The 14th Street bridges are a set of adjacent five road and rail bridges that cross the Potomac River, connecting Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. A major gateway for automotive, bicycle and r
Aerial view in November 2013, with East Potomac Park, the Washington Channel, and the National Mall in the background
14th Street bridge in February 2014 Looking East at Washington DC
A panoramic view including all five spans: George Mason and Rochambeau Bridges (left background), Williams Bridge (left foreground), Fenwick Bridge (right foreground), and Long Bridge (right background)
Looking towards Highway Bridge and Washington in 1932
The Arlington Memorial Bridge is a Neoclassical masonry, steel, and stone arch bridge that crosses the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. First proposed in 1886, the
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…a 2nd bridge was planned to replace it. The new bridge span incorporated draw spans with a control houses that was designed to complement those on the Arlington Memorial Bridge upstream and on the railroad bridge's swing span downstream. In 1956, while planning the Jones Point Bridge Congress began to debate what to name it…
The bridge in December 2020, shortly after the completion of renovations
An early 1887 design for the memorial bridge across the Potomac River, by Paul J. Pelz
A 1901 design for the memorial bridge by Edward P. Casey and William H. Burr, accepted by the Secretary of War but never constructed
The Senate Park Commission's proposal for the location of Arlington Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River