The 14th Street Bridge is a complex of three bridges which carry Interstate 395 and U.S. Highway 1 traffic across the Potomac River, connecting Arlington, Virginia and Washington DC. Interstate 395 in Virginia is a 13 mile long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield, Virginia and ends in downtown Washington, District of Columbia. ... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... Upper part of the Potomac River The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... Arlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia (which calls itself a commonwealth), directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. By an act of Congress July 9, 1846, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia effective in 1847 As of 2000... ...

The bridge is also known for being the location of the Air Florida Flight 90 airplane crash on January 13, 1982. U.S. National Transportation Safety Board diagram of flight path for Air Florida flight 90 which crashed on take-off at Washington, DC on January 13, 1982, killing 78 persons. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The northbound span, which opened in 1950, was originally named the Rochambeau Bridge, and was renamed the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge, for a passenger of Air Florida Flight 90 who died while saving others from the freezing water. The Rochambeau Bridge name was moved to the originally unnamed center bridge, which opened in 1972 and carries express lane traffic in both directions. The southbound span, opened in [[1962], is officially named the George Mason Memorial Bridge. 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Arland D. Williams Jr. ... U.S. National Transportation Safety Board diagram of flight path for Air Florida flight 90 which crashed on take-off at Washington, DC on January 13, 1982, killing 78 persons. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...

In July, 1989, the 14th Street Bridge gained national notoriety when police officers, frustrated by inability to clean up the problem in DC's 14th Street red-light district, ordered a group of prostitutes to march across the bridge to Virginia. As the parade reached the bridge, Washington Post reporter Bill Dedman happened by, and the police officers fled. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Cartesian-coordinate-based street system of Washington, D.C., 14th Street refers to any of several north-south streets located 14 blocks east or west of the United States Capitol. ... A red-light district is a neighborhood where prostitution is a common part of everyday life. ...