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I-395 SB over Potomac River & Ohio Dr.

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

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

I-395 SB over Potomac River & Ohio Dr. in Arlington County, Virginia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960 and reconstructed in 1984, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 178,242 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 152 of the 183 inventoried bridges in Arlington County rated fair (83.1%); 6 (3.3%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 2,265 ft
Location	SB I-395 HOV & Poto Rvr
NBI structure number	000000000031130
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
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
I-395 Hov Sbl over Potomac Rvr & Ohio Dr	1968	126,751	Fair