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Opossumtown Pike over Big Tuscarora Creek

Frederick County, Maryland · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Opossumtown Pike over Big Tuscarora Creek in Frederick County, Maryland, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,070 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 14 of the 485 inventoried bridges in Frederick County rated poor (2.9%); 14 (2.9%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 39 ft
Location	at Sundays Lane Int
NBI structure number	200000F-2101010
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Is 270 over MD 85 (Buckeystown Pike)	2020	111,550	Good
US 15 & Ramp 8 over Carroll Creek	1958	95,190	Fair
US 15 Nbr over US 40/W. Patrick Street	1958	95,190	Fair
US 15 Sbr over US 40/W. Patrick Street	1958	95,190	Fair
Is 70 Ebr over Md 180	1968	94,760	Fair
Is 70 Wbr over Md 180	1968	94,760	Fair