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US 50 EB over Herring Creek

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

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

US 50 EB over Herring Creek in Worcester 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1942, making it 83 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 21,431 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2009).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 56 of the 82 inventoried bridges in Worcester County rated fair (68.3%); 2 (2.4%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 50 over Sinepuxent Bay	1942	34,001	Fair
Md 90 over St Martin River	1970	31,551	Fair
Md 90 over Assawoman Bay	1971	30,510	Fair
US 50 WB over Herring Creek	1942	21,431	Fair
Md 90 over Ocean Pkwy & Golf Path	1971	18,062	Fair
Md 90 over Md 589	1973	18,062	Fair