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Acton Lane over Mattawoman Creek

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

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

Acton Lane over Mattawoman Creek in Charles County, Maryland, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2001, making it 24 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 9,665 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 42 of the 94 inventoried bridges in Charles County rated good (44.7%); 8 (8.5%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 184 ft
Location	on Charles County Line
NBI structure number	200000CH0001010
Condition class	Good

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 NB over Zekiah Swamp	1966	37,490	Fair