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Coordinates: 38°53′14″N 77°3′20″W. 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.
Arlington Memorial Bridge is a monument to the sacrifices and valor of our nation’s military personnel and a symbolic link between north and south. From 2018 to 2020, the National Park Service and Federal Highway Administration completely rehabilitated the bridge.
Oct 31, 2023 · The Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the National Mall in Washington, DC, to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. It serves as the western link in a chain of monuments that starts with the U.S. Capitol Building.
May 19, 2017 · Historic Truss Bridge in Washington District of Columbia. The National Park Service chose to demolish and replace the main span of this bridge, one of the most beautiful and unique bascule spans in the world.
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.
Mar 3, 2024 · The low, neo-classical bridge is 2,163 feet long ant 90 feet between balustrades, carrying a 60-foot-wide roadway and 15-foot sidewalks. Nine broad arches cross the river; roadways pass through additional segmental-arched openings at either end.
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Mar 14, 2024 · The Arlington Memorial Bridge spans the Potomac River on the axis between the Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and Arlington House and Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Designed by the prominent architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White during the 1920s, the low, Neo-Classical bridge has nine broad arches ...