Structure 45 · District of Columbia County, DC

Eastern Avenue over Kenilworth AVE

Carries Eastern Avenue over Kenilworth AVE, Eastern Over Kenilworth.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT90 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

90 ft end to end, longest span 42 ft. Lengths and the car 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1957rebuilt 2010
Length89.6 ft27.3 m
Daily traffic21,900counted 2007
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateDistrict of Columbia
CountyDistrict of Columbia
LocationEastern Over Kenilworth
CarriesEastern Avenue
CrossesKenilworth AVE
Coordinates38.91228, -76.93414

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length89.6 ft (27.3 m)
Max Span42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Width180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Deck Area1498.8 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1957 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,900 (2007)
Truck Traffic2%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

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 Number0045

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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