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following the flood they chose to build a replacement bridge which they worked on from
November 1870 until it opened on May 15, 1872. The day the new bridge opened, the old railroad bridge, which had been partially repaired, was closed. The new bridge was 36 ft (11 m) wide with both a carriageway and a railway, 9 ft (2.7 m) above the water, and nearly a mile long with solid abutments built of sandstone from Freestone Point and blue gneiss from the quarries above Georgetown. The draws were 61 and 96 ft (19 and 29 m) long. The bridge had three parts, a 700 ft long (210 m) bridge over the Washington Channel, a 2,000 ft long (610 m) bridge over the Virginia Channel and a 1,980 ft long (600 m) earth causeway between masonry walls on the flats between the channels.
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848:(B&P) Company and thus the bridge, began to push Congress to authorize a replacement of the 1872 Long Bridge with one that would eliminate some of its well-documented problems. They wanted one high enough for sailing vessels to pass beneath, that could serve multiple carriers and end the problems caused by freshets. They also wanted a second bridge for non-rail traffic. The new bridge they proposed would enter the city on a viaduct and, with a tunnel under Virginia Avenue, eliminate all grade-crossings as well as connect to a new Union Station. A February 12, 1901, act of Congress authorized the construction of the new double-track railroad bridge and an adjacent Highway Bridge. The act also led to the creation of the
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270,000 to operate and maintain, while also causing traffic tie-ups. Later that year, the Army Corps of
Engineers, decided that Potomac River bridges upstream of Hains Point would no longer require a lift or draw span and that once the Mason Bridge was completed, the existing draws would be sealed. Construction of the Mason Bridge was completed in 1962 and the Long Bridge ceased opening except for a few exceptions. The last time it was opened was March 1969 to allow barges used in the removal of the old Highway Bridge to pass through. The tender's control house, or shanty, on top of the draw remained - often used as a billboard for Georgetown crew races until it was removed in late 1982 or early 1983.
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draws, completed without rails. On
February 18, 1865, the U.S. Military railroad engine Charles Minot was crossing the old bridge when its weight caused the span to fail. The failure was such that the military decided it was easier and important enough to take possession of the new bridge and install rail on it than repair the old one. The rails were moved to the new bridge - which was then called Railroad Bridge - and the old bridge - then Turnpike Bridge - became used for non-rail traffic only, as had been recommended in the prior year.
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933:(FRA), began a High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail grant-funded comprehensive study for the rehabilitation or replacement of the Long Bridge. After a series of phased studies, the determined that the bridge had inadequate capacity and redundancy. The bridge was rehabilitated in 2016 and CSX determined that it was sufficient to meet their freight needs, but in 2019 DDOT and FRA reported that a second bridge was needed to serve increased passenger rail needs. A third bridge was also proposed to create a new bicycle/pedestrian crossing.
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and strengthened. On
February 7, 1895, the Evening Star reported that the Potomac was frozen near the docks. The ice was five inches thick with an extra two inches of snow on top. The ice was being blocked by the Long Bridge. The bridge acted as a sort of dam and created conditions that could lead to a flood. It had cost the District Government $ 5,000 to clear the ice in 1893. Within 30 years, the railroad and regional leaders began making plans for a replacement.
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899:. Work on bridge reconstruction began in mid-1942 and completed on November 9, 1943. It allowed heavily loaded trains to cross at 45 miles per hour (72 kilometres per hour), whereas before they were limited to 15 mph (24 km/h) for freight and 20 mph (32 km/h) for passenger trains. The through-truss swing span was retained.
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the broad carriageway in the center. The rest was for walkways on each side, protected from center traffic by a guardrail. It was built on 201 piers, with 20 lamps, a 25 ft (7.6 m) wide draw on one side and a 35 ft (11 m) wide one on the other. A 100 ft long (30 m) wharf was constructed near one of the draws.
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historically been one of the worst bottlenecks in the national rail system, often operating at 98 percent capacity. The Final
Environmental Impact Statement and FRA's Record of Decision was issued on September 4, 2020. This approval clears the way for final engineering design, financing and construction of the Long Bridge expansion.
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In 1860, the
President of the B&O company had requested, and been denied, permission to reinforce or replace the bridge. The beginning of the Civil War in 1861, and the secession of the state of Virginia on May 23, 1861, made the military value of the bridge evident. On May 25, 1861, 13,000 Union
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October 1, 1870, flood damaged the existing bridges beyond repair, with much of the causeway, wooden superstructure and spans carried away. Prior to the flood, the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company had been given the rights to the bridges on the condition that they maintain them. Immediately
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enter upon, take possession of, hold and use all railroads, engines, cars, locomotives, and equipment that may be required for the transport of troops, arms, ammunition, and military supplies of the United States, and to do and perform all acts... that may be necessary and proper... for the safe and
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Commerce Department performed a study of Washington, DC area drawbridges and determined that the cost and inconvenience of maintaining the draw bridges was not worth the advantages of keeping the river navigable. The three bridges at 14th Street opened only 315 times in 1954 and cost $
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Despite the new design the 1872 bridge continued to be damaged by freshets, it blocked river traffic and was not wide enough for two tracks. On
February 12, 1881, ice freshets damaged the bridge by taking out three spans. It re-opened for traffic on February 19, 1881 In 1884, the bridge was rebuilt
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February 22, 1831, high water and ice carried away several spans of the bridge, leading to closure and bankruptcy of the bridge company. The following year, Congress purchased the bridge for $ 20,000 (equal to $ 572,250 today), and appropriated $ 60,000 to repair it. However, more funds would be
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near 14th Street SW. Before the bridge was built, only a ferryboat connected the city of Washington and Alexandria County. The ferryboat ride made for a treacherous crossing when the river froze as the river was very wide. The bridge was 36 ft (11 m) wide, with 29 ft (8.8 m) for
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On July 23, 1864, a new, stronger bridge, built by the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad Company was completed about 100 feet (30 m) downriver. Work on the 5,104 ft long (1,556 m) bridge began in June 1863 and built a bridge with 203 spans and two 82 ft long (25 m)
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and was painted a bright red. It was 2,528.5 ft (770.7 m) long (about 450 ft (140 m) longer than the 1872 Bridge), consisted of eleven spans on twelve stone piers and sat 27 ft (8.2 m) above the water line. It created a wider channel, 100 ft (30 m) wide, on
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to the Long Bridge on the north shore by 1855 and in Alexandria by the end of 1857. However, the Virginia legislature had banned any other connections and tracks were not placed on the bridge. Goods were offloaded, transported over the bridge in omnibuses over the bridge and reloaded on the other
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announced a deal to expand rail service in Virginia. As part of the deal, Virginia will build a new two-track bridge parallel to the existing Long Bridge. The new bridge will be used for Amtrak and VRE trains, allowing the Long Bridge to be used solely for freight traffic. The Long Bridge has
276:. The first was built in 1808 for foot, horse and stagecoach traffic, and bridges in the vicinity were repaired and replaced several times in the 19th century. The current bridge was built in 1904 and substantially modified in 1942. It has only been used for railroad traffic and is owned by
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both sides of the pivot than the old bridge did. In the early years, the bridge was often referred to as the "Railroad Bridge" to distinguish it from "Highway Bridge". It was also sometimes known as the "14th Street Railroad Bridge". It wasn't until the 1980s, during planning of the
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the President, officers of the country and American troops used it to retreat to Virginia and burnt the south end of the bridge behind them. The next day, British troops burned the north end of the bridge as they entered the City of Washington. The bridge was repaired by 1818.
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but not the B&O. It acquired the property of the Washington Southern Railway, the B&P Railroad terminals in Washington and Long Bridge. Two years later, on July 31, 1900, a New Jersey holding company was formed between PRR, ACL, Southern Railway, C&O,
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signed it into law soon after. It was built to provide foot, horse and stagecoach traffic to Washington City. It was the second bridge to cross the Potomac in the District of Columbia, following a 1797 span at a narrower crossing near Little Falls, upstream of
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and his Cabinet present. It was to remain in its current state until the mid-1850s. In March 1847, the Virginia Assembly voted to formally accept the retrocession of Alexandria and Arlington, and thus the south approach of the bridge became part of Virginia.
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The now fully funded Long Bridge expansion is expected to be finished by 2030, and "all the money in the world will not get the Long Bridge done before 2030," according Donald "DJ" Stadtler Jr., executive director of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority.
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was complete. On January 11, 1906, the first streetcars used the 14th Street Bridge southbound, while the northbound cars continued using the old bridge. Northbound streetcars switched on February 12, when the bridge was officially opened as the
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In 2019, Virginia announced that it would help fund and build a new rail bridge parallel to the existing one to double its capacity, following the plans that have been studied by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and
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Both the Turnpike Bridge and the Railroad Bridge were damaged in the 1870 flood. Railroad Bridge was partially repaired and continued to be used until May 14, 1872, when a new bridge replaced it. It was then removed in late 1872.
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At the direction of the military in early 1862, new tracks were laid for the approaches, the rail bed was repaired and tracks were laid across the bridge. The new connection opened on February 9, 1862. On February 11, 1862,
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On June 30, 1891, the B&P Railroad granted the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway trackage rights over the bridge to its Washington station On August 1, 1895, the B&P Railroad granted the use of the bridge to the
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sought to break B&O's monopoly in the District. Local and federal politics along with personal interests of politicians made it possible for the newcomer to gain access to the city. Pennsylvania Senator
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completed in 1907. In April of that year the B&P submitted plans for the railroad bridge to the Secretary of War and the board of engineers overseeing the project which were approved later that year.
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Railroad Bridge opened on February 21, 1865, and carried only railroad traffic. On November 15, 1865, with the end of the war, the U.S. Military Railroad gave the bridge to the
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National Railway Historical Society - Washington DC Chapter - History of the Long Railroad Bridge Crossing Across the Potomac River by Robert Cohen -
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was provided access to Washington City through the Northeast quadrant. There were several attempts to bring the railroad to Alexandria City. The
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A board of commissioners oversaw the subscription of stocks to raise capital for the build, not to exceed $ 200,000, equal to $ 3,815,000 today.
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During the war, wounded Union soldiers were carried across the bridge to hospitals set up all over the city. The closest was
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A new railroad bridge was constructed in 1904 and the 1872 Bridge remained in use for vehicles and trolley cars until the
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Working Magic with Cornstalks and Beanpoles: Records Relating to the U.S. Military Railroads during the Civil WarSummer
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Long Bridge (right) with the Metrorail bridge (center) and the Arland D. Williams Jr., Memorial Bridge (left) in 1992
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The old span (left) and the new (right) Long Bridge after rails were moved over in 1865 looking toward Washington, DC
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Extension of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad across the Long Bridge - The Evening Star - Tuesday, May 22, 1860
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was appointed Military Director and Superintendent of the Union railroads, with the staff rank of colonel, by
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100 cents with an additional 12 1/2 cents for each horse or other animal (more than two) pulling the carriage
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The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
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http://www.dcnrhs.org/learn/washington-d-c-railroad-history/history-of-the-long-bridge
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also has trackage rights on the bridge but does not currently exercise those rights.
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was built to guard the bridge to avoid the passage of spies and invasion by the
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owned equally by six companies including the PRR and B&O (which obtained
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and B&O to control the line between Richmond, VA and the Long Bridge.
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1943:"History of the Long Railroad Bridge Crossing Across the Potomac River"
1646:. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. 1893. p. Appendix J.
1376:"Touring the Forts South of the Potomac: Fort Runyan and Fort Jackson"
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Mr. Lincoln's Forts: A Guide to the Civil War Defenses of Washington
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Norfolk Southern Railway History, "Orange and Alexandria Railroad"
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1945:. DC Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. Archived from
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needed to complete the project and the total cost was $ 114,126.
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Horse or neat cattle not pulling a coach or cart or with a rider:
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3 cents each (Only one person per team or drove passes for free)
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6 1/4 cents (Only one person per team or drove passes for free)
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is the common name used for three successive bridges connecting
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in 1968 when the Pennsylvania Railroad and its longtime rival
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1872–1906: Pedestrians, horses, vehicles, railroad, streetcars
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Fears of Flood - The Evening Star - February 7, 1895 - page 2
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Eisen, Jack (January 29, 1983). "Long Bridge Shanty Razed".
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1280:"An Act Concerning the Potomac bridge and the Centre market"
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The through-truss swing span of the 1904 Long Bridge in 2010
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On October 30, 1835, the bridge was reopened with President
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Cooling, Benjamin Franklin III; Owen, Walton H. II (2010).
1343:. Washington, DC: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. p. 29.
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Piedmont Railroaders, Spring 2002. Accessed June 19, 2008.
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1595:"Removal of the Old Railroad Bridge Across the Potomac".
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Long Bridge, Washington DC, Aerial, Looking North in 2022
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Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Electric Railway
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1565:"The Long Bridge and the Improvement of the Channel".
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Long Bridge, Washington DC, Aerial, Looking NE in 2022
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in 1838 also showing the islands visible at low water
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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
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http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1901.pdf
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http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1904.pdf
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http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1900.pdf
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http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1898.pdf
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http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1895.pdf
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http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1891.pdf
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http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1894.pdf
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http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1884.pdf
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http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1881.pdf
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1141:"The Long Bridge Project - Notice of Intent No. 166"
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1156:(166): 59036–59038. August 26, 2016. Archived from
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Bridge series between Washington, D.C. and Virginia
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2080:"Long Bridge Project Draft EIS Executive Summary"
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2011:"Traffic Drops 3 to 7 Per Cent Here in March".
1494:"Burlington weekly hawk-eye". October 22, 1964.
1229:- 10th Congress Session I - Chapter 15 - 1808.
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1538:"Five Hundred Feet of the Long Bridge Gone".
1382:(New ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 92.
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2213:Arlington County Website - Long Bridge Park
2189:"Youngkin Inheriting Massive Rail Projects"
1971:vol. 118, No. 3 (January 20, 1945): 187–90.
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1996:"Smith Pushes New Crossings Of Potomac".
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2138:"Long Bridge Project - Final EIS/ROD"
2130:District Department of Transportation
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1437:United States War Department (1900).
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832:Second railroad bridge (1904–present)
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2187:Foretek, Jared (November 29, 2021).
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1110:"Executive summary and chapters 1–3"
2041:"Potomac's Lift Spans On Way Out".
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1967:"Ingenuity Marks Bridge Renewal,"
1341:Bridges and the City of Washington
1115:. Long Bridge study final report.
1029:George Washington Memorial Parkway
906:Ownership of the bridge passed to
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492:Survey of the Potomac showing the
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1505:"District Matters in Congress".
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2241:Bridges over the Potomac River
1644:Report of the Secretary of War
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846:Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
589:Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
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37:The Long Bridge seen from the
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312:Washington Bridge (1809–1870)
97:1904–Present: Railroad only (
1905:"Material for Long Bridge".
1890:"Plans for Potomac Bridge".
1657:PRR Chronology: July 2, 1872
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540:Map of the city showing the
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1321:"The Washington Bridge".
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1923:"CROSS ON NEW BRIDGE".
1848:"The Potomac Bridges".
1833:"TRACKS ON A VIADUCT".
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2026:"Beaten to the Draw".
1981:"Potomac's Red Span".
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1818:"Notice to Mariners".
1788:"Long Bridge Closed".
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188:Rail characteristics
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2168:. September 4, 2020
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1580:"Washington City".
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1207:"The Long Bridge".
1181:The Washington Post
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272:, over the
262:Long Bridge
77: /
52:Coordinates
25:Long Bridge
2225:Categories
2146:January 4,
2110:January 8,
2088:January 4,
1398:2009018392
1125:January 3,
1093:References
864:, a Pratt
331:Georgetown
244:23 freight
228:Statistics
65:77°02′18″W
62:38°52′29″N
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1072:Civil War
926:breakup.
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41:shore in
1953:July 29,
1467:Prologue
1411:March 7,
1035:See also
1027:and the
1017:Pentagon
778:RF&P
623:General
251:Location
180:Capacity
156:Material
924:Conrail
790:C&O
544:in 1850
528:in 1839
496:in 1837
480:side.'
307:History
220:Rebuilt
207:History
114:Crosses
90:Carries
45:in 1861
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285:Amtrak
212:Opened
198:tracks
130:, U.S.
124:Locale
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