William Howard Taft Bridge (Washington, D.C.)
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- Work cat.: Crowl, H. History of the William H. Taft Memorial Bridge lion sculptures designed by Roland Hinton Perry, Washington, D.C., 1999:leaf 4.1 (Taft Memorial Bridge) leaf 4.5 (completed 1907 as the Connecticut Avenue Bridge) leaf 4.7 (renamed 1931 as the William Howard Taft Bridge)
- GNIS, Aug. 8, 2007(William Howard Taft Bridge; located in District of Columbia; 38⁰55ʹ17ʺN 77⁰03ʹ00ʺW; variants: Connecticut Avenue Bridge; Million Dollar Bridge; New Connecticut Avenue Bridge; Taft Bridge)
- ADC's street map of Washington, D.C. and vicinity, c1993:p. 12 (Taft Bridge)
- Structurae WWW site, Aug. 8, 2007(Taft Bridge; William H. Taft Bridge; Connecticut Avenue Bridge; Million Dollar Bridge; built 1897-1907)
Wikipedia description:
The Taft Bridge (also known as the Connecticut Avenue Bridge or William Howard Taft Bridge) is a historic bridge located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Built in 1906, it carries Connecticut Avenue over the Rock Creek gorge, including Rock Creek and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, connecting the neighborhoods of Woodley Park and Kalorama. It is named after former United States president and Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft, and sits to the southwest of the Duke Ellington Bridge. Four statues of lions by sculptor Roland Hinton Perry, known as the Perry Lions, are placed in pairs at both ends of the bridge. On July 3, 2003, the Taft Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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