Structure 529 · District of Columbia County, DC

H Street over Washington Terminal Yard

Carries H Street over Washington Terminal Yard, H Street Over Railroad.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,442 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

1,442 ft end to end, longest span 142 ft: about 4.0 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1907rebuilt 1977
Length1441.9 ft439.5 m
Daily traffic24,000counted 2018
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 12 months

Location

StateDistrict of Columbia
CountyDistrict of Columbia
LocationH Street Over Railroad
CarriesH Street
CrossesWashington Terminal Yard
Coordinates38.90022, -77.00294

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1441.9 ft (439.5 m)
Max Span142.1 ft (43.3 m)
Deck Width123.4 ft (37.6 m)
Deck Area16525.2 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1907 (reconstructed 1977)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic24,000 (2018)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0529

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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