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Amtrak - Anacostia River Bridge [Map]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Anacostia River on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1905; damaged by storms in 1933 and subsquently repaired

Anacostia River Bridge [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bascule with steel arch approaches bridge over Anacoastia River on 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1908; Replaced 1965

Anacostia River Bridge (Old) [Map]
Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Anacostia River in 11th Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1875; Rails added 1876; Replaced 1908

Aqueduct Bridge (1st) [Map]
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Potomac on Canal
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1833-43, replaced 1868

Aqueduct Bridge (2nd) [Map · Street View]
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Canal and Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1868 replaced 1887

Aqueduct Bridge (3rd) [Map]
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Potomac River on Road/Electric Railroad
Lost
Built 1887, superstructured added in 1904 for Electric Trolley

Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Potomac River on Interstate 395
Open to traffic
Built 1950; rehabilitated and renamed 1983

Arlington Memorial Bridge [Map · Street View]
Bascule bridge with concrete arch approaches over Potomac River on Memorial Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1986; bascule span demolished 2019

Boulder Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek on Beach Drive located within Rock Creek Park
Open to traffic
Built 1902

Boundary Channel Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Boundary Channel on Memorial Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1932

C&O Canal Towpath Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pratt pony truss bridge over Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on a pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians only

Calvert Street Bridge [Map]
Lost Deck truss bridge over Rock Creek on Calvert Street
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1891; Replaced 1935

Capital Crescent Trail - C&O Canal Bridge [Map · Street View]
Whipple through truss and Pratt through truss bridge over Canal & Arizona Avenue on Capital Crescent Trail (formerly B&O Railroad)
Open to pedestrians
Originally built for the Baltimore & Ohio RR at Ridley Creek, Ridley Park, Pa. (southwest of Philadelphia); dismantled and rebuilt by the B&O at this location 1909, converted to trail use in 1992

Chain Bridge (Eighth) [Map · Street View]
Haunched deck plate girder bridge over Potomac River and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
Open to traffic
Built 1937-38; rehabilitated 1983

Chain Bridge (Seventh) [Map]
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Potomac River on Chain Bridge Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1874 for U.S. Arny Corps of Engineers by Phoenix Bridge Co.; repaired 1910, 1927, and 1936, demolished 1937

Chain Bridge (Sixth) [Map]
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Potomac River and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on Chain Bridge Road
No longer exists
Lost to flooding 1870

Charles R. Fenwick Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Potomac River on DC Metro Yellow Line
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1983

Connecticut Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel arch bridge over Klingle Valley on Connecticut Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1979

CSX - Anacostia River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Anacostia River on Conrail/CSX RR
Open to traffic
Built 1892, rebuilt 1972; partially collapsed in Nov. 2007 when runaway coal train derailed on bridge; repaired and put back into service.

CSX - Long Bridge [Map · Street View]
Through truss and girder bridge over Potomac River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1904; majorly rebuilt 1942-43 with girder spans replacing truss spans except for swing span

CSX - Montana Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Montana Avenue on CSXRR
Open to traffic
Built 1936

CSX - Virginia Avenue Tunnel (1872) [Map]
Tunnel on CSX Transportation
Replaced by a new tunnel
Built 1872 by the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad

Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek on Calvert Street
Open to traffic
Built 1933; rehabilitated 1992

Dumbarton Bridge [Map · Street View]
Five-span concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway on Q Street NW
Open to traffic
Built 1915; rehabilitated 2000

Francis Case Memorial Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Tidal Basin on Interstate 395
Open to traffic
Built 1961; rehabilitated 1995

Francis Scott Key Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Whitehurst Freeway, George Washington Memorial Parkway, and Potomac River on Water Street (U.S. 29)
Open to traffic
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1986; rehabilitated 2017

Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge [Map · Street View]
Swing bridge over Anacostia River on South Capitol Street
Open to traffic
Built 1950; rehabilitated 2008

George Mason Memorial Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Potomac River on Interstate 395 southbound
Open to traffic
Built 1960; rehabilitated 1984

Highway Bridge [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Potomac River on 14th Street/U.S. 1
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1906, demolished 1967-69

Humpback Bridge [Map]
Lost Ribbed closed-spandrel arch bridge over Boundary Channel on George Washington Memorial Parkway
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1993

John Philip Sousa Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Anacostia River on Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Open to traffic
Built 1938-1941; rehabilitated 1996

Joyce Road Rock Creek Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Rock Creek on Joyce Road
Open to traffic
Built 1940

K Street Bridge [Map]
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Potomac Parkway and Rock Creek on K Street, N.W.
Open to traffic
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1998

K Street Bridge 1792 [Map]
Lost Stone arch bridge over Rock Creek on K Street NW
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1792

K Street Bridge 1907 [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Rock Creek on K Street NW
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1907

Long Bridge (1st) [Map]
Lost Bridge over Potomac River on road
Destroyed by ice jam Feb. 22, 1831
Built 1808-09; partially burned by British & US forces Aug 25, 1814; Destroyed by ice jam Feb. 22, 1831

Long Bridge (Second) [Map]
Howe through truss bridge
Built 1835 by DC government to replace 1809 span damaged 1831; damaged by high water/ice 1836, 1841, 1856, 1860, 1863, 1866, 1887; rail tracks added for Baltimore & Potomac RR 1870s; removal and replacement authorized 1901, removed 1906.

Manayunk Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge [Map]
Howe pony truss bridge over Nothing (Exhibit) on Nothing (Exhibit)
One truss line on display as museum exhibit.
Built 1845 1/2 Mile East of Flat Rock Tunnel. In service until 1901.

Massachusetts Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway on Massachusetts Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1998

Massachusetts Avenue Culvert [Map]
Lost Stone culvert bridge over Rock Creek and, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW on Massachusetts Avenue NW
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1901, replaced 1941

Memorial Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over GWMP (Southbound) on Memorial Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1932; rehabilitated 2001

Memorial Avenue Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Potomac River on Memorial Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1932

New York Avenue Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Anacostia River on New York Industrial Freeway/John Hanson Highway (US 50)
Open to traffic
Built 1953; rehabilitated 1983

Oak Hill Cemetery Bridge [Map · Street View]
Brick arch bridge over Walkway on Walkway
Open to pedestrians only

P Street Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek on P Street NW
Open to traffic
Built 1935; rehabilitated 2004

Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek on Pennsylvania Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1858 in Cast Iron. Cast Iron Arch Encased In Concrete In 1916; rehabilitated 1979

Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge (Old) [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Anacostia River on Pennsylvania Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1890; Replaced 1942

Piney Branch Parkway Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Piney Branch Parkway on 16th Street NW
Open to traffic
Built 1906; rehabilitated 1992

Rochambeau Memorial Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Potomac River on Interstate 395 Express Toll Lanes
Open to authorized vehicles (HOV 3+ or E-ZPass Toll) only
Built 1968; rehabilitated 1972 following storm damage and again 2001

Rock Creek Parkway Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek on Rock Creek Parkway
Open to traffic
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1987

Ross Drive Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Horse Trail on Ross Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1907; rehabilitated 1968

T Street Bridge [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Washington Terminal RR on T Street
Removed but not replaced
Built 1907; removed

Taft Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek on Connecticut Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1907; rehabilitated 1995

Theodore Roosevelt Bridge [Map · Street View]
Haunched deck girder bridge over Potomac River on I-66/US-50
Open to traffic
Built 1962

Three Sisters Bridge [Map · Street View]
Girder bridge over Potomac River
Never built
Building started 1960's; Cancelled due to protests 1970's

Tidal Basin Bridge [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Tidal Basin on Ohio Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1908; rehabilitated 1984

US50 Overpass [Map · Street View]
Haunched Deck plate girder bridge over Gwmp (Sb) & Boundary Cha on Arlington Blvd (U.S. Route 50)
Open to traffic
Built 1946; rehabilitated 1966

W&GF - Foundry Branch Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pratt deck truss bridge over Foundry Branch on The Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway
Derelict/abandoned; owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Built 1895 for the The Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway, taken over by successor companies and Capitol Transit, which merged with WMATA; abandoned 1962 or before

Washington Blvd. Bridge [Map · Street View]
Pair of concrete arch bridges over Boundary Channel on Washington Blvd.
Open to traffic
Built 1943; rehabilitated 1988

Whitney Young Memorial Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Anacostia River on East Captiol Street
Open to traffic
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1980

Wisconsin Avenue Bridge [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over C&O Canal on Wisconsin Avenue
Open to traffic
Built 1900

Zoo Access Road Bridge [Map · Street View]
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek on Zoo Access Road
Open to traffic
Built 1915

Zoo Service Road Bridge [Map]
Concrete arch bridge over Rock Creek on Zoo Service Road
Open to traffic
Built 1930

Zoo Tunnel [Map]
Tunnel on Beach Drive NW
Open to traffic
Rehabilitated 2017