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Long Bridge is the common name used for three successive bridges connecting Washington, D.C., to Arlington, Virginia, over the Potomac River.The first was built in 1808 for foot, horse and stagecoach traffic, and bridges in the vicinity were repaired and replaced several times in the 19th century.
An 1839 illustration of Chain Bridge Chain Bridge during American Civil War The underside of Chain Bridge Chain Bridge crossing the Potomac River. The first bridge at the location opened on July 3, 1797. It was a wooden covered bridge, and rotted and collapsed in 1804. [3] [4] The second bridge, of similar type, burned six months after it was ...
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 ...
I-81 Potomac River Bridge I-81: Falling Waters / Williamsport Railroad Bridge Berkeley County / Williamsport James Rumsey Bridge WV 480 MD 34: Shepherdstown / Washington County: Shepherdstown Railroad Bridge Norfolk Southern: Shepherdstown / Washington County Old B&O Mainline Bridge: CSX Cumberland Subdivision: Harper's Ferry / Washington County
The river has significant historical and political significance, as the nation's capital of Washington, D.C. is located on its banks, as is Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington. During the American Civil War, the river became the boundary between the Union and the Confederacy, and the Union's largest army, the Army of the Potomac, was ...
During the American Civil War, the canal was drained to make a roadway for military troops. [5] View of the Potomac Aqueduct Bridge from Georgetown into Rosslyn, Virginia. In 1866, the Alexandria Canal Company leased the bridge for 99 years to three local businessmen. The existing wooden superstructure, which had decayed, was replaced with Howe ...
Theodore Roosevelt Island is an 88.5-acre (358,000 m 2) island and national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. [2] [3] During the Civil War, it was used as a training camp for the United States Colored Troops.
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 ...