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Bell Manor Road Bridge

Cecil County, Maryland
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Conowingo Creek on Bell Manor Road
Location
Cecil County, Maryland
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1902
Design
Five panel pin-connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 107.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.68404, -76.19474   (decimal degrees)
39°41'03" N, 76°11'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/397547/4393371 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Conowingo Dam
Inventory number
BH 19633 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2007)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
104

Categories 

Built 1902 (244)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Cecil County, Maryland (20)
Closed (2,074)
Maryland (423)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Owned by county (16,492)
 Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,300)
Structurally deficient (16,683)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,634)
Truss (23,575)

Update Log 

  • September 14, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated bridge type and GPS.

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Bell Manor Road Bridge
Posted September 14, 2010, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This bridge is apparently being repaired. Starting August 25 the county opened bidding for a painting project. It is unclear how a painting project will address the apparently poor structural condition of the bridge. I wonder if structural repairs have already been completed as part of a previous contract.

Text From The Bid Letting:

Bid packages are now available for Bid No. 11-16-52635 “Painting of Bridge CE0002 Bell Manor Road over Conowingo Creek”.

The project will consist of blast cleaning, priming and painting of the entire superstructure of a 108 ft one lane Warren truss bridge with metal grid deck, except as noted in the contract document. The bridge is currently closed to traffic and will remain closed until completion of this project.