Connecticut Avenue Bridge, Spans Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway at Connecticut Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Significance: Designed by prominent engineer George B. Morison, Connecticut Avenue Bridge was described at the time of its construction as the largest concrete arch in the world. This seven-arch span was erected without steel reinforcement, composed entirely of monolithic concrete masonry and molded concrete block. It was an inspiration to Washington bridge designers of the twentieth century.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N269
Survey number: HAER DC-6
Building/structure dates: 1897- 1907 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1985 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Casey, Edward P
Morison, George B
Douglas, W J
Cranford Paving Company
District Construction Company
Bairstow, Ernest C
J L Motts Iron Works
Perry, Roland Hinton
Lucchetti, Renato
Taft, William Howard
Leach, Sara Amy, project manager
Harvey, Robert, field team project manager
Air Survey Corporation
Warshaw, Deborah, delineator
Pape-Siliwonczuk, Dorota, delineator
Miller, Evan, delineator
Nose, Steven, delineator
Arcaro, Tony, delineator
Davis, Tim, historian
Ross, Amy, historian
Boucher, Jack, photographer
Price, Virginia B, transmitter
Lebovich, Bill, transmitter
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90294, -77.04061
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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