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B&O Railroad Bridge

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Description 

Known as "The Steel Bridge on 895" on local radio traffic reports

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over B&O Railroad on I-895 in Accokeek
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1957; rehabilitated 1980
Design
K-truss through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 967.9 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Also called
"The Steel Bridge"
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.24089, -76.59634   (decimal degrees)
39°14'27" N, 76°35'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/362236/4344722 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Curtis Bay
Inventory number
BH 19743 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 66.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
71,100

Categories 

Baltimore, Maryland (49)
Built 1957 (176)
Built during 1950s (2,382)
Have street view (9,883)
K-Truss (77)
Maryland (423)
Open (28,305)
Owned by bridge authority (139)
Railroad (4,069)
Through truss (9,205)
Toll (115)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,565)

Update Log 

  • October 16, 2012: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: added street view, name
  • May 5, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth