Structure 297 · Arlington County, VA

I-395 Sbl over Rt.27eb&rev;#1040;joy ST

Carries I-395 Sbl over Rt.27eb&rev;#1040;joy ST, 01.69fr120/00.65to110.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT424 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

424 ft end to end, longest span 102 ft: about 6 semi-trucks nose to tail. 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.

Built197353 years old
Length423.9 ft129.2 m
Daily traffic50,531counted 2022
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyArlington
Location01.69fr120/00.65to110
CarriesI-395 Sbl
CrossesRt.27eb&rev;#1040;joy ST
Coordinates38.86744, -77.06354

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length423.9 ft (129.2 m)
Max Span102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Deck Width91.5 ft (27.9 m)
Deck Area3604.7 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic50,531 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000297

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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