Capitol Blvd. Bridge
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Capitol Blvd. Bridge
Northbound IH5
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014
BH Photo #306323
Facts
- Overview
- Steel arch bridge over I-5 on Capitol Blvd. in Olympia
- Location
- Olympia, Thurston County, Washington
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1956; rehabilitated 1988
- Design
- Steel arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 184.1 ft.
Total length: 283.2 ft.
Deck width: 56.1 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +47.02500, -122.89833 (decimal degrees)
47°01'30" N, 122°53'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/507725/5207947 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Tumwater
- Inventory number
- BH 34263 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 11/2015)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 88.9 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
- 10,315
Update Log
- October 27, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
- April 5, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
Comments
Thanks Michael, asked and answered!
This is a steel arch. I have been under it many times.
A close-up in the street view from underneath does actually seem to suggest a steel arch, painted light gray (looks the same color as concrete)--The upper and lower edges of the arches themselves are flanged, where concrete would be flat without flanges. Also, it looks like the arch is reflecting a little bit of sunlight in the view to the southwest, also suggesting metal. These are just observations; I can't say for sure that this is accurate, however.
Description indicates "steel arch", street view images clearly suggest, concrete arch. Local information needed.
Here's a photograph taken of the bridge on August 23, 2008.
The Washington State Department of Transportation just recently did some major repair and rehabilitation work to this bridge within the last few weeks.
It is also, sadly, a frequent site of suicides.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/wa/thurston/5152A0000000/
This bridge was originally supported by vertical piers, but widening of I-5 in 1988 necessitated replacing the piers with the arch you see today. I have attached a photo of when the piers were still standing between the arches.