Long Bridge

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railroad bridge truss bridge

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.

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 →
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 → The Pentagon →
numberOfTracks	2 →
opened	1904 →
ownedBy	CSX Transportation →
parallelTo	14th Street Bridge complex → Arlington Memorial Bridge →
partOf	CSX Transportation RF&P Subdivision → 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 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 (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
14th Street Bridge →	hasComponent
14th Street Bridge complex →	hasPart