Memorial Bridge

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Memorial Bridge is a prominent ceremonial bridge spanning the Potomac River, symbolically linking Arlington National Cemetery with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Arlington Memorial Bridge	5
Arlington Memorial Bridge approaches and pylons	1
Arlington Memorial Bridge complex	1
Memorial Bridge traffic circle	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bridge ⓘ ceremonial bridge ⓘ
architect	McKim, Mead & White ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
category	Bridges over the Potomac River ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Road bridges in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
closedForRepairs	partial closures during 2015–2019 rehabilitation ⓘ
connects	Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ Lincoln Memorial ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1926 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crosses	Potomac River ⓘ
design	bascule bridge ⓘ neoclassical ⓘ
designerOfStatues	James Earle Fraser ⓘ Leo Friedlander ⓘ
engineer	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
hasComponent	bronze statues ⓘ central bascule span ⓘ concrete arches ⓘ eagles and fasces motifs ⓘ ornamental lamp posts ⓘ
hasStatue	The Arts of War ⓘ surface form: The Arts of Peace The Arts of War ⓘ
hasViewOf	Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ surface form: Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial United States Capitol ⓘ surface form: U.S. Capitol Washington Monument ⓘ
length	approximately 2,163 feet ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Arlington, Virginia ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
maintainedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
material	concrete ⓘ granite facing ⓘ steel ⓘ
namedFor	members of the United States armed forces ⓘ
NRHPListingDate	May 22, 1980 ⓘ
numberOfLanes	6 ⓘ
officialName	Memorial Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Arlington Memorial Bridge
opened	1932 ⓘ
openedToTraffic	January 16, 1932 ⓘ
owner	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
partOf	George Washington Memorial Parkway ⓘ
refurbishment	major rehabilitation project completed in late 2010s ⓘ
roadCarried	George Washington Memorial Parkway ⓘ surface form: Arlington Memorial Drive Lincoln Memorial ⓘ surface form: Lincoln Memorial Circle U.S. Route 50 ⓘ
symbolizes	link between North and South after the American Civil War ⓘ
width	approximately 90 feet ⓘ