Arlington Memorial Bridge
Western edge of the National Mall to Arlington National CemeteryWashington, D.C. (District of Columbia)
Arlington Memorial Bridge as seen from the Lincoln Memorial on the Washington, D.C. side.
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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.
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Landmark Trivia
- The center span of the bridge is a metal draw span, intended to allow large vessels to pass upriver. However, because the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge immediately upstream has no draw span and large ships cannot pass, the draw mechanism in the Arlington Bridge is not used.
- The eastern entrance to the bridge features the "Arts of War" sculptures, "Sacrifice" and "Valor", which were completed by Leo Friedlander in 1951.
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