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.
- Bridge
- …lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 metre)
- …was formerly known as “Free Bridge”
- Description: bridge in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as“Francis Scott Key Bridge”“Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Georgetown University and Francis Scott Key Memorial.
Georgetown University
University
Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Georgetown University is situated 2,600 feet northwest of Key Bridge.
Francis Scott Key Memorial
Park
Francis Scott Key Memorial is a park and memorial…
Potomac Boat Club Building
The Potomac Boat Club is a rowing club on the Potomac River in Washington, DC. Potomac Boat Club Building is situated 630 feet north of Key Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosslyn and Georgetown.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant.
Key Bridge
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Latitude
38.90246° or 38° 54′ 9″ north
Longitude
-77.06985° or 77° 4′ 11″ west
Open location code
87C4WW2J+X3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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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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