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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 (7,566)
Anacostia & Potomac River Railroad (2)
Bascule (1,060)
Built 1875 (108)
Built during 1870s (1,110)
Clarke, Reeves & Co. (18)
District of Columbia (73)
Lost (24,730)
Lost 1908 (47)
Lost during 1900s (316)
Movable (2,969)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
 Pin-connected (3,901)
Potomac River (44)
Pratt through truss (5,389)
Pratt truss (9,296)
Rail-and-Road (377)
Railroad (15,412)
Replaced by new bridge (16,574)
Streetcar (276)
Through truss (15,060)
Truss (32,782)
Washington, District of Columbia (73)

Update Log 

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

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