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Drawbridge Road over Transquaking River

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

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

Drawbridge Road over Transquaking River in Dorchester County, Maryland, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1992, making it 33 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 570 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 47 inventoried bridges in Dorchester County rated good (14.9%); 5 (10.6%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Superstructure	7	Good condition
Substructure	7	Good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 50 over Nanticoke River	1990	28,510	Fair
US 50 over Choptank River	1987	27,191	Fair
US 50 EB over Md 331 & Dp & L RR	1990	24,661	Good
US 50 WB over Md 331 & Dp & L RR	1990	24,661	Good
US 50 WB over Big Mill Pond	1996	23,981	Fair
US 50 EB over Big Mill Pond	1967	23,981	Fair