Rating:
19642
{95}%
2 votes
Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
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Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
US 301 northbound going onto the Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge.
Photo taken by Ian Ligget in April 2010
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BH Photo #171985
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Potomac River on US 301 connecting King George County, Va., and Charles County, Md.
- Location
- Charles County, Maryland, and King George County, Virginia
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Future prospects
- Bridge now targeted for replacement with new bridge to open in 2023:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-nic...
- History
- Built 1939; rehabilitated 1984
- Builder
- - Cianbro Corporation of Pittsfield, Maine (Rehab)
- Design
- "Arch Cantilever" style cantilever through truss with Wichert deck truss approach spans.
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 799.9 ft.
Total length: 10,050.4 ft. (1.9 mi.)
Deck width: 24.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
- Also called
- Potomac River Bridge
Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.36251, -76.99060 (decimal degrees)
38°21'45" N, 76°59'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/326085/4247913 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Dahlgren
- Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
- 17,933
- Inventory number
- BH 19642 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of May 2017)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 41 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- July 21, 2019: New Street View added by Timothy and Joann Phillips
- February 17, 2018: Merged duplicate pages; added King George County, VA, as an adjacent county
- November 21, 2016: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Seven-year replacement proposal announced Nov. 2016
- March 12, 2016: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Bridge not yet "doomed"
- December 21, 2015: Added by Andy Peters
- July 8, 2015: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
- December 9, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: Approach spans are Wichert trusses.
- July 9, 2014: New photo from Andrew Raker
- August 5, 2010: New photos from Ian Ligget
- April 19, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Bridge may be at risk for demolition.
Sources
- Nathan Holth
- Ian Ligget
- Andrew Raker
- Timothy and Joann Phillips
- Andy Peters - anpete1971 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Alexander D. Mitchell IV
Todd Baslee pic