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The Dumbarton Bridge, also known as the Q Street Bridge and the Buffalo Bridge, is a bridge in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1914–1915 to convey Q Street across Rock Creek Park between the city's Dupont Circle and Georgetown neighborhoods. The bridge is famed chiefly for its four buffalo sculptures by Alexander Phimister Proctor. A log bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad track, river, body of water, or any other physical obstacle. ...
Washington, D.C., short for the District of Columbia, is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. ...
1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Rock Creek Park is an urban natural area with public park facilities which bisects Washington, DC. East of the park, except for a few enclaves, the city has a decidedly urban character. ...
Aerial photograph of Dupont Circle. ...
Georgetown is a neighborhood of Washington, DC, the capital of the United States. ...
Binomial name Bison bison Linnaeus, 1758 The American Bison (Bison bison), also called Buffalo, is a bovine mammal that is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. ...
An example of Alexander Phimister Proctors work On the Warpath, Denver, CO Alexander Phimister Proctor (September 27, 1862 – September 4, 1950) was an American sculptor and one of her foremost animaliers, born in Bozanquit, Ontario, his family moved to Denver, Colorado when he was young. ...
Since the sections of Q Street in Dupont Circle and Georgetown are not aligned, the bridge was built in an unusual curved configuration. Also, to accommodate the bridge, the Dumbarton House was moved 100 feet.
The Dumbarton Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...
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