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Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Sixteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Piney Branch Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Significance: This bridge was the first parabolic arch constructed in the United States. Its concrete masonry, faced with sandstone and pebble aggregate, conforms with the model for park crossings established by the Connecticut Avenue Bridge (1897-1907, HAER No. DC-6).
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N265
Survey number: HAER DC-29
Building/structure dates: 1907- 1910 Initial Construction
Tags
parabolic arches
civil engineering
transportation
bridges
washington city
sixteenth
bridge
sixteenth street bridge
piney
piney branch parkway
washington dc
district of columbia
air survey corporation
cranford paving company
d c bridge division
robert harvey
historic american engineering record
sara amy leach
pennsylvania bridge company
virginia b price
alexander phimister proctor
photo
library of congress
architectural diagrams
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Pennsylvania Bridge Company
Cranford Paving Company
D C Bridge Division
Proctor, Alexander Phimister
Air Survey Corporation
Harvey, Robert, field team project manager
Leach, Sara Amy, project manager
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
,
38.86581, -76.95972
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html