SOUTHWEST FREEWAY over SOUTH CAPITOL STREET

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Coordinates:
+38.88165, -77.00898
38°52'54" 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(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:	23.0 ft. `[7.0 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]`
Sufficiency rating:	95.7

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

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.	2,612	2,501	110	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	4	24	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	0	101	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