric ton = 35.3 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Inventory: 24.9 metric ton = 27.4 tons (Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) rating reported by rating factor (RF) method using HL-93 loadings [8])
Appraisal
Structural: Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Superior to present desirable criteria [9] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: August 1999 [899] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Other structural work: including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Bridge Detour: 1.6 km = 1.0 mi
Traffic
ADT: 14352 (2016) and Trucks: 15%
Future ADT: 21800 (In 2036
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