Oldest Bridges in District of Columbia

The oldest bridge in District of Columbia is the Wisconsin Avenue over C&o Canal in District of Columbia County, built in 1831, and it still carries about 800 vehicles a day.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in District of Columbia, one timeline

1850190019502000today

1Wisconsin Avenue over C&o CanalDC · 1831 · 800/day 231st Street N.w. over C&o CanalDC · 1900 · 2.0k/day 3Jefferson ST N.w. over C&o CanalDC · 1900 · 2.0k/day 430th Street N.w. over C&o CanalDC · 1900 · 2.0k/day 529th Street N.w. over C&o CanalDC · 1900 · 2.0k/day 6Park Road N.w. over Rock CreekDC · 1900 · 4.0k/day 7Beach Drive over Rock CreekDC · 1902 · 13k/day 816th Street. N.w. over Piney Branch ParkwayDC · 1906 · 37k/day 9Connecticut Avenue over Rock Creek & Potomac PkwDC · 1907 · 28k/day 1012th Street S.w. over Csxt RailroadDC · 1907 · 17k/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in District of Columbia by the decade it was built

Before 1900pre—

1900s'00—

1910s'10—

1920s'20—

1930s'300%

1940s'400%

1950s'507%

1960s'601%

1970s'70—

1980s'80—

1990s'90—

2000s'00—

2010s'100%

2020s'20—

bridges builtshare rated poor

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Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 256 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible.

The Oldest Bridges in District of Columbia

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
Wisconsin Avenue over C&o Canal	District of Columbia	1831	2006	Masonry	800	Fair
31st Street N.w. over C&o Canal	District of Columbia	1900	2021	Steel	2,000	Good
Jefferson ST N.w. over C&o Canal	District of Columbia	1900	2010	Steel	2,000	Good
30th Street N.w. over C&o Canal	District of Columbia	1900	2010	Steel	2,000	Good
29th Street N.w. over C&o Canal	District of Columbia	1900	2012	Steel	2,000	Good
Park Road N.w. over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1900	1993	Steel	4,000	Fair
Beach Drive over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1902		Concrete	13,100	Fair
16th Street. N.w. over Piney Branch Parkway	District of Columbia	1906	1992	Concrete	37,000	Fair
Connecticut Avenue over Rock Creek & Potomac Pkw	District of Columbia	1907	1995	Concrete Continuous	28,000	Fair
12th Street S.w. over Csxt Railroad	District of Columbia	1907	1987	Steel Continuous	16,900	Fair
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
Ross Drive over Horse Trail	District of Columbia	1907	1968	Concrete	1,800	Fair
New Jersey Avenue over Csx Rr & Va AVE	District of Columbia	1908	1988	Steel Continuous	4,000	Fair
Ohio Drive over Tidal Basin	District of Columbia	1908	1984	Steel	13,383	Fair
Q Street N.w. over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1915	2000	Concrete	12,000	Fair
Hunt Place N.e. over Watts Branch	District of Columbia	1915	2000	Concrete	2,500	Good
Zoo Access Road over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1915		Concrete	3,500	Fair
Pennsylvania AVE over Rock Creek & Pot Pkw	District of Columbia	1916	1979	Concrete	14,000	Fair
Key Bridge over Whitehurst Frwy	District of Columbia	1925	1986	Concrete	62,000	Fair
M Street N.w. over Parkway & Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1928	1999	Steel	16,000	Good
Zoo Service Road over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1930		Concrete	400	Good
Rock Creek And Pot over Ohio Drive	District of Columbia	1930	1985	Concrete Continuous	13,383	Fair
Queens Chapel Road over Csx Railroad	District of Columbia	1931	1988	Steel Continuous	5,000	Fair
Monroe Street NE over Csx Railroad	District of Columbia	1931	2019	Steel Continuous	10,000	Good
Memorial Avenue over Gwmp (sb) Ramp & Bound	District of Columbia	1932		Concrete Continuous	15,000	Fair
Memorial Avenue over Gwmp (nb) & Potomac Rive	District of Columbia	1932	2020	Steel	60,300	Good
Calvert Street over Rock Creek & Park DR	District of Columbia	1933	1992	Concrete Continuous	15,000	Fair
Benning Road over Anacostia River	District of Columbia	1934	2004	Steel Continuous	33,640	Good
Benning RD N.e. over Kingman Lake	District of Columbia	1934	2000	Steel	36,300	Good
Minnesota AVE N.e. over Watts Branch N.e.	District of Columbia	1934	1999	Steel	16,000	Good
New Hampshire AVE over Csx Railroad & Metro	District of Columbia	1934	2008	Steel	27,500	Fair
Rock Creek & Potom over Nps Storage Area	District of Columbia	1934		Concrete	13,383	Fair
P Street N.w. over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1935	2004	Concrete	11,000	Fair
Rock Creek Parkway over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1936		Concrete Continuous	16,900	Fair
Chain Bridge over Potomac R. & C&o	District of Columbia	1937	2011	Steel Continuous	20,600	Good
Eastern Avenue NE over Csx Railroad N.e.	District of Columbia	1937	2000	Steel	19,800	Good
Michigan Avenue over Csx & 9th St. NE	District of Columbia	1937	1982	Steel Continuous	18,200	Fair
Franklin & 8th over B&o Railroad	District of Columbia	1937	1984	Steel Continuous	13,000	Fair
Rock Creek Parkway over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1937	1987	Concrete	42,250	Fair
Massachusetts AVE over Rock Creek &pot Park	District of Columbia	1939	1998	Concrete Continuous	33,100	Fair
Ramps To&from over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1940	1998	Concrete	9,000	Fair
K Street N.w. over Potomac PKWY	District of Columbia	1940	1998	Concrete	24,000	Fair
K Street N.w. over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1940	1997	Concrete	31,800	Fair
Taylor Street over Brookland AVE & Csx	District of Columbia	1940	2006	Steel Continuous	14,000	Fair
Joyce Road over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1940	1989	Prestressed Concrete	2,000	Fair
South Waterside DR over Rock Creek Parkway (nb)	District of Columbia	1940		Concrete	15,152	Fair
S. Capitol Street over Oxon Run	District of Columbia	1941	1990	Steel	17,000	Fair
New York AVE NE over Abandoned Rr	District of Columbia	1941		Concrete	47,000	Fair
Meadow Road NE over Hickey Run	District of Columbia	1941		Concrete	1	Good
Beechwood Road over Hickey Run	District of Columbia	1941		Concrete	1	Good
Crabtree Road NE over Hickey Run	District of Columbia	1941		Concrete	1	Good
23rd Street N.w. over Virginia Avenue N.w.	District of Columbia	1942	2002	Steel	17,000	Fair
14th Street S.w. over Street Car Terminal	District of Columbia	1942		Steel	38,000	Fair
Pennsylvania AVE over Csx&anacostia R&pa&m St.	District of Columbia	1942	1996	Steel Continuous	38,600	Fair
S. Capitol Street over Winkle Doodle Branch	District of Columbia	1942	1986	Steel	17,000	Fair
14th Street S.w. over Maine Avenue S.w.	District of Columbia	1942	1982	Concrete	35,000	Fair
14th Street S.w. over Outlet Channel S.w.	District of Columbia	1942	1982	Concrete	35,000	Fair
14th Street S.w. over Ohio Drive Exit	District of Columbia	1942	1982	Concrete	35,000	Fair
Washington Bouleva over Connector Road	District of Columbia	1942		Concrete	6,300	Fair
East Basin Drive over Washington Channel	District of Columbia	1942		Steel	13,383	Fair
Malcom X Avenue over South Capitol Street	District of Columbia	1943	1982	Steel	12,300	Fair
Alabama Avenue SE over Suitland Parkway	District of Columbia	1943		Concrete Continuous	17,800	Fair
Washington BLVD over Gwmp (sb) Boundary Chan	District of Columbia	1943	1988	Concrete	23,700	Fair
Independence Avenu over Tidal Basin	District of Columbia	1943	1982	Steel Continuous	8,970	Fair
Independence Avenu over Maine Avenue	District of Columbia	1943	2001	Concrete	14,871	Good
M. L. King Avenue over Suitland Parkway	District of Columbia	1944		Concrete	14,000	Fair
Arlington BLVD (u. over Gwmp (sb) & Boundary Cha	District of Columbia	1946	1966	Steel	10,600	Fair
Klingle Road N.w. over Rock Creek & Beach D	District of Columbia	1947	2000	Steel	9,000	Fair
Porter Street over Klingle Road	District of Columbia	1947	2001	Steel	13,000	Good
Klingle Road N.w. over Rock Creek	District of Columbia	1947	1994	Steel	9,000	Fair
Whitehurst Frwy over K Street N.w.	District of Columbia	1949	1998	Steel	40,000	Fair
Route 29 over C&o Canal N.w.	District of Columbia	1949	1998	Steel	7,000	Fair
K Street Ramp over K Street Exit Ramp	District of Columbia	1949	1998	Concrete Continuous	12,500	Fair
K Street Ramp over K Street Entrance Ramp	District of Columbia	1949	1998	Concrete Continuous	12,500	Fair
Kenilworth Terrace over Watts Branch	District of Columbia	1950		Steel	2,000	Fair
Wheeler Road S.e. over Oxon Run	District of Columbia	1950	2004	Steel	10,383	Fair
Q Street N.w. over Connecticut AVE	District of Columbia	1950	2006	Steel	4,500	Fair
NB I-395 over Potomac River & Ohio Dr.	District of Columbia	1950	2010	Steel Continuous		Fair
Joyce Road over Luzon Branch	District of Columbia	1950		Concrete	2,100	Poor
Joyce Road over Luzon Branch	District of Columbia	1950		Concrete Continuous	2,000	Fair
Division Avenue over Watts Branch	District of Columbia	1951	2015	Steel	6,827	Good
Kenilworth AVE NB over East Capitol ST	District of Columbia	1952	1998	Steel Continuous		Fair
Atlantic Street over Oxon Run	District of Columbia	1953	2004	Prestressed Concrete	9,300	Fair
New York Avenue over Anacostia River	District of Columbia	1953	1983	Steel	131,500	Fair
Minnesota Avenue over East Capitol ST	District of Columbia	1954	1986	Steel Continuous	19,446	Fair
35th ST N.e. over East Capitol ST	District of Columbia	1954	2006	Steel Continuous	2,500	Fair
C Street N.e. over Ramp From 22nd ST N.e	District of Columbia	1954	1992	Steel	14,434	Fair
C Street N.e. over Pedestrian Walk	District of Columbia	1954	1992	Steel	14,434	Fair
Independence Ave. over Pedestrian Walk	District of Columbia	1954	1992	Steel	25,900	Fair
New York Avenue over South Dakota Avenue	District of Columbia	1954	2002	Concrete	79,670	Fair
New York Avenue over Amtrak Railroad	District of Columbia	1954	2002	Concrete Continuous	80,000	Fair
Kenilworth Ave. Rp over Watts Branch	District of Columbia	1955	2009	Steel	2,200	Fair
Ramp To Benning RD over SB Kenilworth AVE	District of Columbia	1955	1988	Steel	21,000	Fair
Ramp Fr Benning RD over SB Kenilworth AVE	District of Columbia	1955		Steel	5,000	Poor
East Capitol ST over Anacostia River & Pa	District of Columbia	1955	2020	Steel	42,100	Good
E Ramp To Wh Frwy over Storage Yd Near Potomac	District of Columbia	1956	1986	Concrete Continuous	7,000	Fair
Kenilworth AVE over Burroughs AVE & Ramp	District of Columbia	1956	2009	Steel	128,000	Good
Kenilworth AVE over Watts Branch	District of Columbia	1956	2009	Steel	122,000	Fair
N.ramp To Burr.ave over Watts Branch	District of Columbia	1956	2009	Steel	13,000	Good
North Capitol ST over Irving ST Interchange	District of Columbia	1956	2005	Concrete Continuous	38,000	Fair

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