Key Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′08″N 77°04′11″W / 38.90222°N 77.06972°W |
| Characteristics | |
| Clearance below | 60 ft (18 m)[1][2] |
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| Location |  US 29 over the Potomac River between Rosslyn, Virginia, and Georgetown, Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°54′8″N 77°4′13″W / 38.90222°N 77.07028°W |
| Built | 1923 |
| Architect | Nathan C. Wyeth Max C. Tyler |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival arch bridge 1,701 ft (518.5 m) long |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000199[3] |
| VLR No. | DC Local |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 1, 1996[6] |
| Designated DCIHS | November 8, 1964[4] |
| Designated VLR | October 18, 1995[5] |
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The Francis Scott Key Bridge, more commonly known as the Key Bridge, is a six-lane reinforced concrete arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 29 (US 29) across the Potomac River between the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia, and the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1923, it is Washington's oldest surviving road bridge across the Potomac River.
Key Bridge was named for the poet Francis Scott Key, who wrote the words of the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner". It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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- ^ United States Coast Pilot. Atlantic Coast: Sandy Hook to Cape Henry. Vol. 3 (3rd ed.). 1930. p. 175.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board. September 30, 2009. p. 83. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. October 2014. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ "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 17, 2009.