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44TH STREET N.E. over WATTS BRANCH

Washington, District of Columbia

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	44TH STREET N.E. over WATTS BRANCH
Structure number:	0129
Location:	44TH ST OVER WATTS BRANCH
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Collector (Urban) `[17]`
Length of largest span:	42.0 ft. `[12.8 m]`
Total length:	44.9 ft. `[13.7 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	30.5 ft. `[9.3 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	45.9 ft. `[14.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1956
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Latest Available Inspection: February 2017

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Good
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	8,600 `[as of 2007]`
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good `[8 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. `[6]`
Pier/abutment protection:	Navigation protection not required `[1]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. `[5]`
Operating rating:	42.9 tons `[39.0 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	25.0 tons `[22.7 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	73.2
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. `[38]`
Estimated cost of work:	$1,500,000

Previous Inspections

Date	Suff. Rating	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	SD/FO	ADT
February 2017	73.2	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	FO	8600
February 2015	73.2	Good	Good	Good	Good	FO	8600
June 2012	55.2	Poor	Serious	Fair	Poor	SD	8600
July 2010	54.2	Poor	Serious	Fair	Poor	SD	8600
April 2008	56.2	Poor	Poor	Fair	Poor	SD	8600
August 2006	82.0	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	-	4000
August 2004	96.0	Fair	Satisfactory	Very Good	Very Good	-	4000
September 2002	84.0	Fair	Fair	Fair	Fair	-	4000
January 2001	85.0	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Fair	-	4000
September 1998	85.0	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Fair	-	4000
October 1996	85.0	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Fair	-	4000
September 1994	96.0	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	-	4000
March 1993	95.0	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	-	4000
September 1990	95.0	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	-	4000

Element Data

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2016 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1. Good	2. Fair	3. Poor	4. Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	296	296	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	1,678	0	1,140	538	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	2,100	2,100	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	92	0	92	0	0
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	92	92	0	0	0
Bearings
Elastomeric Bearing	each	12	0	12	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	92	92	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	295	295	0	0	0

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Disclaimer: All data is taken from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
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