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

Washington, District of Columbia
Source: National Bridge Inventory
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Facts

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]

Latest Available Inspection: March 2015

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

Previous Inspections

DateSuff. RatingConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureSD/FOADT
March 201599.6FairSatisfactoryGoodSatisfactory-8000
March 201399.6FairSatisfactoryGoodSatisfactory-8000
March 201199.6FairGoodGoodSatisfactory-8000
February 2009100.0GoodGoodGoodGood--
January 200745.0GoodVery GoodExcellentExcellent--
November 200545.0GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent--