Structure 1304 · District of Columbia County, DC

K Street over Whitehurst Frwy Ramps

Carries K Street over Whitehurst Frwy Ramps, K Street & 26th ST.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
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 FT306 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

306 ft end to end, longest span 63 ft: about 4 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1965rebuilt 1998
Length306.1 ft93.3 m
Daily traffic31,900counted 2007
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateDistrict of Columbia
CountyDistrict of Columbia
LocationK Street & 26th ST
CarriesK Street
CrossesWhitehurst Frwy Ramps
Coordinates38.90253, -77.05595

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length306.1 ft (93.3 m)
Max Span63.0 ft (19.2 m)
Deck Width65.9 ft (20.1 m)
Deck Area1875.3 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1965 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic31,900 (2007)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number1304

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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