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Rapids Footbridge, Spanning Rock Creek .7 Mile South of Joyce Road Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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Rapids Footbridge, Spanning Rock Creek .7 Mile South of Joyce Road Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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Summary

Significance: Rapids Footbridge was one of eight bridges constructed in 1934 with the Fine Arts Commission's approval. It is a concrete arch bridge with stone abutments and wooden railings in keeping with the true and simple form of the park bridges of the 1930s.
Survey number: HAER DC-14
Building/structure dates: 1934 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Fine Arts Commission
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Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States38.96267, -77.03941
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