John Phillip Sousa Bridge
The Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge was a crossing of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC at the site of the present John Philip Sousa Bridge. It was constructed in 1890 and demolished around 1939.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Also known as: “Anacostia Bridge”, “Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge”, and “Sousa Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John Philip Sousa Bridge and Congressional Cemetery.
John Philip Sousa Bridge
Bridge
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The John Philip Sousa Bridge, also known as the Sousa Bridge and the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge, is a continuous steel plate girder bridge that carries Pennsylvania Avenue SE across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., in the United States.
Congressional Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Congressional Cemetery, officially Washington Parish Burial Ground, is a historic and active cemetery located at 1801 E Street in Washington, D.C., United States, in the Hill East neighborhood on the west bank of the Anacostia River. Congressional Cemetery is situated 1,500 feet north of John Phillip Sousa Bridge.
Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It was located along the Anacostia River on East Capitol Street in the city's Hill East neighborhood. Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium is situated 1 mile north of John Phillip Sousa Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairlawn and Hill East.
Fairlawn
Neighborhood
Fairlawn is a working class and middle class residential neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C., United States. It is bounded by Interstate 295, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Minnesota Avenue SE, Naylor Road SE, and Good Hope Road SE.
Hill East
Neighborhood
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Hill East is a residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C. located in the Southeast quadrant of the city. It is bounded by the Kingman Park neighborhood at C Street to the north, by the Anacostia River to the east and south, and by Capitol Hill at 15th Street to the west.
Anacostia
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Anacostia is the popular name for the huge swathe of the capital consisting of the many neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. Its heart, in the small, historic neighborhood of Anacostia, is immediately across the Frederick Douglass Bridge from the Nationals Ballpark.
John Phillip Sousa Bridge
- Category: transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“John Phillip Sousa Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge”
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