Structure 218 · Arlington County, VA

Glebe Road over Rte. 50 (arlington Blvd)

Carries Glebe Road over Rte. 50 (arlington Blvd), 00.85fr.244/01.39to237.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT107 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

107 ft end to end. 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.

Built1954rebuilt 2012
Length107.0 ft32.6 m
Daily traffic24,059counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 23 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyArlington
Location00.85fr.244/01.39to237
CarriesGlebe Road
CrossesRte. 50 (arlington Blvd)
Coordinates38.87073, -77.10094

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Max Span107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Deck Width64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Area635.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 2012)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,059 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 23 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000218

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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