Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . companies. Thereare now the Long Bridge across the Potomac, which is alsoused for a railway, and the Navy Yard and Bennings, or theUpper Bridge, across the Anacostia. The Baltimore andPotomac Railroad Bridge also crosses the Anacostia abovethe Navy-yard. In 1809 a pile bridge, 1 m. long, with a draw on the E. andW. ends, was in use across the Potomac. The SW. end wasiestroyed in 1814, by order of the Government, during thepresence of a foreign enemy.
Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . companies. Thereare now the Long Bridge across the Potomac, which is alsoused for a railway, and the Navy Yard and Bennings, or theUpper Bridge, across the Anacostia. The Baltimore andPotomac Railroad Bridge also crosses the Anacostia abovethe Navy-yard. In 1809 a pile bridge, 1 m. long, with a draw on the E. andW. ends, was in use across the Potomac. The SW. end wasiestroyed in 1814, by order of the Government, during thepresence of a foreign enemy. It was restored in 1816. In1832 the Government purchased it and built a new one, whichwas destroyed by ice in 1836. It was restored in 1838. In1850 it was proposed to build an iron or stone arched bridge,but after plans were submitted the matter dropped. Therailroad portion of the present Potomac bridge was built in1872. The entire structure consists of a way for vehiclesand pedestrians and for the track of the Washington andAlexandria Railroad. Near the Washington end is a smalldraw over the E. channel. From this point a causeway crosses. 54 BRIDGES. vhe marshes of the river to the Virghiia channel, which is sur-mounted by a wooden structure, with a draw sufficient to ad-mit of the passage of the largest vessels. It was by this bridgethat most of the vast armies of the United States marched intoVirginia during the rebellion, 1861-65. The Navy Yard Bridge across the Anacostia, from thethe foot of 11 St. E., to Uniontown or East Washington,supplanted a wooden structure, built in 1819. It was overthis bridge that Booth escaped after the assassination ofPresident Lincoln. The new Wrought Iron Truss Bridge, erected under act of Congress, June22, 1874, and opened June, 1875, cost, $146,000. Has horizontal top and bot-tom chords, vertical posts of Phoenix columns, and diagonal tie rods, built byClark, Reeves & Co., Phoenixville, Penn.; is 1700 ft. long; roadway 20 , and two si
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