Boulder Bridge and Ross Drive Bridge | |
 Ross Drive Bridge | |
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| Location | Rock Creek Park Washington, D.C. United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′13″N 77°02′45″W / 38.95352°N 77.045864°W |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | W. J. Douglas Army Corps of Engineers |
| Architectural style | Melan style |
| Part of | Rock Creek Park Historic District (ID91001524) |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000348 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1980[1] |
| Designated CP | October 23, 1991[2] |
The Ross Drive Bridge is a historic bridge located in the Washington, D.C. portion of Rock Creek Park, an urban national park listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ross Drive Bridge was originally constructed as a timber bridge in 1903 to carry Ross Drive over a tributary ravine of Rock Creek. The bridge was rebuilt in 1907 with a 168-foot span. It was designed and constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.[2][3]
Boulder Bridge and Ross Drive Bridge were added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1980. In addition, the bridges are contributing properties to the Rock Creek Park Historic District.[1][2]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "District of Columbia - Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). Government of the District of Columbia. September 1, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
- ^ "Under Military Rule". Rock Creek Park Administrative History. National Park Service. October 22, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2005. Retrieved July 16, 2009.