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Overview: Pair of suspension and cantilever truss bridges over Chesapeake Bay on US 50
Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1951; rehabilitated 1988
Builders: - Dexter Smith
- Raymond Archibald
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,600.1 ft.
Total length: 21,287.1 ft. (4.0 mi.)
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.99000, -76.36667 (decimal degrees)
38°59'24" N, 76°22'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/381638/4316555 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Kent Island
Inventory number: BH 19532 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 52.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 35,100