Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge is a multiple through arch bridge that carries South Capitol Street over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. Completed in 2021, it replaced an older swing bridge that was constructed in 1950 as the South Capitol Street Bridge.
- Bridge
- …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
- …is named after Frederick Douglass
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Also known as“Capitol Street Bridge”“Douglass Bridge”“Frederick Douglass Bridge”“South Capitol Street Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Nationals Park
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1,600 feet north of Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
Audi Field
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2,000 feet west of Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
National Defense University
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2,800 feet west of Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterfront and Southwest.
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
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Latitude
38.86847° or 38° 52′ 7″ north
Longitude
-77.00561° or 77° 0′ 20″ west
Open location code
87C4VX9V+9Q
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge” goes by many names.
Frederick Douglass Memorial BridgeDutch
فریڈرک ڈگلس میموریل برجUrdu
فریڈرک ڈگلس میموریل برجWestern Panjabi
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