Chain Bridge (Potomac River)

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bridge pedestrian bridge

Chain Bridge is a historic vehicular and pedestrian bridge spanning the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Virginia, known for its strategic location and multiple reconstructions since the early 19th century.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Chain Bridge, Washington, D.C.	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bridge ⓘ pedestrian bridge ⓘ
carries	pedestrian traffic ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ
connects	Arlington County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
crosses	Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	river crossing between Washington, D.C., and Virginia ⓘ
hasAccessRoad	Canal Road NW (Washington, D.C.) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chain Bridge Road (Virginia) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Chain Bridge over the Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBeenReconstructed	multiple times since early 19th century ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	early 19th-century infrastructure ⓘ strategic river crossing ⓘ
hasLaneType	two-lane roadway ⓘ
hasPedestrianFacility	sidewalk for pedestrians ⓘ
hasPredecessor	earlier wooden bridges at same site ⓘ early chain suspension bridge at same site ⓘ
hasRoleIn	regional emergency and evacuation routes ⓘ
hasStrategicLocation	northernmost road crossing of the Potomac River within Washington, D.C. ⓘ
hasType	steel and concrete bridge (current structure) ⓘ
hasViewOf	Potomac River gorge near Little Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ
isImportantFor	connectivity between Northwest Washington and Northern Virginia suburbs ⓘ
isOnBoundaryBetween	Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPartOf	crossings of the Potomac River ⓘ
isSubjectOf	local historic preservation interest ⓘ
locatedIn	Virginia ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedNear	Little Falls of the Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNorthwestOf	Georgetown, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy	District of Columbia transportation authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	chain suspension design of an earlier bridge ⓘ
near	Arlington’s Chain Bridge Forest area ⓘ C&O Canal National Historical Park (on Maryland side of Potomac River) NERFINISHED ⓘ George Washington Memorial Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ Palisades neighborhood of Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	regional transportation network of Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
replaced	earlier chain suspension bridge destroyed or damaged multiple times ⓘ
situatedUpstreamOf	Francis Scott Key Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Key Bridge (Potomac River) NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	flood risks of the Potomac River ⓘ
usedFor	commuter traffic ⓘ local access between Washington, D.C., and Arlington ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Potomac River crossings toward Washington, D.C. → hasComponent → Chain Bridge (Potomac River) ⓘ

Clara Barton Parkway → terminusEast → Chain Bridge (Potomac River) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chain Bridge, Washington, D.C.