Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Steel continuous [4] Truss - Deck [09]
Approach Span(s): Steel [3] Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 785.5 m = 2577.2 ft
Main Spans: 23 at 59.7 m = 195.9 ft
Approach Spans: 7
Skew: 26
Width, Roadway: 8.2 m = 26.9 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 9.9 m = 32.5 ft for a 10.4 m = 34.1 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Hancock [36600]: Washington County [043], Maryland [24]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 6
ON WEST VIRGINIA LINE
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: M 18 / H 20 [4]
Operating: 41.3 metric ton = 45.4 tons (Allowable Stress(AS) [2])
Inventory: 24.5 metric ton = 27.0 tons (Allowable Stress(AS) [2])
Appraisal
Structural: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Road Alignment: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action [3]
Waterway: Equal to present desirable criteria [8] and Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Inspections
Date: July 1999 [799] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Widening of existing bridge or other major structure without deck rehabilitation or replacement [33]
Bridge Detour: 15.9 km = 9.9 mi
Traffic
ADT: 10930 (2010) and Trucks: 8%
Future ADT: 12900 (In 2030
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