Howard County, MD

310 public highway bridges

Howard County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Howard County, Maryland contains 310 public highway bridges. Roughly 28.4% are rated “Good,” 37.1% “Fair,” and 5.8% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

310
Total Bridges
28.4%
Good
37.1%
Fair
5.8%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
28.4% (88)
Fair
37.1% (115)
Poor
5.8% (18)

All Bridges (310)

IS 70 EB

Fair

Over: TRANS CONT PIPE LINE

0.35 MILE EAST OF US 40, Howard, MD

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 67,990

MAYFIELD AVENUE

Fair

Over: DEEP RUN

0.2 MI W OF MD RTE 103, Howard, MD

Built 1945 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 5,788

WATERSVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: HAY MEADOW BRANCH

1 MI N OLD FREDERICK RD, Howard, MD

Built 1935 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 539

IS 70 WB

Fair

Over: TRANS CONT PIPE LINE

0.35 MILE EAST OF US 40, Howard, MD

Built 1968 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 67,990

US 40

Fair

Over: Little Patuxent River

0.49 M W OF DOGWOOD DRIVE, Howard, MD

Built 1939 Load: 54.0 t ADT: 50,111

MD 175

Fair

Over: CSX RR

ON ANNE ARUNDEL CO LINE, Howard, MD

Built 1942 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 19,272

DORSEY RUN ROAD

Fair

Over: DORSEY RUN

0.5 MI S OF MD RTE 175, Howard, MD

Built 1955 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 6,745

MD 175 NB

Fair

Over: CO RTES 2035 & 2036

0.5 MILE NORTH OF MD 108, Howard, MD

Built 1975 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 30,855

MD 175 SB

Fair

Over: CO RTES 2035 & 2036

0.5 MILE NORTH OF MD 108, Howard, MD

Built 1975 Load: 59.4 t ADT: 34,795

US 1

Fair

Over: CSX TRANS.

0.85 MILE NORTH OF MD 32, Howard, MD

Built 1969 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 21,992

CRADLEROCK WAY

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.4 MI E BROKENLAND PKWY, Howard, MD

Built 1972 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 8,471

MD 108 EB

Fair

Over: LITTLE PATUXENT RIVER

0.55 MILE WEST OF US 29, Howard, MD

Built 1975 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 36,160

MD 108 WB

Fair

Over: LITTLE PATUXENT RIVER

0.55 MILE WEST OF US 29, Howard, MD

Built 1975 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 36,160

FOLLY QUARTER ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO MIDDLE PATU

1.2 MI S OF MD RTE 144, Howard, MD

Built 1970 Load: 60.3 t ADT: 3,489

ATHOL AVENUE

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.3 MI E OF LOUDON AVE, Howard, MD

Built 1945 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 680

LAKESIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: TRIB. TO PATUXENT RIVER

0.2 MI W OF NICHOLS DRIV, Howard, MD

Built 1988 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 340

OLD ANNAPOLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE PATUXENT RIVER

0.04 MI W CO 76 & MD 108, Howard, MD

Built 1987 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 7,285

MULLINIX MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: PATUXENT RIVER

1.2 MI W OF MD 94, Howard, MD

Built 1991 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 383

IS 95 NB

Fair

Over: STANSFIELD RD

0.50 MI N OF PG CO, Howard, MD

Built 1970 Load: 67.6 t ADT: 186,040

MD 144A

Fair

Over: BR OF MIDDLE PATUXENT RI

1.5 MILES WEST OF US 32, Howard, MD

Built 1982 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 3,451

MD 32 WB

Fair

Over: LITTLE PATUXENT RIVER

0.23 M S OF SHAKER DRIVE, Howard, MD

Built 1981 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 81,712

US 29

Fair

Over: HAMMOND BRANCH

0.73 MILE NORTH OF MD 216, Howard, MD

Built 1951 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 69,132

LOUDON AVENUE

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

1.5 MI EAST OF RTE 1, Howard, MD

Built 2004 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 540

RIDINGS WAY

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.4 Mile West of MD 1, Howard, MD

Built 1996 Load: 79.4 t ADT: 100

US 1

Fair

Over: DEEP RUN

0.56 MILE NORTH OF MD 175, Howard, MD

Built 1929 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 29,180

US 1 SB

Fair

Over: LITTLE PATUXENT RIVER

0.38 MILE SOUTH OF MD 32, Howard, MD

Built 1900 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 20,330

MD 32

Fair

Over: BR OF PATAPSCO RIVER

0.49 MILE S OF MD 851F, Howard, MD

Built 1958 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 23,612

US 1 NBR

Fair

Over: RACE TRACK RD

0.06 MI N OF PG CO LINE, Howard, MD

Built 1949 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,190

IS 95 & RAMPS 2 &

Fair

Over: HAMMOND BRANCH

0.38 MILE NORTH OD MD 216, Howard, MD

Built 1968 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 192,401

IS 70 RAMP 6

Fair

Over: TERRAPIN BRANCH

0.06 MILE WEST OF MD 32, Howard, MD

Built 1972 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,972

MD 99

Fair

Over: DAVIS BRANCH

0.4 M E OF TAYLOR FARM RD, Howard, MD

Built 1986 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,971

MD 108

Fair

Over: CRICKET CREEK

0.85 MILE WEST OF MD 32, Howard, MD

Built 1912 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 12,830

MD 32

Fair

Over: BR OF TERRAPIN BRANCH

0.10 MILE SOUTH OF IS 70, Howard, MD

Built 1958 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 22,492

MD 100

Fair

Over: BR OF DEEP RUN

0.83 MILE EAST OF MD 104, Howard, MD

Built 1998 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 89,660

US 29 RAMPS I(7) &

Fair

Over: BEAVER RUN

0.67 MIle North OF MD 32, Howard, MD

Built 1992 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,132

MD 32

Fair

Over: CRICKET CREEK

0.88 MILE SOUTH OF MD 108, Howard, MD

Built 1994 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 45,660

MD 175

Fair

Over: BR OF LITTLE PATUXENT RI

2.1 MILE NORTH OF MD 108, Howard, MD

Built 1977 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 44,142

OAKLAND MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: ELKHORN BRANCH OF LITTLE

1.0 M N Snowden River Pkw, Howard, MD

Built 1975 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 13,335

FREDERICK ROAD

Fair

Over: PLUMTREE BRANCH

1.0 MI W. OF MD RTE 29, Howard, MD

Built 1981 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10,927

TAMAR DRIVE

Fair

Over: DORSEY RUN

0.1 MI W OF OLD MONGOMER, Howard, MD

Built 1989 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 11,824

SUMMER CLOUD WAY

Fair

Over: DORSEY RUN

0.3 MI W OF MD RTE 108, Howard, MD

Built 1990 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 605

NORTH CHATHAM LANE

Fair

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

AT PAULSKIRK DRIVE, Howard, MD

Built 1992 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,840

LITTLE PATUXENT PA

Fair

Over: WILDE LAKE BRANCH

0.2 MI N OF GOV WARFIELD, Howard, MD

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 31,936

BUCKSKIN LAKE DRIV

Fair

Over: BENSON BRANCH

.01 MI S FOLLY QUARTER RD, Howard, MD

Built 1985 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 395

MAPLE LAWN BOULEVA

Fair

Over: TRIBURATY TO HAMMOND BRA

700 FT S OF J HOPKINS RD, Howard, MD

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,155

MAPLE LAWN BOULEVA

Fair

Over: HAMMOND BRANCH

1000 FT S OF J HOPKINS RD, Howard, MD

Built 2005 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,155

AMBERWOODS WAY

Fair

Over: TRIB S BR PATAPSCO RIVER

1000 FT WEST OF MD 32, Howard, MD

Built 2000 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 50

COVENTRY MEADOWS D

Fair

Over: TRIB S BR PATAPSCO RIVER

2500' W of Sykesville Rd, Howard, MD

Built 2000 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 20

HIGH STEPPER TRAIL

Fair

Over: TRIB S BR PATAPSCO RIVER

1000 ft East of River Rd, Howard, MD

Built 2000 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 20

HUNT VALLEY DRIVE

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY TO LITTLE CATT

1000' S of Union Chapel, Howard, MD

Built 1995 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 20
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