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26TH. Street South over Long Branch

Arlington County, Virginia · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

26TH. Street South over Long Branch in Arlington County, Virginia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1989).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 25 of the 183 inventoried bridges in Arlington County rated good (13.7%); 6 (3.3%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	Good condition

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Virginia department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-395 SB over Potomac River & Ohio Dr.	1960	178,242	Fair
H.g.shirley Mem Hy over Glebe Road (route 120)	1973	176,778	Fair
Shirley Mem.hwy. over I-395 (ramp G)	1973	176,778	Fair
Shirley Hwy Ar Nvy over Long Branch	1973	176,778	Fair
Shirley Mem.hiway over Boundary Channel Drive	1950	126,751	Fair
395 Express Lanes over Eads St. & Express Ramp	1976	126,751	Fair