Key Bridge
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 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.Photo: Jaakko H., CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Francis Scott Key Bridge” and “Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge”
- Historically known as: “Free Bridge”
Photo: HimalayanSnowLeopard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Francis Scott Key Memorial and Potomac Boat Club Building.
Francis Scott Key Memorial
Park
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Francis Scott Key Memorial is a park and memorial located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., at the intersection of 34th and M Streets, NW.
Potomac Boat Club Building
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Potomac Boat Club is a rowing club on the Potomac River in Washington, DC. It was established in 1869, originally as the Potomac Barge Club. The club provides a rowing hub for around 300 senior members, ranging in ability from recreational rowers to professional athletes. Potomac Boat Club Building is situated 630 feet north of Key Bridge.
US Marine Corps War Memorial
Photo: dbking, Public domain.
The United States Marine Corps War Memorial is a national memorial located in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775. US Marine Corps War Memorial is situated 1 mile south of Key Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosslyn and Georgetown.
Rosslyn
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized unincorporated area in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
Key Bridge
- Categories: deck arch bridge and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90246° or 38° 54′ 9″ northLongitude
-77.06985° or 77° 4′ 11″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C4WW2J+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 435842740OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Key Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “基伊大桥”
- Dutch: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- Dutch: “Key Bridge”
- French: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- French: “Key Bridge”
- French: “Pont Francis-Scott-Key”
- German: “Francis Scott Key Bridge (Washington, D.C.)”
- German: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- Japanese: “キー橋”
- Japanese: “フランシス・スコット・キー橋”
- Swedish: “Francis Scott Key Bridge”
- Urdu: “کی برج (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)”
- Urdu: “کی برج”
- Western Panjabi: “کی برج (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)”
- Western Panjabi: “کی برج”
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