Burnside Bridge
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burnside Bridge canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
stone arch bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rohrbach’s Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate General Robert E. Lee
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1836 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington County, Maryland ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| materialUsed | local limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ambrose Burnside ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Sharpsburg, Maryland ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| originalUse | vehicular bridge ⓘ |
| ownership |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf |
Antietam National Battlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Antietam Creek