New York Avenue Bridge
The New York Avenue Bridge is a bridge carrying U.S. Route 50 and New York Avenue NE over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was completed in 1954 as part of the Baltimore–Washington Parkway project.Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge crossing over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “New York Avenue Bridge (Anacostia River)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge and Fort Lincoln.
Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge is a railway bridge that crosses the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. It carries Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and MARC's Penn Line passenger rail traffic. Amtrak Railroad Anacostia Bridge is situated 520 feet southwest of New York Avenue Bridge.
Fort Lincoln
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Lincoln was one of seven temporary earthwork forts part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, DC during the Civil War built in the Northeast quadrant of the city at the beginning of the Civil War by the Union Army to protect the city from the Confederate Army. Fort Lincoln is situated 1 mile northwest of New York Avenue Bridge.
Deanwood Neighborhood Library
Library
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Deanwood Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 1350 49th Street NE, within a community center that opened in July 2010 at a cost of $32 million and also includes a swimming pool, a gym, and facilities for child care and seniors. Deanwood Neighborhood Library is situated 1 mile southeast of New York Avenue Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenilworth and Colmar Manor.
Kenilworth
Suburb
Kenilworth is a residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., located on the eastern bank of the Anacostia River and just inside the D.C.–Maryland border.
Colmar Manor
Village
Photo: Kranar drogin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colmar Manor is a town located in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 1,588. As the town developed at the beginning of the 20th century, it assumed a name derived from its proximity to the District of Columbia—the first syllable of Columbia and that of Maryland were combined to form "Colmar".
Mayfair
Neighborhood
Mayfair or Parkside-Mayfair is a residential neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., United States, on the eastern bank of the Anacostia River. It is bounded by Jay Street NE, Foote Street NE, Kenilworth Terrace NE, Anacostia Avenue NE, and Kenilworth Avenue NE.
New York Avenue Bridge
- Category: transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.91809° or 38° 55′ 5″ northLongitude
-76.94238° or 76° 56′ 33″ westOpen location code
87C5W395+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 708604917OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q19573295
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- Dutch: “New York Avenue Bridge”
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