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Md 5 NB over Zekiah Swamp

Charles County, Maryland · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Md 5 NB over Zekiah Swamp in Charles County, Maryland, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 37,490 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2009).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 44 of the 94 inventoried bridges in Charles County rated fair (46.8%); 8 (8.5%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 73 ft
Location	0.44 Mile South of Md 488
NBI structure number	100000080002011
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Maryland department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Md 5 SB over Zekiah Swamp	1931	41,209	Fair
Md 228 over Piney Branch	1957	39,800	Fair
Md 228 EB over Mattawoman Creek	1995	39,800	Good
Md 228 WB over Mattawoman Creek	1995	39,800	Good
Md 5 Nbr over Trib to Jordan Swamp	1964	38,312	Good
Md 5 SB over Zekiah Swamp	1932	37,490	Fair