Long Bridge
There have been three bridges named the Long Bridge connecting Washington, D.C., to Arlington, Virginia, over the Potomac River. The first bridge at the site opened in 1809 for foot, horse, and stagecoach traffic.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thomas Jefferson Memorial and Pentagon.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2,700 feet north of Long 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 1 mile west of Long Bridge.
Washington Monument
Photo: Greyfiveys, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 1 mile north of Long Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwest and Waterfront.
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.
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.
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.
Long Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Description: Bridge series between Washington, D.C. and Virginia
- Categories: railway bridge and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.87435° or 38° 52′ 28″ northLongitude
-77.03882° or 77° 2′ 20″ westOpen location code
87C4VXF6+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 574952349OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
7196884Wikidata ID
Q55621204
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Long Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “长桥”
- French: “Long Bridge (Potomac River)”
- German: “Long Bridge”
- Spanish: “Long Bridge”
- Swedish: “Long Bridge (Potomac River)”
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