Structure 131 · Arlington County, VA

Washington Blvd. over Joyce Street

Carries Washington Blvd. over Joyce Street, 00.61fr244/00.76to110.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT121 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

121 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft. 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.

Built197353 years old
Length121.1 ft36.9 m
Daily traffic21,670counted 2022
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateVirginia
CountyArlington
Location00.61fr244/00.76to110
CarriesWashington Blvd.
CrossesJoyce Street
Coordinates38.86691, -77.06300

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length121.1 ft (36.9 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width50.2 ft (15.3 m)
Deck Area564.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1973

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,670 (2022)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000000131

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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