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Structure-ID: s0001280

Created on: 07/02/01

Modified on: 06/09/07

Taft Bridge
William H. Taft Bridge, Connecticut Avenue Bridge, "Million Dollar Bridge"

Built:	1897 - 1907
Status:	in use
Address:	Connecticut Avenue
Location:	Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Crosses:	Rock Creek

Connecticut Avenue Bridge (William H. Taft Bridge), Washington, D.C.<br>HAER, DC,WASH,560-1)

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Role	Name	Part of structure

Designer	George S. Morison
Architect	Edward Casey

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	Description	Value
Construction materials used
deck	reinforced concrete
arches	un-reinforced concrete
Dimensions

	total length	274.5 m

Chronology

1931

Named after President William Howard Taft.

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	HAER: Connecticut Avenue Bridge, Spans Rock Creek & Potomac Pkwy. at Connecticut Av, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
	Historic Bridges of the United States: Connecticut Avenue Bridge

Relevant Literature
	Jackson, Donald C. Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 114-115.

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