SOUTHWEST FREEWAY over SOUTH CAPITOL STREET

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Coordinates:
+38.88182, -77.00912
38°52'55" N, 77°00'33" W

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

Name:	SOUTHWEST FREEWAY over SOUTH CAPITOL STREET
Structure number:	1104(RAMP D)
Location:	S CAPITOL ST & SW FRE
Purpose:	Carries highway over highway
Route classification:	Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) `[11]`
Length of largest span:	213.9 ft. `[65.2 m]`
Total length:	522.0 ft. `[159.1 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	32.5 ft. `[9.9 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	36.1 ft. `[11.0 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	25.9 ft. `[7.9 m]`
Skew angle:	23°
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1963
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 1996]`
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:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Better than present minimum criteria `[7]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Scour condition:	Bridge not over waterway. `[N]`
Operating rating:	70.8 tons `[64.4 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	42.9 tons `[39.0 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	95.7

Date	Suff. Rating	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	SD/FO	ADT
February 2017	95.7	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	-	25000
March 2015	95.7	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	-	25000
February 2015	95.7	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	-	25000
February 2013	95.7	Good	Good	Good	Good	-	25000
February 2011	95.7	Fair	Good	Satisfactory	Satisfactory	-	25000
August 2008	95.7	Good	Good	Good	Good	-	25000
August 2006	95.7	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	-	25000
August 2004	95.7	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	-	25000
July 2002	95.7	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	-	25000
May 2000	95.7	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	-	25000
November 1997	95.7	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	-	25000
September 1995	95.7	Good	Excellent	Very Good	Very Good	-	25000
August 1992	96.1	Good	Excellent	Very Good	Very Good	-	25000
May 1989	96.1	Good	Excellent	Very Good	Very Good	-	25000

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.	2,612	2,550	61	1	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	33,956	33,901	0	0	55
Deck
Reinforced Concrete Deck	sq. ft.	18,792	18,792	0	0	0
Superstructure
Steel Pin or Pin & Hangar Assembly	each	10	7	3	0	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	100	97	0	0	3
Substructure
Reinforced Concrete Column	each	8	8	0	0	0
Reinforced Concrete Abutment	linear ft.	36	15	15	6	0
Reinforced Concrete Pier Cap	linear ft.	154	126	5	23	0
Concrete Protective Coating	sq. ft.	2,145	2,145	0	0	0
Joints
Strip Seal Joint	linear ft.	78	0	66	12	0
Compression Joint	linear ft.	109	60	41	8	0
Bearings
Movable Bearing	each	10	0	9	1	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	15	13	0	0	2
Fixed Bearing	each	20	0	17	3	0
Steel Protective Coating	sq. ft.	28	24	0	0	4
Bridge Rail
Reinforced Concrete Bridge Rail	linear ft.	1,044	1,022	22	0	0
Concrete Protective Coating	sq. ft.	6,619	0	662	1,986	3,971