US 40 over PATAPSCO RIVER

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Coordinates:
+39.29506, -76.77884
39°17'42" N, 76°46'44" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	US 40 over PATAPSCO RIVER
Structure number:	100000030109010
Location:	ON HOWARD CO LINE
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Other Principal Arterial (Urban) `[14]`
Length of largest span:	180.1 ft. `[54.9 m]`
Total length:	334.0 ft. `[101.8 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	49.9 ft. `[15.2 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	59.4 ft. `[18.1 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1936
Year reconstructed:	2011
Historic significance:	Bridge is possibly eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[3]`
Design load:	M 18 / H 20 `[4]`
Main span material:	Concrete `[1]`
Main span design:	Arch - Deck `[11]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	37,530 `[as of 2009]`
Truck traffic:	8% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. `[8]`
Pier/abutment protection:	None present but re-evaluation suggested `[5]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Sufficiency rating:	66.0
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. `[35]`
Estimated cost of work:	$1,307,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
April 2017	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	37530	66.0
April 2015	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	37530	66.0
March 2013	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	37530	61.9
July 2009	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	39581	47.9
June 2008	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Fair	39581	47.9
June 2007	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Fair	41775	47.9
May 2006	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Fair	41775	47.9
April 2005	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	41775	58.9
March 2004	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	41775	58.9
February 2003	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	41025	58.9
January 2002	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	41025	58.9
January 2000	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	41025	58.9
January 1999	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	41025	60.9
January 1998	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	41025	60.9
January 1997	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	41025	60.9
January 1996	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	55575	63.9
July 1994	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Fair	55575	52.9
March 1993	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	55575	51.9
April 1992	Poor	Fair	Fair	Poor	55575	35.9
February 1991	Poor	Fair	Fair	Poor	55575	35.9

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Reinforced Concrete Stringer	linear ft.	878	878	0	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	19,859	19,839	20	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	16,020	16,020	0	0	0
Superstructure
Reinforced Concrete Arch	linear ft.	540	0	540	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Floor Beam	linear ft.	1,480	1,480	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	84	84	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	100	100	0	0	0
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	400	200	200	0	0
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	360	345	15	0	0