Structure 44 · District of Columbia County, DC

Malcom X Avenue over South Capitol Street

Carries Malcom X Avenue over South Capitol Street, Malcom X @ South Capitol.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT64 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

64 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.

Built1943rebuilt 1982
Length64.0 ft19.5 m
Daily traffic12,300counted 2007
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateDistrict of Columbia
CountyDistrict of Columbia
LocationMalcom X @ South Capitol
CarriesMalcom X Avenue
CrossesSouth Capitol Street
Coordinates38.84509, -77.00847

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Max Span64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Width66.9 ft (20.4 m)
Deck Area397.8 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1943 (reconstructed 1982)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,300 (2007)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number0044

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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