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WISE AVENUE over BEAR CREEK

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Coordinates:
+39.26125, -76.47771
39°15'40" N, 76°28'40" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:WISE AVENUE over BEAR CREEK
Structure number:200000B-0079010
Location:0.9 MI W OF NORTH PT RD
Purpose:Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:Local (Urban) [19]
Length of largest span:90.9 ft. [27.7 m]
Total length:429.2 ft. [130.8 m]
Roadway width between curbs:27.9 ft. [8.5 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:41.0 ft. [12.5 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:13.8 ft. [4.2 m]
Owner:County Highway Agency [02]
Year built:1948
Year reconstructed:1986
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:M 18 / H 20 [4]
Main span material:Steel [3]
Main span design:Movable - Bascule [16]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:11,400 [as of 1996]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Pier/abutment protection:In place and functioning [2]
Scour condition:Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. [5]
Operating rating:42.6 tons [38.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:30.7 tons [27.9 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:64.8

2000 Inspection 

Status:Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:11,400 [as of 1996]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Pier/abutment protection:In place but in a deteriorated condition [3]
Scour condition:Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:42.6 tons [38.7 metric tons]
Inventory rating:30.7 tons [27.9 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:51.9

1992 Inspection 

Status:Posted for load [P]
Average daily traffic:11,200 [as of 1990]
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:19.8 tons [18.0 metric tons]
Inventory rating:22.8 tons [20.7 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:46.0