Burnside Bridge

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historic site stone arch bridge

Burnside Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Maryland best known as a focal point of intense fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site → stone arch bridge →
alsoKnownAs	Rohrbach Bridge → Rohrbach’s Bridge →
associatedWithConflict	American Civil War →
associatedWithEvent	Battle of Antietam →
attackedBy	Union forces →
battleFront	Union Ninth Corps front →
category	American Civil War sites in Maryland → Bridges completed in 1836 → Bridges in Maryland → Stone arch bridges in the United States → Transportation buildings and structures in Washington County, Maryland →
commandersInvolved	Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs → Confederate General Robert E. Lee → Major General Ambrose E. Burnside →
constructionStartDate	1836 →
country	United States →
county	Washington County →
crosses	Antietam Creek →
currentUse	pedestrian bridge →
defendedBy	Confederate forces →
featuredIn	American Civil War battlefield tours → Civil War histories →
hasNearbyCemetery	Antietam National Cemetery →
hasNearbyMonument	Burnside Bridge overlook markers →
heritageDesignation	contributing structure to Antietam National Battlefield National Historic Landmark →
inaugurationDate	1836 →
locatedIn	Antietam National Battlefield → Maryland → United States → Washington County, Maryland NERFINISHED →
maintainedBy	U.S. National Park Service →
materialUsed	local limestone →
namedAfter	Ambrose Burnside →
nearestCity	Sharpsburg, Maryland →
numberOfSpans	3 →
originalUse	vehicular bridge →
ownership	United States federal government →
partOf	Antietam National Battlefield National Historic Landmark →
roleInBattle	focal point of intense fighting during the Battle of Antietam → key crossing point over Antietam Creek →
significantDate	1862-09-17 →
state	Maryland →
strategicImportance	control of crossing enabled Union advance toward Sharpsburg →
structureType	closed-spandrel stone arch bridge →
touristAttraction	yes →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antietam Creek →	crossedBy
Antietam National Battlefield →	hasFeature
Sharpsburg, Maryland →	hasHistoricSite
Sharpsburg, Maryland →	hasLandmark
Battle of Antietam →	terrainFeature