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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.
Arlington Memorial Bridge and Avenue provide a ceremonial entrance to Washington, DC from Virginia. Architectural elements like granite facing; formal, neoclassical design; sculptures of eagles and vases; and bas relief bison, poppies, and oak leaves invoke national strength and unity.
The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge is a through arch bridge that carries South Capitol Street over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. It was completed in 2021 and replaced an older swing bridge that was completed in 1950 as the South Capitol Street Bridge.
Arlington Memorial Bridge Virtual Tour. 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.
Designed as a memorial symbolizing reunification of the North and South after the Civil War, Arlington Memorial Bridge links the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial, in Arlington, Va.
Arlington Memorial Bridge & Avenue - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024) United States. District of Columbia (DC) Washington DC. Things to Do in Washington DC. Arlington Memorial Bridge & Avenue. 43 reviews. #147 of 642 things to do in Washington DC. Historic SitesPoints of Interest & LandmarksBridges. Write a review. About.
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.
