Structure 252 · District of Columbia County, DC

9th Street N.w. over Convention Center Parkin

Carries 9th Street N.w. over Convention Center Parkin, 9th Street N.w..

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,327 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,327 ft end to end, longest span 74 ft: about 3.7 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a girder bridge.

Built200323 years old
Length1327.1 ft404.5 m
Daily traffic17,000counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateDistrict of Columbia
CountyDistrict of Columbia
Location9th Street N.w.
Carries9th Street N.w.
CrossesConvention Center Parkin
Coordinates38.90670, -77.02396

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1327.1 ft (404.5 m)
Max Span74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Width86.6 ft (26.4 m)
Deck Area10678.8 sq m
Main Spans29
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0252

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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