Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge

This article is about the bridge over Rock Creek. For historical and current bridges over the Anacostia River, see Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge (1890) and John Philip Sousa Bridge.
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
Coordinates38°54′17″N 77°03′22″W / 38.90472°N 77.05611°W / 38.90472; -77.05611
CarriesPennsylvania Avenue
CrossesRock Creek
LocaleWashington, D.C.
Other name(s)Meigs Bridge
OwnerDistrict of Columbia Department of Transportation
Characteristics
DesignDeck arch
Material1860: Cast iron
1916: Concrete
Total length1860: 200 feet (61 m);
1916: 276 feet (84 m)
Width1916: 73 feet (22 m)
Height1916: 40 feet (12 m)
History
DesignerMontgomery C. Meigs (1860);
District of Columbia Government (1916)
Fabrication byPhoenix Iron Co., Philadelphia (1860)
Construction start1858; 1913
Construction end1860; 1916
Opened1860
Location
Map

The Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge conveys Pennsylvania Avenue across Rock Creek and the adjoining Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, between the neighborhoods of Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Northwest Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania Avenue terminates at M Street immediately west of the bridge.[1]

Original configuration

The original appearance of the bridge in the 1860s

The original bridge at this site was constructed of large cast iron pipes by the Army Corps of Engineers from 1858 to 1860. Montgomery C. Meigs designed the bridge and supervised its construction as part of the original construction of the Washington Aqueduct. It was officially named the Meigs Bridge after it was completed,[1] although name that never caught on and it was often called other names such as the Tubular Bridge.[2]

At its construction, it was the only bridge made entirely of cast iron of substantial size in the United States. It was initially intended to be solely an aqueduct bridge carrying water mains connected to the Georgetown Reservoir, but the onset of the Civil War necessitated making it a vehicular crossing as well.[1] The level of traffic was such that the wooden deck had to be replaced every three years.[2]

The bridge used an innovative design in which the 48-inch water pipes themselves formed the load-bearing arches of the bridge supporting the roadway.[1] A water pressure engine in the west abutment supplied water to a reservoir at the current site of the Georgetown branch of the D. C. Public Library to feed the significant part of the City of Georgetown that was too high to be directly fed by the main Washington Aqueduct.[2] A horse-drawn streetcar line crossed the bridge from 1863 to 1872, when it was rerouted over the nearby M Street Bridge.[1]

Current configuration

In 1913, the D.C. Board of Commissioners opted to build an expanded arch bridge around the existing bridge rather than construct a completely new steel-girder bridge for cost reasons. The United States Commission of Fine Arts, the agency tasked with reviewing architectural projects in the capital, opposed the plan on aesthetic grounds, saying that the arch design would clash with the existing Q Street Bridge upstream, but their recommendations were ignored.[1]

The expanded bridge was built of reinforced concrete with a smooth granite facing.[1] The abutments and water mains of the original bridge are encased inside the expanded bridge, which still transports water to this day, although they no longer support the bridge's load.[2] The new bridge was significantly wider than the original; increasing from 17 feet to 73 feet.[1]

By 2015, the bridge was considered structurally deficient, with a 15-month rehabilitation planned for summer.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. DC-21, "Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge"
  2. ^ a b c d DeFerrari, John (6 August 2013). "On Pennsylvania Ave, Georgetown's other aqueduct bridge". Streets of Washington. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ^ Holt, Brady (11 February 2015). "Agency Tweaks Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Plan". The Georgetown Dish. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge (Rock Creek).

Read other articles:

Garota de Ipanema

Garota de IpanemaSingel oleh Stan Getz dan João Gilbertodari album Getz/GilbertoDirilis1963 (1963)[1]DirekamMaret 1963GenreBossa novajazzLabelVervePenciptaAntônio Carlos Jobim (musik)Vinicius de Moraes (lirik Portugal)Norman Gimbel (lirik Inggris)ProduserCreed Taylor Garota de Ipanema (bahasa Portugis yang artinya Gadis dari Ipanema) atau judul versi Inggrisnya The Girl from Ipanema adalah sebuah lagu bossa nova yang terkenal, dan menjadi lagu hit di seluruh dunia pada pertenga...

 

 

Josef Dobrovský

Josef DobrovskýPotret Josef Dobrovský oleh František TkadlíkLahir(1753-08-17)17 Agustus 1753Balassagyarmat, Kerajaan HungariaMeninggal6 Januari 1829(1829-01-06) (umur 75)Brno, Kekaisaran AustriaMinat utamafilologi, sejarah Dipengaruhi Johann Christoph Adelung[1] Josef Dobrovský Josef Dobrovský (17 Agustus 1753 – 6 Januari 1829) adalah seorang filolog dan sejarawan Ceko yang menjadi tokoh penting dalam Kebangkitan Nasional Ceko bersama Josef Jungmann. K...

 

 

Andi Putra

Andi Putra Bupati Kuantan Singingi ke-5Masa jabatan2 Juni 2021 – 19 Oktober 2021PresidenJoko WidodoGubernurSyamsuarWakilSuhardiman Amby PendahuluMursiniPenggantiSuhardiman Amby (Plt.)Ketua DPRD Kabupaten Kuantan SingingiMasa jabatan2014 – 2020 PendahuluMuslimPenggantiZulhendri Nazaruddin (Plt.)AdamKetua Komisi C DPRD Kabupaten Kuantan SingingiMasa jabatan2012 – 2014Ketua DPRDMuslimKetua Komisi A DPRD Kabupaten Kuantan SingingiMasa jabatan2009 – ...

Akademi Seni dan Desain Indonesia Surakarta

Akademi Seni dan Desain Indonesia SurakartaNama lainASDI SurakartaJenisPerguruan Tinggi SwastaDidirikan4 Agustus 1999AlamatJl. Garuda Mas No.3, Pabelan, Kartasura, Kabupaten Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah, 57162, IndonesiaBahasaBahasa IndonesiaSitus webasdi.ac.id Akademi Seni dan Desain Indonesia Surakarta (disingkat ASDI Surakarta) adalah salah satu perguruan tinggi swasta di Indonesia yang berlokasi di Kabupaten Sukoharjo, Jawa Tengah. Pimpinan Unsur pimpinan ASDI Surakarta terdiri dari: Direktur: ...

 

 

العلاقات النرويجية البلغارية

العلاقات النرويجية البلغارية النرويج بلغاريا   النرويج   بلغاريا تعديل مصدري - تعديل   العلاقات النرويجية البلغارية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين النرويج وبلغاريا.[1][2][3][4][5] مقارنة بين البلدين هذه مقارنة عامة ومرجعية للدولتين: وجه ال...

 

 

أكرون (نيويورك)

  لمعانٍ أخرى، طالع أكرون (توضيح). أكرون     الإحداثيات 43°01′09″N 78°29′40″W / 43.01917°N 78.49444°W / 43.01917; -78.49444   [1] تاريخ التأسيس 1829[2]  تقسيم إداري  البلد الولايات المتحدة[3][4]  التقسيم الأعلى مقاطعة إيري  خصائص جغرافية  المساحة 5.209758...

Pannage

Method of raising pigs Men knocking down acorns to feed swine, from the 14th century English Queen Mary Psalter, MS. Royal 2 B VII f.81v Modern-day pannage, or common of mast, in the New Forest Pannage is the practice of releasing livestock-pigs in a forest, so that they can feed on fallen acorns, beechmast, chestnuts or other nuts. Historically, it was a right or privilege granted to local people on common land or in royal forests across much of Europe.[1] The practice was historical...

 

 

Porin (protein)

Group of transport proteins A sucrose specific porin from Salmonella typhimurium, a gram-negative bacterium. PDB: 1A0S​ Gram-negative porinIdentifiersSymbolPorin_08134891516PfamPF00267Pfam clanCL0193InterProIPR001702PROSITEPDOC00498SCOP21mpf / SCOPe / SUPFAMTCDB1.B.1OPM superfamily31OPM protein1phoCDDcd01345Available protein structures:Pfam  structures / ECOD  PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBjPDBsumstructure summary Porins are beta barrel proteins that cross a cellular membrane and act ...

 

 

Academic degree

College or university diploma Not to be confused with Academic ranks. An academic degree is a qualification awarded to a student upon successful completion of a course of study in higher education, usually at a college or university. These institutions often offer degrees at various levels, usually divided into undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. The most common undergraduate degree is the bachelor's degree, although some educational systems offer lower-level undergraduate degrees such as...

مسجد الشيخ ابو الحسن

مسجد الشيخ أبو الحسن معلومات عامة الموقع قم[1]  القرية أو المدينة أراك، محافظة مركزي الدولة  إيران تعديل مصدري - تعديل   مسجد الشيخ أبو الحسن هو مسجد تاريخي يعود إلى عصر الدولة البهلوية، ويقع في أراك.[2] مراجع ^ Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database، 2 نوفمبر 2017، QID:Q28563569 ^ Encyclopaed...

 

 

The Encyclopedia of New York City

Reference book on New York City This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: The Encyclopedia of New York City – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Encyclopedia ofNew York City Hardcover, 2nd edition.CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglis...

 

 

Шаблон:Мифология

МифологияРитуально-мифологическийкомплекс Система ценностей Сакральное Миф Мономиф Теория основного мифа Ритуал Обряд Праздник Жречество Мифологическое сознание Магическое мышление Низшая мифология Модель мира Цикличность Сотворение мира Мировое яйцо Мифическое �...

Archer John Porter Martin

Pour les articles homonymes, voir Porter et Martin. Archer John Porter MartinBiographieNaissance 1er mars 1910LondresDécès 28 juillet 2002 (à 92 ans)LlangarronNom dans la langue maternelle Archer MartinNationalité britanniqueFormation PeterhouseBedford School (en)Activités Biochimiste, chimiste, professeur d'universitéConjoint Judith Bagenal (d) (à partir de 1941)Autres informationsA travaillé pour Université de technologie d'Eindhoven (à partir de 1964)Université de Cambridg...

 

 

Новотитаровское сельское поселение

Сельское поселение России (МО 2-го уровня)Новотитаровское сельское поселение Флаг[d] Герб 45°14′09″ с. ш. 38°58′16″ в. д.HGЯO Страна  Россия Субъект РФ Краснодарский край Район Динской Включает 4 населённых пункта Адм. центр Новотитаровская Глава сельского пос�...

 

 

土库曼斯坦总统

土库曼斯坦总统土库曼斯坦国徽土库曼斯坦总统旗現任谢尔达尔·别尔德穆哈梅多夫自2022年3月19日官邸阿什哈巴德总统府（Oguzkhan Presidential Palace）機關所在地阿什哈巴德任命者直接选举任期7年，可连选连任首任萨帕尔穆拉特·尼亚佐夫设立1991年10月27日 土库曼斯坦土库曼斯坦政府与政治 国家政府 土库曼斯坦宪法 国旗 国徽 国歌 立法機關（英语：National Council of Turkmenistan） ...

哈萨克斯坦总统

此条目序言章节没有充分总结全文内容要点。 (2019年3月21日)请考虑扩充序言，清晰概述条目所有重點。请在条目的讨论页讨论此问题。 哈萨克斯坦總統哈薩克總統旗現任Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев卡瑟姆若马尔特·托卡耶夫自2019年3月20日在任任期7年首任努尔苏丹·纳扎尔巴耶夫设立1990年4月24日（哈薩克蘇維埃社會主義共和國總統） 哈萨克斯坦 哈萨克斯坦政府...

 

 

Emergency Tariff of 1921

United States federal law Emergency Tariff of 1921Long titleAn Act Imposing temporary duties upon certain agricultural products to meet present emergencies, and to provide revenue; to regulate commerce with foreign countries; to prevent dumping of foreign merchandise on the markets of the United States; to regulate the value of foreign money; and for other purposes.Enacted bythe 67th United States CongressEffectiveMay 27, 1921CitationsPublic lawPub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States)&#...

 

 

County Bandera, Texas

Bandera County, TexasThe Bandera County Courthouse in Bandera. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1979.Lokasi di negara bagian TexasLokasi negara bagian Texas di Amerika SerikatDidirikan1856SeatBanderaWilayah • Keseluruhan798 sq mi (2.067 km2) • Perairan6 sq mi (16 km2), 0.73%Populasi • (2010)20.608 • Kepadatan23/sq mi (9/km²)Situs webwww.banderacounty.org Bandera...

A. A. Thomson

Versatile English writer 1894–1968 A. A. Thomson Arthur Alexander Thomson, MBE (7 April 1894 at Harrogate, Yorkshire – 2 June 1968 near Lord's in London) was an English writer best known for his books on cricket, for which he used the byline A. A. Thomson. He wrote nearly 60 books in all, including plays, novels, verse, humour and travel books. Before turning his hand to cricket writing, he was a drama critic and a columnist for the Radio Times and for a Sunday newspaper, while working al...

 

 

Garrison, North Dakota

City in North Dakota, United StatesGarrison, North DakotaCityGarrison in 2009Location of Garrison, North DakotaCoordinates: 47°39′10″N 101°25′0″W / 47.65278°N 101.41667°W / 47.65278; -101.41667CountryUnited StatesStateNorth DakotaCountyMcLeanFounded1905Government • MayorStuart MerryArea[1] • Total1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2) • Land1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2) • Water0.00 sq m...