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Richardson Road over Bear Branch

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

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

Richardson Road over Bear Branch in Carroll 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 1991, making it 34 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 312 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 57 of the 205 inventoried bridges in Carroll County rated good (27.8%); 10 (4.9%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 29 ft
Location	1.37 Miles N of Md 140
NBI structure number	200000CL0265010
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Is 70 EB over Md 27	1974	65,550	Fair
Is 70 WB over Md 27	1974	65,550	Fair
Md 140 WB & Ramp B over Md 97	2006	47,060	Good
Md 140 EB over Md 97	2006	47,060	Good
Md 140 over Md Mid RR MD27 West Br	2006	45,521	Good
Md 32 over Piney Run	1957	26,590	Fair