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Bridge conditions in Baltimore city, Maryland

374 inventoried bridges · 34 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 374 bridges in Baltimore city: 59 rated good, 281 fair, and 34 poor.

34 of the 374 bridges in Baltimore city, Maryland, are rated in poor condition (9.1%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
59 bridges (15.8%) are rated good and 281 (75.1%) fair.
The median Baltimore city bridge was built in 1972.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I-83 over CSX Mta Amtrak and Nor (built 1959), carrying about 127,291 vehicles a day.

Good 15.8% · Fair 75.1% · Poor 9.1% of 374 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-83 over CSX Mta Amtrak and Nor	1959	127,291	Poor
I-83 over Jones Falls (mi. 7.1 to	1959	105,600	Poor
Perring Pkwy Ramp over Herring Run	1965	75,220	Poor
Russell Street Via over Ostend Street and CSX	1951	70,700	Poor
Pulaski Highway over Herring Run	1921	58,858	Poor
Russell Street over CSX	1963	46,276	Poor
Wilkens Avenue over Gwynns Falls	1936	35,470	Poor
I-83 over Mta Light Rail	1962	29,900	Poor
Hanover Street over CSX	1929	28,030	Poor
Broening Highway over Colgate Creek	1968	27,231	Poor
US 40 Orleans Str over I-83 and City Streets	1936	23,831	Poor
on Ramp 29TH Stree over I-83 NB	1959	23,318	Poor
Sinclair Lane over Moores Run	1962	18,265	Poor
Monroe Street Ramp over CSX	1963	16,520	Poor
Hawkins Point Road over CSX	1930	15,177	Poor
Hanover Street over Middle Branch	1916	14,220	Poor
Radecke Avenue over Moores Run	1930	10,737	Poor
Harford Road over CSX Railroad	1900	10,713	Poor
Greenmount Avenue over CSX Railroad	1914	10,713	Poor
Kelly Avenue over I-83 Jones Falls & Mta	1925	10,400	Poor
41ST Street over I-83 and Jones Falls	1930	10,157	Poor
Moravia Rd Ramp E over Pulaski Highway	1956	7,760	Poor
West Lafayette Ave over Amtrak	1931	7,030	Poor
Patapsco Avenue WB over Patapsco River	1961	7,000	Poor
Bentalou St over Csxt Railroad	1965	6,745	Poor
Sisson Street over CSX	1914	6,500	Poor
Patapsco Avenue EB over Patapsco River	1961	6,300	Poor
Warren Road over Gunpowder Falls	1923	6,296	Poor
Waterview Avenue over Md-295 B/w Parkway Ramp	1950	6,246	Poor
Woodbourne Avenue over Herring Run	1974	6,214	Poor
Remington Avenue over Stoney Run	1900	4,280	Poor
Gilmor Street over I-170	1975	3,618	Poor
Franklintown Road over Gwynns Falls	1970	3,421	Poor
Fort Avenue over CSX	1923	2,755	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-83 over on Ramp From Falls Road	1959	147,849	Fair
I-83 over CSX Mta Amtrak and Nor	1959	127,291	Poor
Is 95 over Moores Run	1971	121,313	Fair
I-83 over Mta and Jones Falls	1959	120,795	Fair
I-83 NB over Mta Light Rail Yard	1959	117,171	Fair
Is 95 over Wash. Blvd & Gwynns Fall	1977	111,945	Good
Is 95 NB over CSX RR Bernard Dr	1976	111,060	Fair
Is 95 SB over CSX RR Yard & Bernard Dr	1976	108,194	Fair
I-95 NB Cd over CSX RR & Bernard Dr	1980	108,194	Fair
Is 95 SB over Russell St - Md 295	1977	106,447	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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