CSX - Anacostia River Bridge

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CSX - Anacostia River Bridge

A CSX freight used for photos of the debut of the nearby Virginia Avenue Tunnel crosses the bridge on Dec. 23, 2016.

Photo by Solomon Tucker, Push Media Group, used here with permission--all rights reserved

View this photo at scontent.fphl2-1.fna.fbcdn.net

BH Photo #373657

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Street Views 

• View #1
• View #2

Facts 

Overview

Pony/through plate girder bridge over Anacostia River on Conrail/CSX RR

Location

Washington, District of Columbia

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1892, rebuilt 1972; partially collapsed in Nov. 2007 when runaway coal train derailed on bridge; repaired and put back into service.

Railroads

- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Design

Pony plate girder with one vertical lift span (lift span most likely not operable due to lack of marine traffic)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.88034, -76.97120   (decimal degrees)
38°52'49" N, 76°58'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/329015/4305344 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Washington East

Inventory number

BH 61469 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• December 23, 2016: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
• September 6, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• August 29, 2014: New photo from Luke
• August 29, 2014: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Corrected status; bridge not "lost"
• August 6, 2014: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• June 20, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• Wikipedia
• Alexander D. Mitchell IV
• Luke
• Dana and Kay Klein

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