Structure 41-2 · District of Columbia County, DC

Independence Ave. over Pedestrian Walk

Carries Independence Ave. over Pedestrian Walk, Ind. Ave. Over Ped. Walk.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT33 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

33 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 1992
Length33.1 ft10.1 m
Daily traffic25,900counted 2018
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateDistrict of Columbia
CountyDistrict of Columbia
LocationInd. Ave. Over Ped. Walk
CarriesIndependence Ave.
CrossesPedestrian Walk
Coordinates38.88789, -76.97167

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width66.6 ft (20.3 m)
Deck Area205.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1954 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,900 (2018)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0041-2

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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