Long Bridge
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Long Bridge is a major railroad bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., carrying freight and passenger trains between the District of Columbia and Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Long Bridge canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad bridge
ⓘ
truss bridge ⓘ |
| approachLocation |
Arlington, Virginia
ⓘ
Southwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| carries |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| connects |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Potomac River ⓘ |
| deckType | deck truss ⓘ |
| function | rail transportation corridor between Washington, D.C. and Virginia ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPrecursor |
Long Bridge (1809 wooden bridge)
ⓘ
Long Bridge (Civil War-era structure) ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for its original long wooden structure across Potomac flats ⓘ |
| hasNavigationClearance | fixed-span bridge with limited vertical clearance for river traffic ⓘ |
| hasUpgradePlan | Long Bridge expansion project between D.C. and Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | CSX Transportation ⓘ |
| near |
L’Enfant Plaza
ⓘ
Pentagon ⓘ
surface form:
The Pentagon
|
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1904 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | CSX Transportation ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
14th Street Bridge complex
ⓘ
Memorial Bridge ⓘ
surface form:
Arlington Memorial Bridge
|
| partOf |
CSX RF&P Subdivision
ⓘ
surface form:
CSX Transportation RF&P Subdivision
Northeast Corridor ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Corridor freight and passenger route
|
| passesNear |
East Potomac Park
ⓘ
Long Bridge Park, Arlington ⓘ |
| plannedAdditionalTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| plannedPurpose | increase rail capacity over the Potomac River ⓘ |
| railLine | former Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad route ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| replaced | earlier Long Bridge structures dating to the 19th century ⓘ |
| riverMile | approximately Potomac River mile 110 ⓘ |
| significance | primary rail crossing of the Potomac River for Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| strategicRole | critical bottleneck in Washington-area rail network ⓘ |
| structureType | steel truss ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amtrak
ⓘ
CSX Transportation ⓘ Virginia Railway Express ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter rail
ⓘ
freight rail ⓘ intercity passenger rail ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.