Structure 311 · Arlington County, VA

Route I-395 Nbl over Fern Street Ext

Carries Route I-395 Nbl over Fern Street Ext, 00.37 27 / 00.93 14 ST Br.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT153 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

153 ft end to end, longest span 76 ft: 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built197650 years old
Length152.9 ft46.6 m
Daily traffic47,453counted 2022
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyArlington
Location00.37 27 / 00.93 14 ST Br
CarriesRoute I-395 Nbl
CrossesFern Street Ext
Coordinates38.86591, -77.05669

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length152.9 ft (46.6 m)
Max Span76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Width70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Area1006.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1976

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic47,453 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000311

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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