🌉 16th Street Bridge (Washington, D.C.)

United States · Americas · 38.94°N, 77.04°W

The 16th Street Bridge, also known as the Piney Branch Bridge, is an automobile and pedestrian bridge that carries 16th Street NW over Piney Branch and Piney Branch Parkway in Washington, D.C. It was the first parabolic arch bridge in the United States. Construction on the first span began in 1905 as part of the northward extension of 16th Street, and was finished in 1907 but was never opened to traffic. The second span began construction in 1909 and was completed in 1910. The bridge was renovated in 1990, and again beginning in October 2014.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	38.94°N, 77.04°W · view on map

16th Street Bridge (Washington, D.C.) is located in United States, in Americas.

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