Structure 3450012P0000000 · District of Columbia County, DC

Ross Drive over Horse Trail

Carries Ross Drive over Horse Trail, 0.6 Miles From Joyce Road.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT163 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

163 ft end to end: about 2 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 deck arch.

Built1907rebuilt 1968
Length163.1 ft49.7 m
Daily traffic1,800counted 2019
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateDistrict of Columbia
CountyDistrict of Columbia
Location0.6 Miles From Joyce Road
CarriesRoss Drive
CrossesHorse Trail
Coordinates38.95348, -77.04590

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length163.1 ft (49.7 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Area377.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1907 (reconstructed 1968)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,800 (2019)
Truck Traffic18%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number3450012P0000000

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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