Three Sisters (District of Columbia)
The Three Sisters are three rocky islands in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., west of the Key Bridge. A notable landmark in colonial times, the islets are less well known as the Three Sisters Islands and Three Sisters Island.
The Three Sisters Islets
The Three Sisters Bridge was a planned bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., with piers on the Three Sisters islets. Envisioned in the 1950s and formally proposed in the 1960s, it was cancelled amid protests in the 1970s.
The Three Sisters islets in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., site of the proposed bridge.
The George Washington Memorial Parkway near Rosslyn, Virginia. The Three Sisters can be seen in the Potomac River, right.
Rep. Robert Giaimo, who led the House revolt against Natcher.
D.C. Mayor Walter Washington, who led the city in quietly cancelling the bridge in the late 1970s.