Burnside’s Bridge

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

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Burnside Bridge 1
Burnside’s Bridge canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War battlefield landmark
historic site
stone arch bridge
associatedWithEvent Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED
associatedWithWar American Civil War NERFINISHED
attackedByDuringBattle Union forces under Ambrose E. Burnside
battleCasualtiesContext site of heavy Union and Confederate casualties
builder local contractors (stone masons of Washington County)
constructionEnd 1837
constructionStart 1836
controlledByDuringBattle Confederate forces
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Antietam Creek NERFINISHED
currentFunction historic landmark and tourist attraction
dateOfEventSignificance September 17, 1862
featuredIn Civil War histories and documentaries
hasAccess public foot access via battlefield trails
hasAlternativeName Lower Bridge NERFINISHED
Rohrbach’s Bridge NERFINISHED
hasDesign stone arch
hasMaterial stone
hasNearbyMonuments Confederate memorials
Union memorials
hasView Antietam Creek valley NERFINISHED
heritageStatus protected within a U.S. National Battlefield
locatedIn Antietam National Battlefield NERFINISHED
Maryland
United States of America
surface form: United States

Washington County, Maryland NERFINISHED
managedBy National Park Service rangers NERFINISHED
namedAfter Ambrose E. Burnside NERFINISHED
nearestTown Sharpsburg, Maryland NERFINISHED
numberOfArches 3
originalFunction public road bridge
ownedBy National Park Service
partOf Antietam National Battlefield historic district NERFINISHED
Civil War heritage tourism sites
preservedAs battlefield monument
roleInBattle focal point of intense fighting at Antietam
significance iconic image in American Civil War history
symbol of the bloodiness of the Battle of Antietam
state Maryland
strategicImportance key crossing of Antietam Creek on Union left flank
touristActivities Civil War interpretation programs
walking tours
usedFor light vehicular traffic (historically)
pedestrian traffic

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Rohrbach’s Bridge alsoKnownAs Burnside’s Bridge
Union Ninth Corps front keyTerrain Burnside’s Bridge
this entity surface form: Burnside Bridge