George Mason Memorial Bridge
The George Mason Memorial is a memorial to Founding Father George Mason, the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights that inspired the United States Bill of Rights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: artwork by Wendy M. Ross
- Also known as: “14th Street Bridge”, “Geo Mason Bridge”, “George Mason Bridge”, “George Mason Memorial”, “Highway Bridge”, “Old Highway Bridge”, and “Potomac Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thomas Jefferson Memorial and Pentagon.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
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The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C., built in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the nation's third president. Thomas Jefferson Memorial is situated 2,300 feet northeast of George Mason Memorial Bridge.
Pentagon
Military installation
Photo: David B. Gleason, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II. Pentagon is situated 3,700 feet west of George Mason Memorial Bridge.
George Mason Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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The 14th Street bridges are a set of adjacent five road and rail bridges that cross the Potomac River, connecting Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. A major gateway for automotive, bicycle and rail traffic, the bridge complex is named for 14th Street, which feeds automotive traffic into it on the D.C. end.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwest and National Landing.
Southwest
Quarter
Southwest is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street.
National Landing
Neighborhood
National Landing is an area in Northern Virginia encompassing parts of the Crystal City and Pentagon City neighborhoods of Arlington County and the Potomac Yard neighborhood in the city of Alexandria.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
George Mason Memorial Bridge
- Categories: National Memorial of the United States and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“George Mason Memorial Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “乔治·梅森纪念堂”
- Dutch: “George Mason Memorial”
- French: “George Mason Memorial”
- French: “Mémorial George Mason”
- German: “George Mason Memorial”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת ג’ורג‘ מייסון”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת ג’ורג’ מייסון”
- Portuguese: “George Mason Memorial”
- Russian: “Мемориал Джорджа Мейсона”
- Spanish: “Memorial a George Mason”
- Urdu: “جارج میسن میموریل”
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