Structure 2110001P0000000 · Arlington County, VA

Smith Boulevard over Abingdon Drive

Carries Smith Boulevard over Abingdon Drive, 0.2 Miles From Va Route 2.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT43 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

43 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built194185 years old
Length43.3 ft13.2 m
Daily traffic5,000counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyArlington
Location0.2 Miles From Va Route 2
CarriesSmith Boulevard
CrossesAbingdon Drive
Coordinates38.84756, -77.04728

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignFrame
Total Length43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area169.0 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1941

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,000 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCode 76
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number2110001P0000000

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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