Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge is a memorial in Arlington, Virginia. Chain Bridge is situated nearby to the recreation area Little Falls Overlook, as well as near the building Marden House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chain Bridge and Sibley Memorial Hospital.
Chain Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Lorax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chain Bridge is a viaduct that crosses the Potomac River at Little Falls in Washington, D.C., and Arlington County, Virginia, United States. The steel girder bridge carries close to 22,000 cars a day. Chain Bridge is situated 780 feet east of Chain Bridge.
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Hospital
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Sibley Memorial Hospital is a non-profit hospital located in The Palisades neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and is licensed by the District of Columbia Department of Health and Human Services. Sibley Memorial Hospital is situated 3,500 feet northeast of Chain Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Palisades and Brookmont.
The Palisades
Neighborhood
The Palisades, or simply Palisades, is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River, running roughly from the edge of the Georgetown University campus to the D.C.-Maryland boundary.
Brookmont
Village
Brookmont is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,751.
Spring Valley
Neighborhood
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spring Valley is a largely residential neighborhood in Ward 3, Northwest Washington, D.C. As of July 2021, it was the most expensive neighborhood in the District, with homes selling at a median price of $1.465 million.
Chain Bridge
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In 1797, the merchants of Georgetown built here the first bridge over the Potomac River in order to compete with the Virginia port of Alexandria. The Falls Bridge allowed trade from the ‘upper country’ of Virginia to move directly to Georgetown over the G”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Arlington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.92953° or 38° 55′ 46″ northLongitude
-77.11697° or 77° 7′ 1″ westOpen location code
87C4WVHM+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 13232036365OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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