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ANACOSTIA FREEWAY over FIRTH STERLING AVE & RR

Map 

Coordinates:
+38.86058, -77.00300
38°51'38" N, 77°00'11" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:ANACOSTIA FREEWAY over FIRTH STERLING AVE & RR
Structure number:1012
Location:ANACOSTIA FRWY&FIRTH STER
Purpose:Carries highway over highway and railroad
Route classification:Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) [11]
Length of largest span:91.9 ft. [28.0 m]
Total length:247.1 ft. [75.3 m]
Roadway width between curbs:91.9 ft. [28.0 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:97.1 ft. [29.6 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:23.3 ft. [7.1 m]
Skew angle:52°
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1964
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:7
Main spans material:Steel [3]
Main spans design:Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

2010 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:81,700 [as of 2007]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:54.9 tons [49.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:32.9 tons [29.9 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:64.7
Recommended work:Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:$2,000,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:92,200 [as of 1992]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:54.9 tons [49.9 metric tons]
Inventory rating:32.9 tons [29.9 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:65.7
Recommended work:Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:$2,000,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:92,200 [as of 1990]
Truck traffic:5% of total traffic
Deck condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:71.0
Recommended work:Other structural work, including hydraulic replacements. [38]
Estimated cost of work:$2,000,000