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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
concrete bridge
historic place
road bridge
alsoKnownAs Connecticut Avenue Bridge
architect Edward Pearce Casey
carries Connecticut Avenue NW
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
design open-spandrel arch
engineer George S. Webster
function pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic
hasPart balustrades
decorative lion sculptures
ornamental lampposts
hasTrafficLanes 4
heritageDesignation District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
National Register of Historic Places
locatedInProtectedArea Rock Creek Park vicinity
location Washington, D.C.
maintainedBy District of Columbia Department of Transportation
material concrete
namedAfter William Howard Taft
neighborhood Kalorama
Woodley Park
notableFor decorative sculptures
early use of reinforced concrete
monumental design
NRHPListingDate 2003
numberOfSpans 3
opened 1907
owner District of Columbia Department of Transportation
startDate 1897
style Beaux-Arts

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Edward Pearce Casey notableWork Taft Bridge