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K Street Bridge 1907

Washington, District of Columbia

Photo 

HISTORIC VIEW LOOKING FROM PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE BRIDGE SOUTH TO OLD (1907 STEEL-GIRDER) K STREET BRIDGE.

Click the link to the LOC site and zoom to the right side of the horizon. Not much to look at but it's a record of this now busy and historic crossing.

Survey HAER DC-20

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BH Photo #449369

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Rock Creek on K Street NW
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1907
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.90258, -77.05765   (decimal degrees)
38°54'09" N, 77°03'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/321572/4307978 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 85468 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1907 (654)
Built during 1900s (6,703)
Deck girder (4,953)
District of Columbia (60)
Girder (8,937)
Lost (21,123)
 Lost 1941 (36)
Lost during 1940s (316)
Owned by federal government (1,082)
Plate girder (6,798)
Replaced by new bridge (13,882)
Washington, District of Columbia (60)

Update Log 

  • June 8, 2019: Photo imported by Clark Vance
  • June 7, 2019: Added by Clark Vance

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Sources 

  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com

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