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Anacostia River Bridge (1875)

Washington, District of Columbia

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

View this photo at books.google.com

BH Photo #373292

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt Through truss bridge over Anacostia River in 11th Street
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1875; Rails added 1876; Replaced 1908
Builder
- Clarke, Reeves & Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Anacostia & Potomac River Railroad
- Streetcar
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.87713, -76.97813   (decimal degrees)
38°52'38" N, 76°58'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/328406/4305001 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Washington East
Inventory number
BH 74826 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,074)
Anacostia & Potomac River Railroad (2)
Bascule (1,084)
Built 1875 (116)
Built during 1870s (1,220)
Clarke, Reeves & Co. (19)
District of Columbia (74)
Lost (27,333)
Lost 1908 (57)
Lost during 1900s (363)
Movable (3,092)
Navigable waterway (2,190)
 Pin-connected (4,363)
Potomac River (50)
Pratt through truss (5,867)
Pratt truss (10,009)
Rail-and-Road (397)
Railroad (16,246)
Replaced by new bridge (18,555)
Streetcar (289)
Through truss (16,247)
Truss (34,676)
Washington, District of Columbia (74)

Update Log 

  • December 21, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • December 18, 2016: Added by Dave King

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