I-Washington DC Amabhuloho: Umhlahlandlela we-River Crossings

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IWashington DC: Umuzi weBridges

I-Washington DC inamabhuloho amakhulu ayisikhombisa ngaphesheya koMfula iPotomac , amabhuloho ayisithupha amakhulu eMfuleni i-Anacostia kanye namabhuloho angaphezu kweyishumi nambili ahlukaniswe phakathi neRecc Creek Park. Ezinye zalezi zakhiwo zinhle futhi zinikeza imibono emihle yedolobha, kanti ezinye zisebenza kodwa aziqondi. Isifundazwe esikhulu sinamabhuloho amaningi emifudlana encane, ngaphezu kwezinye izitaladi nemigwaqo emikhulu, kanye namathrekhi omgwaqo. Amabhuloho aseWashington DC athatha amakhulu ezinkulungwane zezimoto ngosuku futhi zibalulekile kwingqalasizinda yesifunda. Eminyakeni yamuva, amabhuloho amaningi abhekwa njengabantu abahlulekile futhi umsebenzi uhlelwe ukuwalungisa. Iziphakamiso zenziwe ukwakha amabhuloho amasha ukuthuthukisa ukuhamba kwezimoto nokunciphisa ukuxubana. Ukuhlela sekuqalile ukwakha ibhuloho elilodwa elisha elilodwa elizohlinzeka indawo yokuzilibazisa, imfundo yemvelo, kanye nobuciko.

Amabhuloho amaningi eWashington DC anomlando oyingqayizivele. Umhlahlandlela olandelayo unikeza izithombe, umlando kanye namaqiniso athakazelisayo ngamabhuloho amakhulu eWashington DC.

02 kwezingu-12

I-Arlington Bridge Bridge: i-Washington DC eya e-Arlington VA

I-Arlington Bridge Bridge, efakwe ohlwini lweRejista kaZwelonke yezindawo zomlando, ihlola uMfula iPotomac futhi ibhekwa njengebhuloho elihle kakhulu eWashington DC. Ibhuloho yisikhumbuzo sikazwelonke esibonisa ukuhlanganiswa kweNyakatho neSouth elandela iMpi Yombango, ehlanganisa i- Lincoln Memorial ne- Arlington House , uRobert E. Lee Memorial, e- Arlington National Cemetery . Ibhuloho elingamamitha angu-2,100 lwakhiwa yi-firm firm firm McKim, Mead, noMhlophe. Lapho ivuliwe ngo-1932, kwakuyi-drawbridge evulekile kakhulu kunazo zonke, esheshayo futhi esheshayo kunazo zonke emhlabeni. I-drawbridge yagcina ivuliwe ngoFebruwari 28, 1961.

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I-14th Bridge Bridge: i-Washington DC

I-14th Bridge Bridge (I-395 ne-US 1) iyindlela enkulu eWashington DC, ewela uMfula iPotomac kusuka e- Arlington, eVirginia. Ibhuloho empeleni iyinkimbinkimbi yamabhuloho amahlanu, amathathu emotweni yezimoto, enye yesitimela se-traffic (CSX, Amtrak , ne- VRE ) kanti enye i- Washington Metro . Ibhuloho yokuqala esakhiweni, eyakhiwe ngo-1809, yaziwa ngokuthi i-Long Bridge. Kwabhujiswa futhi yakhiwa izikhathi eziningana kuwo wonke umlando. Ngo-1982, leli bhuloho lonakaliswe ukuwohloka okukhulu kwe-Air Florida Flight 90. Namuhla, ibhuloho inomgwaqo ongcono kunalokho okulindeleke ukuba uphathe futhi uhlelwe ukuthuthukiswa.

04 kwangu-12

I-Francis Scott Key Bridge: Washington DC

I Bridge Bridge (US 29) iyibhuloho yesitayela esingaba yisithupha ewela uMfula iPotomac phakathi kukaRoslyn, Virginia naseGeorgetown , eWashington DC. Ibhuloho yakhiwe ngo-1923 futhi iyibhuloho endala kunayo yonke i-Potomac. Labizwa ngokuthi udumo lukaFrancis Scott Key, indoda eyabhala i-Star Spangled Banner. Ukuphela enyakatho kwebhuloho kungasempumalanga kwesayithi leKhiye eliye ladilizwa ema-1940. Ibhuloho lixhuma ne-M Street NW, Canal Road NW, ne-Whitehurst Freeway. I Bridge Bridge iyingxenye yamabhuloho amahle kakhulu eWashington DC.

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I-Theodore Roosevelt Bridge eWashington DC

I-Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (i-Interstate 66 / US Route 50) iwela uMfula iPotomac no- Theodore Roosevelt Island kusuka eRosslyn, eVirginia kuya eWashington DC. Ibhuloho lakhiwa ngo-1932 futhi yazinikezelwa kuMengameli wama-26 we-United States. Leli bhuloho elilula ukuwela futhi lifinyelele endaweni yaseFoggy Bottom nasezindaweni ezisentshonalanga zeDowntown DC.

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I-Future 11th Street Bridge Park: Washington DC

I-Bridge Street ye-11 ^ethinta iWashington, DC, i- Capitol Hill , ne- Anacostia , futhi iphrojekthi entsha ethokozisayo eyoguqulwa ibe ipaki ephakeme eyokuqala yedolobha. Ibhuloho elisha liyoba isakhiwo esiyingqayizivele esinikeza indawo yokuzilibazisa, imfundo yemvelo kanye nobuciko.

07 kwangu-12

I-Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge: i-Washington DC

I-Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge iwela iSouth Capitol Street ngaphesheya koMfula i-Anacostia eWashington DC ehlanganisa i-I-295 ne-Suitland Parkway. Ibhuloho inomgwaqo wesitimela ukusuka ku-Prince George's County naseSouth Maryland kuya enhloko-dolobha yesizwe. Yakhiwa ngo-1950 futhi yabizwa ngokuthi ngu-Frederick Douglass. Umkhankaso weKhoradi yaseSouth Capitol usehlele izinhlelo zokwakha umzila omusha ongama-Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge. Leli bhuloho elisha lizohambelana nohlangothi olusentshonalanga loMfula i-Anacostia ngombuthano omusha wendlela yokuhamba epaki, lapho iSouth Capitol Street, R Street, Potomac Avenue, nebhuloho elisha lizohlangana.

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I-Woodrow Wilson Bridge: Washington DC

I-Woodrow Wilson Bridge iwela uMfula iPotomac, ixhuma i- Alexandria, iVirginia ne-Oxon Hill, eMadland. I-drawbridge ehlanganisa i-I-95 ne-I-495 (i -Capital Beltway ). Ibhuloho lakhiwa ngo-1961 futhi ibizwa ngokuthi lihlonishwe uMongameli wama-28 wase-United States. Kwathuthukiswa ngcono ukwakhiwa kwebhuloho ngo-2007 ngokuvula i- National Harbour. I-span esenyakatho yebhuloho ihlanganisa imigwaqo yezinyawo nezinyawo zebhayisikili, ehlukaniswe nomgwaqo ngezithiyo zokuphepha.

09 kwangu-12

I-Duke Ellington Bridge: i-Washington DC

I-Duke Ellington Bridge , ebizwa ngokuthi isithonjana se-jazz yendawo, ithwala iKalvert Street NW phezu kweRec Creek eWashington, DC phakathi kwe- Adams Morgan ne-Woodley Park. Ibhuloho lakhiwa ngo-1935 esikhundleni senye eyakhiwa ngo-1891 ukuba ithwale imigwaqo yemigwaqo. I-Ellington Bridge yiyodwa yamabhuloho "okuzibulala" ezweni elinezivimbelo ezihloselwe ngokuqondile ukuvimbela izigameko ezibulalayo.

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I-Chain Bridge: i-Washington DC

I-Chain Bridge iwela uMfula iPotomac e-Little Falls eWashington DC, ixhuma i-Arlington ne-Fairfax Counties eNyakatho Virginia. Ohlangothini lwe-DC, kwesokunxele siphendukela ku-Clara Barton Parkway akuvunyelwe, kodwa ukujika kwesokudla kuvunyelwe. Ehlangothini laseVirginia, ibhuloho ixhuma neChain Bridge Road (Umzila 123). Umgwaqo ohamba ngezinyawo uhlinzeka ukufinyelela ku- Chesapeake nase-Ohio Canal . Ibhuloho yokuqala kule sayithi ibuyele ngo-1797 futhi yenziwe ngokhuni. Amabhuloho amaningana athatha indawo yawo eminyakeni edlule, kanti ezimbalwa zazo zenziwe ngamaketanga. Isakhiwo samanje senziwe ngensimbi futhi saqedwa ngo-1939.

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UJohn Philip Sousa Bridge: Washington DC

UJohane UFiliphu Philip Sousa Bridge uthatha iPennsylvania Avenue SE ngaphesheya koMfula i-Anacostia eWashington DC ukushintshanisana noBarney Circle ne-Anacostia Freeway (I-295). Ibhuloho lakhiwa ngo-1939 futhi yabizwa ngokuba ngumqhubi nomculi odumile wase-United States Marine Band uJohn Philip Sousa, owakhulela eduze nebhuloho elisenyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-terminus. Ibhuloho lokuqala lakhiwe kule ndawo ngo-1804.

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I-Taft Bridge: i-Washington DC

I-Taft Bridge ithatha i-Connecticut Avenue NW e-Rock Creek Gorge eWashington DC. Ibhuloho yesitayela seClassical Revival lakhiwa ngo-1897 futhi lanikezelwa kuMengameli we-US uWilliam Howard Taft ngo-1931. Ibhuloho linemifanekiso emine yezingonyama zamadoda amehlo abo avaliwe ngokulala. Ama-lampposts angamashumi amabili nesine edabula ibhuloho ahlotshiswe ngogwayi oqoshiwe.