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Photo taken by Chris Devers in May 2011, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Overview: Steel arch bridge over Klingle Valley on Connecticut Avenue
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1979
Design: Steel deck arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 250.0 ft.
Total length: 497.1 ft.
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Also called: Klingle Ford Bridge
Klingle Valley Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.93225, -77.05659 (decimal degrees)
38°55'56" N, 77°03'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/321738/4311269 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Washington West
Inventory numbers: DC 27 (District of Columbia bridge number)
BH 12241 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 57.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1992): 36,000