Structure 233 · District of Columbia County, DC

East Capitol ST over Anacostia River & Pa

Carries East Capitol ST over Anacostia River & Pa, Anacostia River At E Cap.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,798 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,798 ft end to end, longest span 120 ft: about 5.0 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.

Built1955rebuilt 2020
Length1797.9 ft548 m
Daily traffic42,100counted 2007
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateDistrict of Columbia
CountyDistrict of Columbia
LocationAnacostia River At E Cap
CarriesEast Capitol ST
CrossesAnacostia River & Pa
Coordinates38.88981, -76.96793

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1797.9 ft (548 m)
Max Span120.1 ft (36.6 m)
Deck Width93.5 ft (28.5 m)
Deck Area15,618 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 2020)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic42,100 (2007)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number0233

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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