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	Arlington Memorial Bridge
		Arlington Memorial Bridge and its related architectural, engineering, sculptural and landscape features are significant as important elements in the neoclassical urban design of the National Capital as it evolved during the first third of the 20th century.
		The bridge axis, angled southwesterly from the east west Mall axis, is carried on Memorial Avenue across the Boundary Channel Bridge to the Virginia shore.
		The Virginia portion of Memorial Avenue approaching the cemetery serves as an "Avenue-of Heroes" for the placement of commemorative sculpture.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /bridge.htm (1449 words)

	Arlington Memorial Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arlington Memorial Bridge connects Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. across the Potomac River.
		At the western terminus on Columbia Island, the bridge and its connecting roadways connect with the George Washington Memorial Parkway and with Virginia State Highways 27 and 110.
		At the eastern terminus, the bridge and its connecting roadways connect with Constitution Avenue, Independence Avenue, the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, and the District of Columbia segment of Interstate 66.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arlington_Memorial_Bridge (256 words)

	George Washington Memorial Parkway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is located mostly in Northern Virginia, although a short section near the Arlington Memorial Bridge passes over Columbia Island, which is within the city limits of Washington, D.C. It is in two sections, joined by Washington Street (Virginia State Highway 400) in Alexandria, Virginia.
		The cloverleaf interchange with the 14th Street Bridge, dating to 1932, is one of the oldest cloverleaf interchanges in the United States.
		The parkways on the two sides of the river were originally supposed to be joined by a bridge at the Great Falls of the Potomac River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Washington_Memorial_Parkway,_Virginia (653 words)

	Memorial Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Arlington Memorial Bridge and its related architectural, engineering, sculptural, and landscape features are significant as important elements in the Neo-classical urban design of the National Capital as it evolved during the first third of the 20th century.
		Except for the draw span, the bridge is of reinforced concrete construction faced with dressed North Carolina granite ashlar.
		Flanking the eastern ends of the bridge and parkway are two pairs of monumental Neo-classical equestrian sculpture on identical pedestals.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/wash/dc69.htm (433 words)

	Pentagram Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Although the bridge was designed by architect Charles Foley McKim in 1923, the bridge's piers are adorned with bas-reliefs by sculptor Carl Paul Jennewein.
		Scott said the bridge was originally paved with a special kind of block designed to resonate the hoofbeats of horses drawing funerary caissons across the span.
		Forming an axis between the Lincoln Memorial on the northeast side of the Potomac and Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial, on the southwest, the bridge symbolically reconciles the Union and the Confederacy.
	www.dcmilitary.com /army/pentagram/archives/oct30/pt_i103098.html (704 words)

	Welcome to Sweet Charity
		The Memorial is located at the Ceremonial Entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, located directly across the Memorial Bridge from the Lincoln Memorial at the end of Memorial Drive on the Virginia side of the Potomac River.
		Arlington National Cemetery and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial are accessible also by Metro on the Blue Line to Arlington National Cemetery.
		Follow GW Parkway to the exit for Memorial Bridge (Arlington National Cemetery) just after passing under Memorial Bridge, take the Arlington National Cemetery exit, follow to Memorial Drive, turn left, the Women’s Memorial is at the far end, directly in front of you.
	www.sweetcharity.org /arch20030503/museum.html (682 words)

	Arlington Economic Development - Arlington and Washington, D.C. travel features and promotional copy
		In 1932, the long-awaited Arlington Memorial Bridge was completed, creating both a physical and symbolic connection between Arlington House and Washington, D.C. The Arlington Memorial Bridge today known as the Memorial Bridge stretched from the doorstep of Robert E. Lees beloved home, Arlington House, to the foot of the Lincoln Memorial.
		Arlington National Cemetery held special meaning for John F. Kennedy, who saw the cemetery as a sacred place of burial for thousands of American veterans who had died for their nations ideals.
		Arlington was once again the common thread, weaving together the builders of a nation, countless war heroes, martyred Presidents and 200 years of United States history, creating the fabric of a great nation, and the story of Arlington.
	www.stayarlington.com /index.cfm/8263?trsmstock_ID=1 (914 words)

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		Although plans for the bridge were first proposed in 1901, it was not until 1921 that decisive action was taken—and only after President Warren G. Harding and numerous other dignitaries were caught in a three-hour traffic jam on the old wooden bridge en route to the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
		Notice that the memorial’s bronze cranes, nestled side-by-side, are held flush to the sides of the base by an incuse strand of barbed wire.
		Although this memorial was not dedicated until the end of the 20th century, as early as 1782 at least one woman deserved to be recognized for service to her country.
	www.marinemarathon.com /forms/RouteGuide.doc (17283 words)

	Explore DC: Arlington, Virginia
		Now a diverse mix of green shoreline, major national memorials, high-rise office buildings, residential neighborhoods, and an immigrant population representing ethnic groups from every corner of the globe, Arlington was once home to Native Americans.
		Arlington House, the grand Greek Revival mansion that was the home of Robert E. Lee, was taken over to serve as headquarters for the Union Army of the Potomac.
		Arlington retained its rural character until the early decades of the 20th century.
	www.exploredc.org /index.php?id=51 (535 words)

	Arlington Memorial Bridge Top Resources and Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Thanks to 100 students at arlington Middle School, a whole lot of men, women and children in Dutchess County are going to be a little warmer this winter.
		A 21-year-old man was named Tuesday as a suspect in the July slaying of an 18-year-old woman in an arlington apartment complex.
		The northbound lanes of the freeway are shut after several cars hit slick spots north of arlington and collided.
	www.smart-arlington-information.info /arlington-memorial-bridge.php (299 words)

	Speech Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist - April 27, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		As an Arlington resident for 17 years, I am especially pleased to be with you on the occasion of the bicentennial of the founding of Arlington.
		The third bridge, said to be the first metal suspension bridge in America and the one for which the bridge is named, was built in 1810 and washed away in 1812.
		Arlington Memorial Bridge is made of reinforced concrete ''dressed'' with North Carolina granite; it is 2,163 feet long and has a 60-foot-wide roadway with 15-foot walkways on either side.
	www.supremecourtus.gov /publicinfo/speeches/sp_04-27-01.html (3115 words)

	Washington D.C.'s Key Attractions - Travelers Digest
		While you're at Arlington you'll probably hear the clear, doleful sound of a trumpet playing taps or the sharp reports of a gun salute.
		The 7½-acre memorial to the 32nd president, designed by Lawrence Halprin, features waterfalls and reflecting pools, four outdoor gallery rooms - each symbolizing one of his four terms as president - and 10 bronze sculptures.
		Upon its completion in 1982, the memorial was decried by some veterans as a "fl gash of shame." With the addition of Frederick Hart's realistic statue of three soldiers and a flagpole south of the wall, most critics were won over.
	www.travelersdigest.com /dc_key.htm (1726 words)

	EFLHD - GWMP Projects Description
		Repairs include stabilizing the stream bank of the upstream approach to the northern bridge pier to prevent further erosion, protecting the footing of the bridge pier from further erosion and scour, and providing river training techniques to influence the stream channel to migrate away from the eroding stream bank.
		Memorial Circle will be rehabilitated using single lane closures with drums for the curb, drainage, and sidewalk work.
		The project consists of the rehabilitation of the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) from Interstate 395 to the Columbia Island Marina entrance in Arlington County, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
	www.efl.fhwa.dot.gov /gwmp_projects (1590 words)

	Arlington Economic Development - Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia
		When Union troops seized the Arlington estate in 1861 for the defense of Washington, several forts were established along the Arlington Ridge.
		In 1932, the long-awaited Arlington Memorial Bridge was finally completed, symbolically joining the North with the Old South as it connected Lincoln and Lee.
		Arlington National Cemetery held special meaning for John F. Kennedy, the nationâs 35th president, who saw the cemetery as a sacred place of burial for thousands of American veterans who had died for their nationâs ideals.
	www.stayarlington.com /index.cfm/8105 (842 words)

	All Available Postcards for US State & Town Views/District of Columbia
		The Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Lincoln Memorial with Arlington Cemetery.
		The Lincoln Memorial, a temple of white marble, is in Potomac Park west of the Washington Monument.
		The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is of white Vermont marble and consists of 25 marble columns, 41 feet in height.
	www.cardcow.com /viewall.php?cat=20202 (6659 words)

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		Washington is also where the nation commemorates the wars the country has fought and the men and women who served and gave their lives in them.
		Francis Scott Key Memorial South of M and 34th Streets in Georgetown near the foot of Key Bridge (in Georgetown Waterfront Park) 202-653-5190 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial West Potomac Park on Ohio Drive between the Tidal Basin and the Potomac River, rangers are available 8 a.m.
		to 4 30 p m in winter 202-673-4800 The Netherlands Carillon Arlington, Va., via Arlington Memorial Bridge or Roosevelt Bridge Concerts are presented on Saturdays and national holidays form 2 to 4 p.m.in May and September and 6 to 8pm in June, July, and August 703-289-2500.
	www.pueblo.gsa.gov /cic_text/travel/wash-dc/dc.txt (2274 words)

	Stonewalk USA 1999
		We stand at mid-point over Arlington Memorial Bridge and proclaim this very bridge to be the one we as a people must travel over to enter into the 21st Century.
		Were we to complete the journey today, and bring it to Arlington, the stone would be discarded, rejected like the very message it embodies.
		After the caisson and stone were loaded on the flatbed truck to be impounded by a DC SWAT team, Stonewalkers proceeded on foot to Arlington National Cemetery.
	www.stonewalk.org /usa/address.html (1017 words)

	Arlington National Cemetery:: Directions
		Stay in the left lane until reaching the circle (on the Virginia side of the Arlington Memorial Bridge).
		If you are here for a funeral, stay to the right on Memorial Drive and inform the traffic guide that you are here for a funeral (please provide the name of the decedent to the guide).
		At the end of the street, turn left into the cemetery (if you are going to a service at the Administration Building) or turn right into the cemetery and follow the white line (if you are going to the Old Post Chapel on Fort Myer for a chapel service).
	www.arlingtoncemetery.org /directions.html (596 words)

	National Capital Parks: A History (Chapter 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		In this connection, authorization for the acquisition and development of the George Washington Memorial Parkway was approved by act of Congress, May 29, 1930.
		Among the important accomplishments was the construction of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, which had been authorized by act of Congress, approved February 24, 1925.
		The superintendence of the Bridge was carried on by the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission, of which the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital was disbursing officer.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/nace/adhi2b.htm (1529 words)

	District of Columbia: Mayor's Office: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The George Washington Memorial Parkway from the 14th Street Bridge to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will be closed from midnight on Friday, December 31 until 1:30 am on Saturday, January 1.
		Arlington Memorial Bridge will be closed to vehicles between 11 a.m., Friday, December 31, until 1:30 a.m., Saturday, January 1 and closed to pedestrians from 9 p.m., Friday, December 31, until 1:30 a.m., Saturday, January 1.
		The streets behind the Lincoln Memorial and all those feeding into the Arlington Memorial Bridge from the District will be closed from approximately 11 a.m., Friday, December 31, to 1:30 a.m., Saturday, January 1.
	www.dc.gov /mayor/news/1999/december/12_27_99.shtm (458 words)

	I Street Office
		Cross the Roosevelt Bridge and bear left on the E Street exit.
		Exit at the George Washington Memorial Parkway South and follow signs to the Memorial Bridge.
		From either north or south on I-495, exit at the George Washington Parkway South in Virginia and follow signs to the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
	www.icfconsulting.com /Locations/loc-wdc-kstreet.asp (807 words)

	Travel Channel :: Washington, D.C. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		While you're at Arlington there's a good chance you might hear the clear, doleful sound of a trumpet playing taps or the sharp reports of a gun salute.
		In the cemetery, the headstones are marked with their names and the word "Civilian" or "Citizen." Buried at Grave 19 in the first row of Section 27 is William Christman, a Union private who died of peritonitis in Washington on May 13, 1864.
		He was the first soldier interred at Arlington National Cemetery during the Civil War.
	travel.discovery.com /destinations/fodors/washingtondc/sightsacts_31008_1.html (395 words)

	NWCC - Map and Directions to RESOLVE
		Continue approximately 1.5 miles to the Memorial Bridge.
		After crossing the bridge bear to the left of the Lincoln Memorial.
		Go across the bridge and bear to the left of the Lincoln Memorial.
	www.nationalwind.org /about/map.htm (674 words)

	New Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Arlington National Cemetery is on the other side of this road.
		Yield to the right and cross the Memorial Bridge staying in the middle lane.
		Cross bridge and veer to your right; take the first left, and then get in your right lane and follow signs to 395 south or north.
	www.usno.navy.mil /directions.htm (1406 words)

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		The cemetery occupies a prime tract in Arlington County, across the Memorial Bridge from the Lincoln Memorial.
		Union troops occupied the estate in 1861, and in 1864 the land was designated to serve as a national cemetery.In 1882 the Supreme Court ruled that the land was improperly seized, however, and awarded the estate to Lee's grandson, G.W. Custis Lee.
		On the north side of the house is the tomb of Pierre L'Enfant, chief architect of the District of Columbia.
	www.admson.freeserve.co.uk /arlington.htm (896 words)

	Points of Interest in Arlington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Key Bridge – spanning the Potomac River between Rosslyn and Georgetown, with wide sidewalks for pedestrians and bicyclists.
		The Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) – The Marine Corps War Memorial stands as a symbol of this grateful Nation's esteem for the honored dead of the U.S. Marine Corps.
		While the statue depicts one of the most famous incidents of World War II, the memorial is dedicated to all Marines who have given their lives in the defense of the United States since 1775.
	www.commuterpage.com /art/villages/arl_poi.htm (1098 words)

	Event Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Be in the right lane in the traffic circle to cross the Memorial Bridge.
		Some of the sights you will see are the Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Memorial, Washington Monument, FDR Memorial, Capitol Building, White House, and Vietnam Memorial.
		Exit from the Parkway at the Memorial Bridge/Arlington Cemetery exit (approx 8.5 miles).
	www.ava.org /gen3/data/event_details.asp?eventid=70133 (661 words)

	HABS/HAER/HALS: Titles: 33
		Arlington Memorial Bridge, Boundary Channel Extension, Spanning Mount Vernon Memorial Highway & Boundary Channel, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
		Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
		Arlington Memorial Bridge, Watergate & Bridge Plaza, Adjacent to Arlington Memorial Bridge & Lincoln Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
	lcweb2.loc.gov /pp/hhhtml/hhTitles33.html (1302 words)

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