Ethel Kennedy Bridge
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The Ethel Kennedy Bridge is a beam bridge built in 2004 that carries Benning Road over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. It is an eight-lane bridge with pedestrian lanes on both sides. A separate Washington Metro bridge carrying the Blue, Orange and Silver lines crosses over the bridge near its western terminus, and parallels the bridge on the north. A third bridge in the area carries Benning Road over Kingman Lake.[3]
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Ethel Kennedy Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 38.897195°N 76.963649°W / 38.897195; -76.963649 |
Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians |
Crosses | Anacostia River, Kingman Island |
Locale | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Other name(s) | Benning Road Bridge |
Named for | Ethel Kennedy |
Owner | District Department of Transportation |
Preceded by | Washington Metro bridge |
Followed by | Whitney Young Memorial Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Plate girder bridge |
Total length | 548 feet (167 m)[1] |
No. of spans | 5 |
History | |
Construction start | 2002 |
Construction end | 2004 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 68,400 vehicles per day (1990)[2] |
Toll | Free both ways |
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