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To request a ranger-led program at Arlington Memorial Bridge and Avenue please call 703‑235-1530. Hours & Seasons. Arlington Memorial Bridge and Avenue is open year round, 24 hours a day. Directions. Arlington Memorial Bridge and Avenue stretches between Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
Dec 7, 2020 · After two years of construction, the Arlington Memorial Bridge is completely open for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. The 90-year-old bridge, which connects Arlington National Cemetery...
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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.
The virtual tour, updated 3D model, and StoryMap were created in 2018-19. They provide the an interactive way to learn about and explore the structural engineering and history of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, as well as the bridge rehabilitation project that NPS began in 2018.
Apr 16, 2021 · Designed as a memorial symbolizing reunification of the North and South after the Civil War, Arlington Memorial Bridge links the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, and Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial, as well as Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, VA.
Spanning the Potomac River, the neoclassical bridge links the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC; Arlington House (also known as the Robert E. Lee Memorial) in Arlington, VA; and Arlington National Cemetery—the final resting place for more than 400,000 service members who died on active duty, veterans, and their family members.
Widely regarded as Washington's most beautiful bridge, Memorial Bridge symbolically links North and South in its alignment between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. The bridge axis is carried on Memorial Avenue across the Boundary Channel Bridge to the Virginia shore.
