Whitney Young Memorial Bridge | |
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 The Whitney Young Bridge from the south in 2015 | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′23″N 76°57′54″W / 38.889764°N 76.964979°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Anacostia River |
| Locale | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Official name | Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Bridge |
| Other name(s) | East Capitol Street Bridge |
| Maintained by | District of Columbia Department of Transportation |
| Preceded by | Ethel Kennedy Bridge |
| Followed by | John Philip Sousa Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Plate girder bridge |
| Total length | 1,910 feet (580 m)[1] |
| Width | 86 feet (26 m)[2] |
| History | |
| Designer | J.E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, MD |
| Opened | November 10, 1955 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 66,200 vehicles per day (1996)[2] |
| Toll | Free both ways |
| Location | |
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The Whitney Young Memorial Bridge is a bridge that carries East Capitol Street across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. in the United States. Finished in 1955, it was originally called the East Capitol Street Bridge. It was renamed for civil rights activist Whitney Young in early 1974.[3][4] The bridge is 1,800 feet (550 m) long, its six lanes are 82 feet (25 m) wide, and it has 15 spans resting on 14 piers.[5][6]
- ^ "File #4822: "East Capitol Street Bridge 001"". Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ a b 2009 Data. National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration. United States Department of Transportation. 2009. Accessed 2010-07-05.
- ^ Bowman, LaBarbara. "Calvert St. Span Renamed for Ellington." The Washington Post. December 12, 1974.
- ^ Some sources say the renaming came in 1973. See: Kelly, John F. "Bridges Carry Bits of History Along With the Traffic." The Washington Post. April 21, 2005.
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