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Bridges

Drunk Guy Falls Off Key Bridge Railing

April 27, 2026January 21, 2014 by ghostsofdc

James Hall, a drunk 26-year-old, fell from Key Bridge as he did stunts on the railings to amuse onlookers.

Categories From the Crazy Vault Tags 1920s, Bridges, Key Bridge, Rosslyn 3 Comments

Exploring the Amazing Aqueduct Bridge in Georgetown, D.C.

April 27, 2026December 21, 2013 by ghostsofdc
Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, D.C., looking toward Washington

Take a journey back in time and explore the amazing Aqueduct Bridge in Georgetown, D.C. Check out this cool postcard and more amazing photos from the Library of Congress.

Categories Faces & Places of Yesterday Tags 1860s, Bridges

A Photo of the Boat Club Above Aqueduct Bridge (or Key Bridge Today)

April 27, 2026October 11, 2013 by ghostsofdc
boat club

Take a look at this incredible photo of the boat club just above Aqueduct Bridge (or Key Bridge today)

Categories Faces & Places of Yesterday Tags Bridges, Key Bridge, Potomac River 1 Comment

Aqueduct Bridge in 1898: A Photo of History from Avid GoDC Commenter Mike

April 27, 2026October 11, 2013 by ghostsofdc
Aqueduct Bridge in 1898

Avid GoDC commenter Mike sent us a great photo of the Aqueduct Bridge in 1898. In the foreground, you can see the Connecticut Pie Company wagon, a great historical moment captured in time!

Categories Faces & Places of Yesterday Tags 1890s, Bridges 2 Comments

The Three Sisters of the Potomac: The Legend Behind D.C.’s Cursed Islands

May 17, 2026October 4, 2013 by ghostsofdc
The Three Sisters

Three Sisters Islands in the Potomac carry a Native American curse stretching back centuries. They also nearly vanished under a 1970s highway bridge. Here’s both stories.

Categories Lost History, The Best Of, Why Is It Named...? Tags 1960s, 1970s, Bridges, Key Bridge, Landmarks, Potomac River, Urban Legends, Waterfront

Never Built: Metro’s Bridge Over Rock Creek

April 27, 2026October 1, 2013 by ghostsofdc

In these 1966 drawings, train cars roll under Connecticut Avenue, but above Rock Creek. These amazing early Metro plans never came to fruition. They depict the Red Line between Dupont Circle and Woodley Park.

Categories Guest Posts, Lost History Tags Bridges, Parks, Rock Creek Park, Sheridan-Kalorama, Transit, Woodley Park 4 Comments

A Rare Look at D.C. in 1894, with a Surprising Unbuilt Bridge

April 28, 2026July 31, 2013 by ghostsofdc
1894 map of D.C.

Check out this rare map of the D.C. area from 1894 and see the Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge, which was never built. Plus, see the source from the National Archives.

Categories GoDCers Love Maps Tags 1890s, Bridges 2 Comments

The Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge That Was Never Built

May 12, 2026June 20, 2013 by ghostsofdc

Congress introduced a bill in 1887 to build a medieval granite fortress bridge across the Potomac in honor of Ulysses S. Grant. Here is what it would have looked like.

Categories Notable People & Places Tags 1880s, 1900s, Bridges, Landmarks, Ulysses S. Grant 6 Comments

Cool Isometric Cutaway of Taft Memorial Bridge

April 27, 2026June 19, 2013 by ghostsofdc
isometrical view of Taft Memorial Bridge

An incredible architectural and engineering diagram of the Taft Memorial Bridge.

Categories Notable People & Places Tags Bridges, Landmarks 2 Comments
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