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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 construction of Arlington Memorial Bridge was a seven-year construction project in Washington, D.C., in the United States to construct the Arlington Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River. The bridge was authorized by Congress in February 1925, and was completed in January 1932. As a memorial, its decorative features were extensive and ...
The northbound span was originally named the 14th Street Bridge when it opened in 1950, renamed the Rochambeau Bridge eight years later, and renamed the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge in 1985 for a passenger of Air Florida Flight 90, who died in 1982 saving others from the freezing water.
Chain Bridge (Potomac River) Charles C. Glover Memorial Bridge; Charles Richard Drew Memorial Bridge; Construction of Arlington Memorial Bridge; Construction of the Virginia approaches to Arlington Memorial Bridge
Memorial Day has become synonymous these days with barbecues and great sales. But all the distractions can make it harder for many Americans to remember the reason for the 3-day weekend: to honor ...
SR 244 (Columbia Pike) signed northbound only; Pentagon South Parking/South Arlington Ridge Road signed southbound only: Pentagon City — SR 27 east – Arlington Memorial Bridge: Northbound exit and southbound entrance via Express lanes only: 7.50: 12.07: 8B: SR 27 east (Washington Boulevard) – Pentagon, Arlington Cemetery, Rosslyn
The video posted Tuesday by the Trump campaign captures images of his visit to Section 60 where the alleged altercation occurred, and shows what critics say is a violation of the cemetery's rules.
The Arts of War and The Arts of Peace are bronze, fire-gilded statue groups on Lincoln Memorial Circle in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., in the United States.. Commissioned in 1929 to complement the plaza constructed on the east side of the Lincoln Memorial as part of the Arlington Memorial Bridge approaches, their completion was delayed until 1939 for budgeta