NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Chain Bridge (Washington, D.C.)

The Chain Bridge is a bridge across the Potomac River at the Little Falls in Washington, D.C. It connects the city with Arlington County, Virginia. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2811x1080, 553 KB) Summary Chain Bridge, Washington, DC. Taken by user Lorax and released under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2811x1080, 553 KB) Summary Chain Bridge, Washington, DC. Taken by user Lorax and released under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 1421 KB) Summary Underside of the Chain Bridge in Washington, DC. Taken by user Lorax and released under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 1421 KB) Summary Underside of the Chain Bridge in Washington, DC. Taken by user Lorax and released under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. ... A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ...

The first bridge at that location was opened on July 3, 1797. The eighth (and present) bridge is a continuous steel girder structure, finished in 1939. July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

At its D.C. terminus, the bridge connects with Canal Road and the Clara Barton Parkway. At its Virginia terminus, the bridge connects with Virginia State Highway 123 (Chain Bridge Road). Chain Bridge Road provides access to Virginia State Highway 120 (Glebe Road) and the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Canal Road is an east-west street and important commuter route in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Its western terminus is at Chain Bridge and the Clara Barton 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. ... Virginia State Highway 123 is a primary state highway in Northern Virginia, forming an arc through the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William, as well as the independent city of Fairfax. ... Virginia State Highway 120 is a surface highway forming a crescent-shaped route through Arlington County, Virginia. ... 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. ...

The Chain Bridge has three lanes, of which the center one is reversible. The Lions Gate Bridge from the south end in Stanley Park, Vancouver. ...

The Chain Bridge is part of the National Highway System. The National Highway System includes many significant roads besides Interstate Highways Note: This article was adapted from public domain Federal Highway Administration web sites. ...

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Categories: Bridge (structure) stubs | Washington, D.C. stubs | Bridges in Washington, D.C. | Bridges in Virginia | Bridges completed in the 1790s | Bridges completed in 1939 The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... The American Legion Memorial Bridge, also known as the American Legion Bridge and the Cabin John Bridge, is a bridge in Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.A.. It carries the Capital Beltway across the Potomac River between Montgomery County and Fairfax County, Virginia. ... Image File history File links Interstate_495. ... The Francis Scott Key Bridge, or, more commonly, the Key Bridge, is a reinforced concrete arch bridge conveying U.S. Highway 29 traffic across the Potomac River between the Rosslyn section of Arlington County, Virginia, and the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. It was built by the U.S... Image File history File links US_29. ...