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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 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.
abandoned rail bridge: Western Maryland Railway abandoned rail bridge: Western Maryland Railway US 522 Bridge US 522: Morgan County / Hancock: Lurgan Subdivision Bridge CSX Lurgan Subdivision: US 11 Bridge US 11: Falling Waters / Williamsport: I-81 Potomac River Bridge I-81: Falling Waters / Williamsport Railroad Bridge Berkeley County ...
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A bridge was first proposed (across Theodore Roosevelt Island, as it happened) in 1952, although at that time the bridge was to have linked with the E Street Expressway. [1] The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association (later renamed the Theodore Roosevelt Association, or TRA), which owned the island vigorously opposed any bridge across its land ...
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 ...
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Visitors can walk around the base of the famous piers, or take a boat ride under the viaduct. A long future ahead The Millau Viaduct looks set to stand the test of time -- as well as beauty.