Old United States Naval Academy Bridge

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Severn River Bridge

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

BH Photo #286441

Overview: Deck girder bridge over Severn River on Route 450
Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1924, Rehabbed 1979 after 4 of the easternmost spans were found to be in poor condition in 1978, Replaced 1995
Builders: - J. E. Greiner Co. of Baltimore, Maryland & Chicago, Illinois
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design: Deck girder bascule
24 steel arches
4 spans of steel stringer replacing 4 of the 24 steel arches
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 95.1 ft.
Total length: 1,862.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.99422, -76.48607 (decimal degrees)
38°59'39" N, 76°29'10" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/371305/4317185 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Annapolis
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 18,874
Inventory number: BH 61507 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 78.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

February 25, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
February 23, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
June 25, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added more info from NRHP registration form PDF
June 25, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler