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I-83 over JONES FALLS & UNION AVE

Map 

Coordinates:
+39.33199, -76.64226
39°19'55" N, 76°38'32" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:I-83 over JONES FALLS & UNION AVE
Structure number:200000BC3114010
Location:I-83 OVER JF & UNION AVE
Purpose:Carries highway over highway and waterway
Route classification:Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) [11]
Length of largest span:63.0 ft. [19.2 m]
Total length:1845.2 ft. [562.4 m]
Roadway width between curbs:84.0 ft. [25.6 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:90.9 ft. [27.7 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:15.1 ft. [4.6 m]
Owner:City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:1959
Year reconstructed:1987
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Number of main spans:33
Main spans material:Concrete continuous [2]
Main spans design:Slab [01]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:86,900 [as of 2007]
Truck traffic:8% of total traffic
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Scour condition:Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Operating rating:48.5 tons [44.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:65.0
Recommended work:Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:$526,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:74,122 [as of 1994]
Truck traffic:8% of total traffic
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Channel protection:Bank protection is being eroded. River control devices and/or embankment have major damage. Trees and rush restrict the channel. [5]
Scour condition:Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:48.5 tons [44.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:65.0
Recommended work:Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:$87,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:20,499 [as of 1988]
Deck condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Good [7 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]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:53.5 tons [48.6 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:88.7