Taft Bridge
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Taft Bridge is a historic early-20th-century concrete arch bridge in Washington, D.C., known for its monumental design and decorative sculptures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taft Bridge canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
concrete bridge ⓘ historic place ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Connecticut Avenue Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Edward Pearce Casey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries | Connecticut Avenue NW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Arch bridges in the United States
ⓘ
Bridges in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Concrete bridges in the United States ⓘ Road bridges in the United States ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crosses | Rock Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| design | open-spandrel arch ⓘ |
| engineer | George S. Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
balustrades
ⓘ
decorative lion sculptures ⓘ ornamental lampposts ⓘ |
| hasTrafficLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Rock Creek Park vicinity ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | District of Columbia Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Howard Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
Kalorama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woodley Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decorative sculptures
ⓘ
early use of reinforced concrete ⓘ monumental design ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1907 ⓘ |
| owner | District of Columbia Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1897 ⓘ |
| style | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
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