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Arlington Memorial Bridge
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Description
Bridge in need of rehabilitation or closure, says National Park Service:https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crumbling-memorial-brid...
The 216-foot draw-span section has been inoperable since Feb. 28, 1961, because other low bridges on the river prevented navigation by taller ships.
Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge with concrete arch approaches over Potomac River on Memorial Avenue
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Future prospects
- Bascule span (ie the Nationally Significant Historic Span) to be demolished and replaced!) PREVIOUS INFO: Proposed rehabilitation overhaul would cost about $250 million; repair contract has to be awarded by end of 2017 to get the job done by 2021. NPS is proposing $5 million in stopgap repairs.
- History
- Built 1932; rehabilitated 1986
- Builders
- - McKim, Mead & White of New York City, New York (architects)
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- Design
- Steel deck arch bascule main span (double-leaf) with concrete closed spandrel arch approach spans. The 216-foot draw-span section has been inoperable since Feb. 28, 1961, because other low bridges on the river prevented navigation by taller ships.
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 225.1 ft.
Total length: 2,128.1 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 60.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- 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)
- Quadrangle map:
- Washington West
- Inventory number
- BH 12252 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 04/2015)
- Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2013)
- 60,300
Update Log
- May 10, 2016: New photo from Nathan Holth
- May 4, 2016: Updated by Nathan Holth: Nationally significant, unique bascule span to be DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED!!!!
- March 3, 2016: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Planned repairs, proposed rehabilitation, news article link, history notes added
- December 12, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
- January 27, 2015: New video from Will Truax
- July 10, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
- July 9, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
- June 14, 2013: New photo from M. D. Caillet
- November 2, 2011: Photos imported by Nathan Holth
- May 4, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated bridge type.
Sources
- 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
- Douglas Butler
- Andrew Raker
- Will Truax - Bridgewright [at] gmail [dot] com
- Alexander D. Mitchell IV
Comments
Arlington Memorial Bridge
I am disappointed that the drawbridge doesn't function anymore. When the very old bridge had its final operation in the 1960's, this drawbridge will no longer open. But the drawbridge didn't had a traffic light or gates. I hope this bridge gets rebuilt as a replacement drawbridge.
Memorial Avenue Bridge
Found this blog post with a photo of this bridge being built - just the formwork was up.
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