Arlington Memorial Bridge connects Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. across the Potomac River. The eastern end of the bridge marks the western edge of the National Mall. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (8424x6469, 2919 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Arlington Memorial Bridge Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... A stone double arch bridge near Locarno, Italy A small triple arch pedestrian bridge in Bourton-on-the-Water, England An arch bridge (sometimes deck arch bridge to distinguish it from a through arch bridge) is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The Tomb of the Unknowns Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Robert E. Lees wife Mary. ... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Lincoln Memorial, built 1915 - 1922. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... The National Mall is an open-area national park in downtown Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ...

The bridge's construction was authorized by Congress on February 24, 1925 and formally opened on January 16, 1932. Designed by architectural firm McKim, Mead and White, the neo-classical bridge is 2,163 feet (660 m) long. The ends of the bridge are flanked by two pairs of equestrian statues sculpted by Leo Friedlander. Seal of the U.S. Congress. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... McKim, Mead, and White was the premier architectural firm in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... Leo Friedlander (1890 - 1966) was an American sculptor who has made several prominent works. ...

Arlington Memorial Bridge viewed from the southeast with Arlington, Virginia visible in the background.

The closest Metro stop to the bridge is Arlington Cemetery. Download high resolution version (1045x404, 90 KB)Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington DC. Picture taken in April 2004. ... Download high resolution version (1045x404, 90 KB)Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington DC. Picture taken in April 2004. ... 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 Washington Metro, or simply Metro, is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... Arlington Cemetery is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Blue Line. ...

At the western terminus on Columbia Island, the bridge and its connecting roadways connect with the George Washington Parkway and with State Route 27 and State Route 110. At the eastern terminus, the bridge and its connecting roadways connect with Constitution Avenue, Independence Avenue, the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, and the District of Columbia segment of Interstate 66. Columbia Island is located in the Potomac River in Washington, DC. It is accessible from downtown DC and Arlington National Cemetery via the Arlington Memorial Bridge and from Northern Virginia via the George Washington Memorial Parkway. ... The George Washington Memorial Parkway, known to local motorists simply as the G. W. Parkway, is a parkway maintained by the U.S. National Park Service. ... 1945 map of the Pentagon road network, including what is now Route 27 State Route 27 is a freeway in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, and is the portion of Washington Boulevard east and south of U.S. Route 50. ... State Route 110 is a primary state highway in Arlington County, Virginia, United States. ... In Washington, D.C., Constitution Avenue is a major east-west street running just north of the United States Capitol in the citys Northwest and Northeast quadrants. ... In Washington, D.C., Independence Avenue is a major east-west street running just south of the United States Capitol in the citys Southwest and Southeast quadrants. ... The parkway as seen from the Pennsylvania avenue bridge looking north. ... Interstate 66 (abbreviated I-66) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ...

A peculiarity of the traffic circle at the western terminus is that traffic already in the circle must yield to traffic entering the circle — the exact opposite of the usual rule. During morning rush hour, a portion of the traffic circle is closed to prevent mergers that would otherwise tie up rush-hour traffic. A traffic circle is an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island. ... Rush hour at Tokyo Station, Yamanote Line A rush hour is a part of the day with busy traffic and hence traffic congestion on the roads and crowded public transport; normally the two periods in a day when people are travelling to or from work or school. ...

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• National Park Service website

Bridges of the Potomac River
Upstream Theodore Roosevelt Bridge	Arlington Memorial Bridge	Downstream George Mason Memorial Bridge (southbound)