VDOT Begins Repairs To Route 1 Bridge Off I-395 Near Pentagon

ARLINGTON, VA — The Virginia Department of Transportation has started repairs on the Route 1 bridge off Interstate 395 near the Pentagon in Arlington.

The $4 million project is financed with federal and state funding and is scheduled for completion in late 2023. During the project, some day and overnight single-lane closures may be scheduled, along with occasional overnight full closures of the bridge with detours, VDOT said Thursday.

The goal of the project is to improve safety and extend the life of the bridge, which carries southbound Route 1 traffic over the 395 Express Lanes, the northbound I-395 general purpose lanes and northbound Route 110.

The project includes retrofitting and spot painting structural steel, and replacing the catcher beam system and strip seal at the joint.

The bridge, which was originally built in 1976 and rehabilitated in 1999, is about a fifth of a mile long and averages 20,000 vehicles a day.