SOUTHWEST FREEWAY over SOUTH CAPITOL STREET

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Coordinates:
+38.88125, -77.00843
38°52'53" N, 77°00'30" W

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

Name:	SOUTHWEST FREEWAY over SOUTH CAPITOL STREET
Structure number:	1104(RAMP C)
Location:	S CAPITOL ST & SW FRE
Purpose:	Carries highway over highway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) `[11]`
Length of largest span:	200.1 ft. `[61.0 m]`
Total length:	569.9 ft. `[173.7 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	29.9 ft. `[9.1 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	33.5 ft. `[10.2 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	13.1 ft. `[4.0 m]`
Skew angle:	20°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1964
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:	25,000 `[as of 1992]`
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 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]`
Sufficiency rating:	73.9

Date	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	ADT	Suff. Rating
February 2017	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	25000	73.9
February 2015	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	25000	73.9
February 2013	Good	Good	Good	Good	25000	73.9
February 2011	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Good	25000	73.9
August 2008	Good	Good	Good	Good	25000	73.9
August 2006	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	25000	73.9
July 2004	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	25000	73.9
July 2002	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	25000	73.9
May 2000	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	25000	73.9
September 1997	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	25000	73.9
September 1995	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	25000	75.5
August 1992	Good	Excellent	Very Good	Very Good	25000	79.7
May 1989	Good	Excellent	Very Good	Very Good	25000	79.7

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.	3,025	2,882	140	3	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	30,250	30,201	0	0	49
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	19,000	18,998	2	0	0
Superstructure
Steel Pin or Pin & Hangar Assembly	each	10	4	5	1	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	100	86	0	2	12
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	10	7	3	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	175	124	44	7	0
Concrete Protective Coating	sq. ft.	2,284	1,753	266	177	88
Joints
Strip Seal Joint	linear ft.	66	0	60	1	5
Compression Joint	linear ft.	95	0	95	0	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	10	0	4	6	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	22	12	0	0	10
Fixed Bearing	each	20	8	12	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	41	36	0	0	5
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	1,063	1,063	0	0	0
Concrete Protective Coating	sq. ft.	8,504	0	850	2,551	5,103