Whitney Young Memorial Bridge
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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]
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Whitney Young Memorial Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 38.889764°N 76.964979°W / 38.889764; -76.964979 |
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; 68 years ago (1955-11-10) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 66,200 vehicles per day (1996)[2] |
Toll | Free both ways |
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