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Marsh Road over Shanks Creek

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

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

Marsh Road over Shanks Creek in Somerset County, Maryland, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971 and reconstructed in 1984, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 52 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 3 of the 46 inventoried bridges in Somerset County rated poor (6.5%); 3 (6.5%) 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	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 91 ft
Location	Smith Island
NBI structure number	200000S-0021010
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 13 over Passerdyke Creek	1900	27,695	Fair
US 13 NB over Manokin River	1958	22,370	Fair
US 13 SB over Manokin River	1964	22,370	Fair
US 13 NB over Kings Creek	1962	20,870	Fair
US 13 NB over Jones Creek	1934	20,870	Fair
US 13 NB over Norfolk Southern RR	1957	16,470	Fair