L Street, N.W. over D.C. Convention Center

Facts

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

Name:	L Street, N.W. over D.C. Convention Center
Structure number:	0250
Location:	L Street, N.W.
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) `[16]`
Length of largest span:	89.9 ft. `[27.4 m]`
Total length:	499.0 ft. `[152.1 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	62.0 ft. `[18.9 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	89.2 ft. `[27.2 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	24.9 ft. `[7.6 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	15.1 ft. `[4.6 m]`
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency `[04]`
Year built:	2005
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:	7
Main spans material:	Steel continuous `[4]`
Main spans design:	Girder and floorbeam system `[03]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Integral Concrete (separate non-modified layer of concrete added to structural deck) `[2]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	8,000 `[as of 2008]`
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. `[N]`
Operating rating:	77.9 tons `[70.8 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	45.9 tons `[41.7 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	99.6

Date	Suff. Rating	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	SD/FO	ADT
March 2015	99.6	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Satisfactory	-	8000
March 2013	99.6	Fair	Satisfactory	Good	Satisfactory	-	8000
March 2011	99.6	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	-	8000
February 2009	100.0	Good	Good	Good	Good	-	-
January 2007	45.0	Good	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent	-	-
November 2005	45.0	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	-	-

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.	5,432	5,432	0	0	0
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	44,118	44,118	0	0	0
Wearing Surfaces	sq. ft.	30,620	28,884	0	1,736	0
Superstructure
Steel Floor Beam	linear ft.	625	625	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	10,662	10,641	0	0	21
Substructure
Steel Column	each	14	14	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	4,251	4,251	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Wall	linear ft.	270	270	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	90	0	40	50	0
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	180	0	90	90	0
Open Joint	linear ft.	988	963	25	0	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	66	65	1	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	363	363	0	0	0
Fixed Bearing	each	11	11	0	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	82	82	0	0	0