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Dec 4, 2020 · Today December 4, 2020, the National Park Service completely reopen the rehabilitated Arlington Memorial Bridge to drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists.
Dec 4, 2017 · Federal officials and lawmakers have worked out a deal to fund and rebuild the deteriorating Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., using design-build to cut 18 months from the schedule and $35 million from an earlier cost estimate.
- “Arches of Ever-Enduring Granite”
- NPS and FHWA Partnership
- Replacing The Historic Bascule Span
- Designing to Reduce Future Maintenance
- Preserving Historic Elements
The Arlington Memorial Bridge is the realization of nearly a century of imagination, speculation, and planning. President Andrew Jackson envisioned a bridge over the Potomac River during his term in office from 1829 to 1837, and in 1851, Secretary of State Daniel Webster credited the former president for championing a bridge “with arches of ever-en...
With the Arlington Memorial Bridge serving as both a monument and a connector, NPS and FHWA shared a mutual interest in preserving the bridge and keeping the public safe. The two agencies worked together to restore the historic bridge to its original grandeur and in 2018 began a 3-year, $227 million program to make the most comprehensive set of rep...
By many accounts, at 94 feet (29 meters) wide and 2,162 feet (659 meters) long, the Arlington Memorial Bridge is a structural masterpiece. The bridge consists of 10 reinforced concrete arch approach spans and features a 216-foot (66-meter) double-leaf bascule span at its center. The bascule span was the longest, heaviest, and fastest opening in the...
The deterioration of the bridge prior to construction occurred in part because of the intrusion of water and winter salting for snow. The design of the new structure prevents water and chlorides from entering the bridge. The new center span design also supports the roadway above using multiple simple plate girders, adding redundancy compared to the...
NPS and FHWA committed to preserving as much of the structure’s unique design elements as possible while incorporating engineering and construction materials and methods that would extend the life of the bridge. To maintain the original look of the bascule span/drawbridge, the project used a fixed span bridge with 216-foot-long (65.8-meter-long), 1...
Dec 1, 2017 · Federal officials and lawmakers have worked out a deal to fund and rebuild the landmark, but deteriorating, Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., using design-build to cut 18...
- Tom Ichniowski
The effort includes the replacement of the steel bascule span; repairs to the deteriorated portions of the abutments, piers, and concrete arch approach spans; replacement of the concrete bridge deck; resurfacing of the travel lanes; replacement of the concrete sidewalks and refitting of granite curbs; repairs to granite bridge railings; and ...
Dec 4, 2020 · A crane lifts historic fascia (face steel) for reinstallation after its rehabilitation. Most construction work is now complete at Arlington Memorial Bridge! Since spring 2018, the project team worked to install new, pre-cast concrete panels on the bridge deck.
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“Repairing Arlington Memorial Bridge underscores President Trump’s commitment to rebuilding American infrastructure and is a major step in addressing the National Park Service’s $11.3 billion maintenance backlog,” Secretary Zinke said. “The bridge is one of the largest transportation infrastructure projects in National Park Service history.”
