SOUTHWEST FREEWAY over SOUTH CAPITOL STREET

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Coordinates:
+38.88142, -77.00897
38°52'53" N, 77°00'32" W

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

Name:	SOUTHWEST FREEWAY over SOUTH CAPITOL STREET
Structure number:	1104
Location:	S.CAPITOL ST &SW FREE
Purpose:	Carries highway over highway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) `[11]`
Length of largest span:	200.1 ft. `[61.0 m]`
Total length:	550.9 ft. `[167.9 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	89.9 ft. `[27.4 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	93.5 ft. `[28.5 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	14.4 ft. `[4.4 m]`
Skew angle:	20°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1965
Year reconstructed:	1991
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:	4
Main spans material:	Steel `[3]`
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder `[02]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) `[1]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	95,800 `[as of 2007]`
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 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:	Meets minimum tolerable limits to be left in place as is `[4]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrrective action `[3]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. `[N]`
Operating rating:	75.8 tons `[68.9 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	45.9 tons `[41.7 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	82.3

Date	Suff. Rating	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	SD/FO	ADT
April 2015	82.3	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	FO	95800
February 2013	82.3	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	FO	95800
February 2011	69.8	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Fair	FO	95800
August 2008	82.3	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	FO	95800
August 2006	79.9	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	FO	120000
August 2004	79.9	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	FO	120000
July 2002	79.9	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	FO	120000
May 2000	79.9	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	FO	120000
November 1997	79.9	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	-	120000
September 1997	79.9	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	-	120000
September 1995	79.9	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	-	120000
August 1992	84.6	Good	Excellent	Very Good	Very Good	-	120000
May 1989	84.6	Good	Excellent	Very Good	Very Good	-	120000

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.	8,488	8,284	162	42	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	84,880	59,416	12,732	8,488	4,244
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	51,473	48,891	2,578	4	0
Superstructure
Steel Pin or Pin & Hangar Assembly	each	28	13	15	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	280	196	42	28	14
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	23	19	1	3	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	498	415	30	53	0
Concrete Protective Coating	sq. ft.	6,475	4,982	746	498	249
Joints
Compression Joint	linear ft.	590	98	290	187	15
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	28	14	14	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	61	31	0	9	21
Fixed Bearing	each	56	14	42	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	114	45	23	22	24
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	1,657	1,654	1	2	0
Concrete Protective Coating	sq. ft.	13,256	5,302	3,977	2,651	1,326