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Theodore Roosevelt Bridge

Arlington County, Virginia, and Washington, District of Columbia

Photos 

Photo taken by Andrew Raker in June 2012

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BH Photo #287723

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Haunched deck girder bridge over Potomac River on I-66/US-50
Location
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, and Washington, District of Columbia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1962
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 414.1 ft.
Total length: 3,143.2 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 82.0 ft.
Also called
Teddy Roosevelt Bridge
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge
Roosevelt Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.89225, -77.06012   (decimal degrees)
38°53'32" N, 77°03'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/321331/4306836 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Washington West
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
96,888
Inventory numbers
VA 179 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 54501 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,650)
Arlington County, Virginia (26)
Arlington, Virginia (5)
Built 1962 (225)
Built during 1960s (2,145)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,256)
Deck arch (11,887)
Deck girder (6,303)
District of Columbia (75)
Girder (11,169)
Haunched deck plate girder (92)
 Have street view (28,888)
Open (40,965)
Owned by city (6,079)
Plate girder (8,724)
Potomac River (50)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,258)
State line crossing (913)
Total length over 2500 feet (949)
Virginia (1,381)
Washington, District of Columbia (75)

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2019: New photo from Josh Schmid
  • August 24, 2018: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Refined design, approach
  • February 12, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • July 10, 2014: New photo from Andrew Raker
  • November 16, 2012: Added by Jared Mixson

Sources 

  • Jared
  • Andrew Raker
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Josh Schmid
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Comments 

Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
Posted November 10, 2015, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Functionally Obsolete is a term to describe a bridge that may not require repair, but does not meet modern guidelines for the roadway it serves. Such a bridge might be too narrow, might have a tight curve or bad line of sight on the approach (vertical and horizontal alignments).

Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
Posted November 8, 2015, by Jim (j)

The TR Bridge was built in 1964-66, not 1932.

Where do I find the definition of 'functionally obsolete'?