Branch Route Avenue Station and Line Section 1F0101

Recchi America, was the prime contractor for the $44M Branch Route Avenue Station and Line for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in Washington, DC.

The project includes a station and approximately 81,000 sq. ft. of precast segmental aerial structure. There are two separate structures; a four span unit with a length of 528 ft. and a 17-span segment with a length of 2,092 ft.

The cross-section has a width of 31’-0” and carries two tracks. Span lengths range from 56 ft. to 151 ft. with a typical span length of 132 ft. Erection was accomplished using the span-by-span method utilizing an under-slung truss. Recchi America will cast approximately 277 segments on-site.

Precasting and erection began in the spring of 1996. The bridges were completed and opened to rail in October 1998.