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Wisconsin Avenue Bridge

Washington, District of Columbia
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Photo taken by Daniel McFarland

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Overview
Stone arch bridge over C&O Canal on Wisconsin Avenue
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 54.1 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Deck width: 36.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.90423, -77.06279   (decimal degrees)
38°54'15" N, 77°03'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/321130/4308171 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Washington West
Inventory numbers
DC 2 (District of Columbia bridge number)
BH 12274 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2002)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 78.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1996)
9,500

Categories 

Arch (9,419)
Built 1900 (699)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Deck arch (8,700)
District of Columbia (54)
Have street view (9,891)
NR-listed (2,354)
 Open (28,312)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Stone arch (1,927)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,896)
Washington, District of Columbia (54)

Update Log 

  • May 8, 2010: New photos from Daniel McFarland
  • May 4, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added GPS.

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Wisconsin Avenue Bridge
Posted June 30, 2011, by Anonymous

This bridge was built in 1831, not 1800, by Isaac McCord and Co. See the Historic Resource Study by Harlan D. Unrau at www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/choh/unrau_hrs.pdf