Arlington Memorial Bridge
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Arlington Memorial Bridge
Made by kimberlyfaye
Constructed: 1926-1932 Builder/Architect: McKim, Mead and White Arlington Memorial Bridge and its related architectural, engineering, sculptural and landscape features are significant as important elements in the neoclassical urban design of the National Capital as it evolved during the first third of the 20th century. Successfully integrated with Washington's grand plan, the bridge composition enhances the monumental city as well as the riverscape. The low, neo-classical bridge is 2,163 feet long ant 90 feet between balustrades, carrying a 60-foot-wide roadway and 15-foot sidewalks. Nine broad arches cross the river; roadways pass through additional segmental-arched openings at either end. Except for the central bascule draw span, the bridge is of reinforced concrete construction faced with dressed North Carolina granite ashlar. The draw span is of the double leaf, underneath counterweight type and is faced with pressed ornamental molybdenum steel to blend with the masonry spans. Once one of the longest (216 ft.), heaviest (3000 tons), and fastest (one minute) such draw spans in the world it is now sealed and inoperative. Widely regarded as Washington's most beautiful bridge, Memorial Bridge symbolically links North and South in its alignment between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. The adjacent Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway terminus, Watergate steps, and monumental equestrian statuary join with the bridge in constituting a formal western terminus of the great Washington Mall composition at the edge of the Potomac. The bridge axis, angled southwesterly from the east west Mall axis, is carried on Memorial Avenue across the Boundary Channel Bridge to the Virginia shore. There it terminates at the Arlington Hemicycle, keystone of the grand renaissance gateway to Arlington National Cemetery, with Arlington House rising as the focal point on the hill above. The Virginia portion of Memorial Avenue approaching the cemetery serves as an Avenue-of Heroes for the placement of commemorative sculpture. The entire composition was designed by the prominent architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White during the 1920s. The piers between and supporting-the-arches are from 32 to 41 feet thick and rest on bedrock some 35 feet below water. Except for those on either riverbank which display unadorned square panels, they are ornamented with bas-relief eagles in discs 12 feet in diameter. The discs are flanked by fasces with axe blades projecting at the top. These details were designed by sculptor Carl Paul Jennewein. The masonry arches spanning the river are capped by six-foot-tall bison keystones sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor. Granite balustrades with recessed benches atop each pier delineate the upper edges of the bridge; the benches are set between granite blocks ornamented with Greek key banding. Specially designed lampposts are spaced along the curbs of the roadway. Submitted for 7/08/sh11 - Bridge Over Water.
Sacrifice III
Made by blahmni
Flanking the eastern ends of the Arlington Memorial Bridge (VA/DC) are The Arts of War designed by Leo Friedlander in 1951. In Sacrifice a standing female symbolizing the earth looks up to the rider Mars.
Equestrian Statue
Made by Ronnie R
A statue at the end of Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC, looking towards the Washington Monument.
Arlington Memorial Bridge
Made by Ronnie R
A view on the bridge looking towards Arlington National Cemetery.
horse statue
Made by brents pix
some big horse statue that loomed at me...argh!
Nearest places of interest:
| Seabees Memorial Visitors Center West Potomac Park Navy Marine Memorial | Lincoln Memorial Three Servicemen Statue Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Roosevelt Island |
