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BEACH DRIVE over ROCK CREEK

Washington, District of Columbia

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Coordinates:
+38.94397, -77.04956
38°56'38" N, 77°02'58" W

Facts

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.
Name:BEACH DRIVE over ROCK CREEK
Structure number:3450009P0000000
Location:BROAD BRANCH ROAD INTERSE
Purpose:Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:Local (Urban) [19]
Length of largest span:105.0 ft. [32.0 m]
Total length:107.0 ft. [32.6 m]
Roadway width between curbs:34.5 ft. [10.5 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:45.3 ft. [13.8 m]
Skew angle:47°
Owner:National Park Service [66]
Year built:1956
Historic significance:Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:M 18 / H 20 [4]
Main span material:Prestressed concrete continuous [6]
Main span design:Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

Latest Available Inspection: June 2015

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:Fair
Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:13,774 [as of 2007]
Truck traffic:1% of total traffic
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Structural appraisal:Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is [5]
Deck geometry appraisal:Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Water adequacy appraisal:Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Roadway alignment appraisal:Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Channel protection:Bank protection is in need of minor repairs. River control devices and embankment protection have a little minor damage. Banks and/or channel have minor amounts of drift. [7]
Scour condition:Bridge with "unknown" foundation that has not been evaluated for scour. [U]
Operating rating:49.5 tons [45.0 metric tons]
Inventory rating:29.7 tons [27.0 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:59.4
Estimated cost of work:$2,723,000

Previous Inspections

DateSuff. RatingConditionDeckSuperstructureSubstructureSD/FOADT
June 201559.4FairFairFairFairFO13774
June 201359.4FairFairFairFairFO13774
June 201159.4FairFairFairFairFO13774
June 200959.4FairFairFairSatisfactoryFO13774
July 200759.4FairFairFairSatisfactoryFO13774
June 200559.4FairFairFairSatisfactoryFO13774
August 200359.4FairFairFairSatisfactoryFO13774
June 200172.5FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactoryFO13774
May 199972.7FairSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactoryFO13774