Ethel Kennedy Bridge | |
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 The Ethel Kennedy Bridge from the south in October 2018, with the Metro bridge visible behind and above it | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′50″N 76°57′49″W / 38.897195°N 76.963649°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Anacostia River, Kingman Island |
| Locale | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Other name(s) | Benning Road Bridge |
| Named for | Ethel Kennedy |
| Owner | District Department of Transportation |
| Preceded by | Washington Metro bridge |
| Followed by | Whitney Young Memorial Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Plate girder bridge |
| Total length | 548 feet (167 m)[1] |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2002 |
| Construction end | 2004 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 68,400 vehicles per day (1990)[2] |
| Toll | Free both ways |
| Location | |
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The Ethel Kennedy Bridge is a beam bridge built in 2004 that carries Benning Road over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. It is an eight-lane bridge with pedestrian lanes on both sides. A separate Washington Metro bridge carrying the Blue, Orange and Silver lines crosses over the bridge near its western terminus, and parallels the bridge on the north. A third bridge in the area carries Benning Road over Kingman Lake.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
volkertengineeringwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "2009 Data. National Bridge Inventory". Federal Highway Administration. United States Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ^ "Benning Road Bridges" (PDF). DDOT. September 2019.