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Anacostia River Bridge (1908)

Washington, District of Columbia

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

View this photo at books.google.com

BH Photo #373291

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bascule with steel arch approaches bridge over Anacoastia River on 11th Street
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1908; Replaced 1965
Builders
- J.W. Douglas
- Penn Bridge Co. of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Anacostia & Potomac River Railroad
- Streetcar
- Washington Railway & Electric Co. (WR&E)
Design
Deck plate girder bascule with steel arch approaches
Dimensions
Total length: 1,000.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.87681, -76.97699   (decimal degrees)
38°52'37" N, 76°58'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/328505/4304963 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Washington East
Inventory number
BH 63899 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Anacostia & Potomac River Railroad (2)
Arch (12,267)
Bascule (1,076)
Built 1908 (758)
Built during 1900s (7,366)
Deck arch (11,507)
Deck girder (5,868)
District of Columbia (73)
Girder (10,440)
J.W. Douglas (2)
Lost (25,546)
Lost 1965 (81)
Lost during 1960s (787)
 Movable (3,022)
Navigable waterway (2,164)
Owned by state (16,138)
Penn Bridge Co. (74)
Plate girder (8,097)
Potomac River (47)
Rail-and-Road (384)
Replaced by new bridge (17,232)
Steel arch (389)
Streetcar (282)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,897)
Washington Railway & Electric Co. (2)
Washington, District of Columbia (73)

Update Log 

  • December 21, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • December 18, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added info
  • December 18, 2016: New photo from Dave King
  • October 30, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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