EAST CAPITOL ST over ANACOSTIA RIVER & PA

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Coordinates:
+38.88981, -76.96792
38°53'23" N, 76°58'05" 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]`
Sufficiency rating:	73.4
Recommended work:	Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. `[38]`
Estimated cost of work:	$15,250,000

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
December 2017	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	42100	73.4
December 2015	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	42100	73.4
December 2013	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	42100	73.4
December 2011	Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Fair	42100	71.1
November 2009	Fair	Fair	Satisfactory	Fair	42100	74.2
November 2007	Fair	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	Good	66200	83.0
April 2005	Good	Good	Good	Good	66200	83.0
September 2002	Good	Good	Good	Good	66200	83.0
January 1999	Good	Good	Good	Good	66200	83.0
January 1997	Good	Good	Good	Good	66200	83.0
July 1993	Good	Good	Good	Good	66200	79.0
February 1991	Good	Good	Good	Good	66200	79.0

Source: National Bridge Elements dataset, 2019 edition. This feature is experimental.

Element	Units	Quantity	1-Good	2-Fair	3-Poor	4-Serious
Superstructure
Steel Girder/Beam	linear ft.	7,192	7,162	30	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	22,512	38	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	717	91	62	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	375	316	19	40	0
Joints
Strip Seal Joint	linear ft.	1,600	0	0	1,600	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	66	3	41	22	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	3,117	2	0