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Boundary Channel Bridge

Washington, District of Columbia, and Arlington County, Virginia

Photos 

Eastern View Of Watergate At Center And The Rock Creek And Potomac Parkway Ramp At Left. View Taken From Northern Railing Of Memorial Bridge.

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #219364

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Boundary Channel on Memorial Avenue
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, and Arlington County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1932
Design
Closed spandrel deck arch
Dimensions
Total length: 401.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.88514, -77.06160   (decimal degrees)
38°53'07" N, 77°03'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/321186/4306050 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Washington West
Inventory number
BH 12238 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (11,342)
Arlington County, Virginia (30)
Built 1932 (892)
Built during 1930s (10,839)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,699)
Deck arch (10,592)
District of Columbia (70)
Have street view (24,046)
 Open (37,448)
Owned by National Park Service (417)
Owned by federal government (1,017)
State line crossing (756)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,747)
Virginia (1,074)
Washington, District of Columbia (70)

Update Log 

  • November 2, 2011: Photos imported by Nathan Holth
  • May 4, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added GPS and info.

Sources 

  • Nathan Holth
  • HAER DC-7-B - Arlington Memorial Bridge, Boundary Channel Extension, Spanning Mount Vernon Memorial Highway & Boundary Channel, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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