16th Street Bridge (Washington, D.C.)
16th Street Bridge | |
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Looking at the west side of the 16th Street Bridge from Piney Branch Parkway NW | |
| Coordinates | 38°56′18″N 77°02′11″W / 38.9382°N 77.0364°W |
| Carries | 16th Street NW |
| Crosses | Piney Branch and Piney Branch Parkway |
| Locale | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Other name(s) | Piney Branch Bridge |
| Owner | District of Columbia Department of Transportation |
| Maintained by | District of Columbia Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 272 feet (83 m) |
| Width | 61 feet (19 m) |
| Longest span | 125 feet (38 m) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Load limit | 40 short tons (36 t) |
| History | |
| Architect | J.J. Morrow and W.J. Douglas |
| Constructed by | Pennsylvania Bridge Company (first span); Cranford Paving Company (second span) |
| Construction start | September 1905 (first span); June 1909 (second span) |
| Construction end | January 1908 (first span); April 1910 (second span) |
| Construction cost | $165,000 ($5,568,161 in 2024 dollars) |
| Opened | April 15, 1910 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 30,000 vehicles per day |
| Location | |
The 16th Street Bridge, also known as the Piney Branch Bridge, is an automobile and pedestrian bridge that carries 16th Street NW over Piney Branch and Piney Branch Parkway in Washington, D.C. It was the first parabolic arch bridge in the United States. Construction on the first span began in 1905 as part of the northward extension of 16th Street, and was finished in 1907 but was never opened to traffic. The second span began construction in 1909 and was completed in 1910. The bridge was renovated in 1990, and again beginning in October 2014.
The bridge, which spans the Piney Branch addition to Rock Creek Park, sits at the corner of four Washington, D.C., neighborhoods: Sixteenth Street Heights, Crestwood, Columbia Heights, and Mount Pleasant.