EAST CAPITOL ST over ANACOSTIA RIVER & PA

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Coordinates:
+38.88980, -76.96229
38°53'23" N, 76°57'44" W

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

Name:	EAST CAPITOL ST over ANACOSTIA RIVER & PA
Structure number:	0233
Location:	ANACOSTIA RIVER AT E CAP
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Other Freeways or Expressways (Urban) `[12]`
Length of largest span:	120.1 ft. `[36.6 m]`
Total length:	1798.0 ft. `[548.0 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	82.4 ft. `[25.1 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	93.5 ft. `[28.5 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	26.2 ft. `[8.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1955
Year reconstructed:	1980
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places `[5]`
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 `[5]`
Number of main spans:	15
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Girder and floorbeam system `[03]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Latex Concrete or similar additive `[3]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	42,100 `[as of 2007]`
Truck traffic:	3% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Fair `[5 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is `[5]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. `[8]`
Pier/abutment protection:	In place and functioning `[2]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for assessed or calculated scour condition. `[5]`
Operating rating:	56.9 tons `[51.7 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	33.9 tons `[30.8 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	73.4
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. `[38]`
Estimated cost of work:	$15,250,000

Date	Suff. Rating	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	SD/FO	ADT
December 2015	73.4	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	-	42100
December 2013	73.4	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	-	42100
December 2011	71.1	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Fair	SD	42100
November 2009	74.2	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	-	42100
November 2007	83.0	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	-	66200
April 2005	83.0	Good	Good	Good	Good	-	66200
September 2002	83.0	Good	Good	Good	Good	-	66200
January 1999	83.0	Good	Good	Good	Good	-	66200
January 1997	83.0	Good	Good	Good	Good	-	66200
July 1993	79.0	Good	Good	Good	Good	FO	66200
February 1991	79.0	Good	Good	Good	Good	FO	66200

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.	7,192	7,192	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	138,360	138,360	0	0	0
Steel Stringer	linear ft.	14,385	10,769	3,616	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	137,860	134,264	3,596	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	168,000	166,750	400	850	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	168,000	145,450	22,425	125	0
Superstructure
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	7,650	7,650	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	103,604	103,604	0	0	0
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	870	740	98	32	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	375	340	19	16	0
Joints
Strip Seal Joint	linear ft.	1,600	0	1,543	57	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	66	3	42	21	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	585	564	0	0	21
Fixed Bearing	each	64	40	23	1	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	585	585	0	0	0
Bridge Rail
Steel or Aluminum Bridge Rail	linear ft.	3,596	2,951	635	10	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	13,260	12,707	0	0	553
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	7,192	4,073	3,067	48	4