Structure 76 · District of Columbia County, DC

New York Avenue over Anacostia River

Carries New York Avenue over Anacostia River, New York Av-anacostia Riv.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT538 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

538 ft end to end, longest span 111 ft: about 7 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 girder bridge.

Built1953rebuilt 1983
Length537.7 ft163.9 m
Daily traffic131,500counted 2018
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateDistrict of Columbia
CountyDistrict of Columbia
LocationNew York Av-anacostia Riv
CarriesNew York Avenue
CrossesAnacostia River
Coordinates38.91806, -76.94338

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length537.7 ft (163.9 m)
Max Span110.9 ft (33.8 m)
Deck Width96.5 ft (29.4 m)
Deck Area4818.7 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1953 (reconstructed 1983)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic131,500 (2018)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number0076

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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