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The Arlington Memorial Bridge, often shortened to Memorial Bridge, is a Neoclassical masonry, steel, and stone arch bridge with a central bascule (or drawbridge) that crosses the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. First proposed in 1886, the bridge went unbuilt for decades thanks to political quarrels over ...
The bridge is part of the National Highway System, as are South Capitol Street north of the bridge and the Suitland Parkway. The bridge was re-decked and widened in 1975–1978 to repair damage, build new approaches and to create room for a 5th lane that would be bus-only in the rush hour direction. The work also narrowed the sidewalks. [9] [10]
The Whitney Young Memorial Bridge is a bridge that carries East Capitol Street across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. in the United States. Finished in 1955, it was originally called the East Capitol Street Bridge. It was renamed for civil rights activist Whitney Young in early 1974.
washington, d.c. - The driver of a truck that plunged into the icy Potomac River Thursday night after a collision on the Arlington Memorial Bridge has died, authorities said to Fox Dc .
Name Image Built Listed Location Type Arlington Memorial Bridge: 1926, 1932 April 4, 1980: Central bascule: Boulder Bridge and Ross Drive Bridge: 1902, 1907 March 20, 1980 ...
The Charles C. Glover Memorial Bridge or Massachusetts Avenue Bridge in Northwest Washington, D.C. conveys Massachusetts Avenue over Rock Creek and Rock Creek Park. The concrete arch bridge was constructed in 1939–41 [ 1 ] and has a length of 386.2 feet (117.7 m).
Many Worcester school buildings are from the late 1800s and early 1900s and are not properly updated for the 21st century.
A 200-foot section of the Lady’s Island Bridge, as the Woods Memorial Bridge is known locally, opens 90 degrees, turning on a track with wheels. Traffic is backed up the evening of Oct. 24 at ...