Arlington Memorial Bridge

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Arlington Memorial Bridge is a historic Neoclassical span across the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., symbolically linking the Lincoln Memorial with Arlington National Cemetery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neoclassical bridge
arch bridge
monument
road bridge
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
carries bicycles
motor vehicles
pedestrians
connects Arlington National Cemetery
Lincoln Memorial
constructionStartDate 1926
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Potomac River NERFINISHED
boundary between Washington, D.C. and Virginia
designedBy McKim, Mead & White
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
William Mitchell Kendall NERFINISHED
hasFeature Neoclassical statuary
bascule span
ornamental balustrades
hasNearbyLandmark Arlington House plantation
surface form: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial

Arlington National Cemetery
Lincoln Memorial
Potomac River NERFINISHED
The Mall
surface form: The Mall in Washington, D.C.
heritageDesignation historic place
length approximately 2,163 feet
approximately 659 meters
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Arlington County
surface form: Arlington County, Virginia

Washington, D.C.
maintainedBy National Park Service
National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
material concrete
granite facing
steel
namedFor Arlington National Cemetery
NRHPListingDate May 21, 1980
numberOfSpans 9
opened January 16, 1932
openedToTraffic 1932
owner United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf George Washington Memorial Parkway
National Mall
surface form: National Mall and Memorial Parks
symbolizes connection between Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House
link between North and South
trafficDirection bidirectional
underwentRenovation major rehabilitation project in the 2010s

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Arlington Heights locatedNear Arlington Memorial Bridge
Lincoln Memorial Circle adjacentTo Arlington Memorial Bridge
Potomac River crossings toward Washington, D.C. hasComponent Arlington Memorial Bridge
this entity surface form: Long Bridge (Potomac River)
Arlington Cemetery station near Arlington Memorial Bridge
George Washington Memorial Parkway park system hasPart Arlington Memorial Bridge
subject surface form: George Washington Memorial Parkway
Memorial Avenue connectsTo Arlington Memorial Bridge
Memorial Avenue terminusAt Arlington Memorial Bridge
this entity surface form: Arlington Memorial Bridge vicinity
Columbia Island near Arlington Memorial Bridge
Columbia Island roadAccessFrom Arlington Memorial Bridge
this entity surface form: Arlington Memorial Bridge approaches