William Howard Taft Bridge
The Taft Bridge is a historic bridge located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Built in 1906, it carries Connecticut Avenue over the Rock Creek gorge, including Rock Creek and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, connecting the neighborhoods of Woodley Park and Kalorama.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: historic bridge in Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.; carries Connecticut Ave NW over Rock Creek gorge
- Also known as: “Million Dollar Bridge”, “New Connecticut Avenue Bridge”, “Taft Bridge”, and “William Howard Taft Memorial Bridge”
- Historically known as: “Connecticut Avenue Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge and Phillips Collection.
Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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The Duke Ellington Bridge, named after American jazz pianist Duke Ellington, carries Calvert Street NW over Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., United States. Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge is situated 870 feet northeast of William Howard Taft Bridge.
Phillips Collection
Museum
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The Phillips Collection is an art museum located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The museum was founded by art collectors Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery. Phillips Collection is situated 3,600 feet south of William Howard Taft Bridge.
Number One Observatory Circle
Government office
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally referred to simply as "the Naval Observatory". Number One Observatory Circle is situated 1 mile west of William Howard Taft Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodley Park and Adams Morgan.
Woodley Park
Suburb
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Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, Woodley Park hosts a commercial corridor of restaurants and shops located along Connecticut Avenue.
Adams Morgan
Neighborhood
Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.
Lanier Heights
Neighborhood
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Lanier Heights is a small urban neighborhood in the northwest section of Washington, D.C. It was one of the District of Columbia’s early planned subdivisions outside the original City of Washington.
William Howard Taft Bridge
- Categories: deck arch bridge, road bridge, historic site, and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.92118° or 38° 55′ 16″ northLongitude
-77.05014° or 77° 3′ 1″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87C4WWCX+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 842540146OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
4141102Wikidata ID
Q2428786
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“William Howard Taft Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Taft Bridge”
- French: “Taft Bridge”
- German: “Taft Bridge”
- Spanish: “Puente de Connecticut Avenue”
- Spanish: “puente Taft”
- Spanish: “Puente Taft”
- Spanish: “Puente William Howard Taft”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kalorama Heights and Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as US Park Police Training Center and Taft Stable.
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