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Bascule span.

Photo taken by F Delventhal in October 2010, CC BY 2.0

Overview: Bascule bridge with concrete arch approaches over Potomac River on Memorial Avenue
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1986
Design: Steel deck arch bascule main span (double-leaf) with concrete closed spandrel arch approach spans.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 225.1 ft.
Total length: 2,128.1 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
Also called: Memorial Avenue Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.88727, -77.05563 (decimal degrees)
38°53'14" N, 77°03'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/321709/4306274 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Washington West
Inventory number: BH 12252 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 34.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 60,300

Nathan Holth
Panoramio Bridge Photo - View beside bridge.
Panoramio Bridge Photo - Statue on bridge.
Panoramio Bridge Photo - Elevation.
HAER Documentation For Bridge
HAER DC-7 - Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Wikipedia

Memorial Avenue Bridge

Posted October 23, 2009, by Jim Grey (mobilene [at] gmail [dot] com)

Found this blog post with a photo of this bridge being built - just the formwork was up.