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Alexandria Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.746713,-77.048853

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Carries Alexandria Avenue over GWMP
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over GWMP on Alexandria Avenue
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Fairfax County

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469149

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Alexandria Avenue Bridge

Photo from National Park Service

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Alexandria Avenue Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

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Carries George Washington Memorial Parkway over Alexandria Avenue
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Alexandria Avenue on George Washington Memorial Parkway
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Fairfax County

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NS - Colchester Road Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.789833,-77.362330

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Colchester Road
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 14.1 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Colchester Road on the Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Fairfax County

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469150

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NS - Colchester Road Overpass

Photo taken by Katie Prescott

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Columbia Pike Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.842527,-77.145222

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Carries Columbia Pike over Holmes Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Deck arch
Total Length: 68.9 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet

Overview: Rainbow arch bridge over Holmes Run on Columbia Pike in Arlington
History: Built 1961
Built: 1961

Location: Fairfax County

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Fort Belvoir Walker Gate Bridge

Status: Open to authorized vehicles only

Location: 38.709167,-77.132222

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Carries Mt. Vernon Road over Dogue Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 160.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Dogue Creek on Mt. Vernon Road in Fort Belvoir
History: Built 1959; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1959

Location: Fairfax County

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433497

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Photo taken by Fort Belvoir

433498

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Shows up in Google Images linking to a Flickr archival claiming the image to be from the base's Flickr account. Image neither appears on said archival site nor the base's Flickr account, suggesting they've deleted the image. Same image as the one that was used as the background for the base's bridge closure notification post on Facebook.

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433499

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Shows up in Google Images linking to a Flickr archival site, but neither appears on said archival site nor the base's Flickr account

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433500

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Floating on a Barge

Photo taken by Fort Belvoir

433501

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Installation

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Fort Hunt Access Road Bridge

Status: Unknown status

Location: 38.714671,-77.046779

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Carries George Washington Memorial Parkway over Fort Hunt Access Road
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Fort Hunt Access Road on the George Washington Memorial Parkway
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Fairfax County

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469153

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Fort Hunt Access Road Bridge

HAER Photo by Jet Lowe

469154

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Fort Hunt Access Road Bridge

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Hunting Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.789914,-77.051389

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Carries George Washington Memorial Parkway over Hunting Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 138.1 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Hunting Creek on George Washington Memorial Parkway
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1975
Built: 1932

Location: Fairfax County

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469155

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Hunting Creek Bridge

HAER Photo by Jet Lowe

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Little Hunting Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.712817,-77.074099

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Carries George Washington Memorial Parkway over Little Hunting Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 66.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Little Hunting Creek on George Washington Memorial Parkway
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Fairfax County

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469151

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Little Hunting Creek Bridge

looking southwest

HAER Photo by Jet Lowe

469152

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Little Hunting Creek Bridge

looking southwest

HAER Photo by Jet Lowe

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Mount Vernon Memor Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.789444,-77.050833

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Carries Mount Vernon Memor over Hunting Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 152.9 Feet
Span Length: 53.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Hunting Creek on Mount Vernon Memor in Alexandria
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1975
Built: 1932

Location: Fairfax County

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Mount Vernon Memor Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.712778,-77.073889

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Carries Mount Vernon Memor over Little Hunting Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 66.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Little Hunting Creek on Mount Vernon Memor
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Fairfax County

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Mount Vernon Memorial Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.715000,-77.046944

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Carries Mount Vernon Memorial Road over Fort Hunt Access Road
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Fort Hunt Access Road on Mount Vernon Memorial Road in Fort Hunt
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Fairfax County

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Holmes Run Bridge

Status: Unknown status

Location: 38.853350,-77.197169

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Carries Annandale Road over Holmes Run
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Tee beam
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete Tee beam over Holmes Run on Annandale Road
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926

Location: Fairfax County

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Dead Run Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.964339,-77.174128

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Carries George Washington Memorial Parkway over Dead Run
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Continuous Deck plate girder
Total Length: 307.8 Feet
Span Length: 112.9 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Dead Run on George Washington Memorial Parkway
History: Built 1963
Built: 1963

Location: Fairfax County

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312584

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Underside View With Piers And Steel Girders From Below Looking Northwest

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

312585

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South Elevation From Dead Run Below Looking North

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Turkey Run & Park Access Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.963500,-77.157778

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Carries Gwmp over Turkey Run & Park Access
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 404.9 Feet
Span Length: 107.9 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Turkey Run & Park Access on Gwmp
History: Built 1961; rehabilitated 1998
Built: 1961

Location: Fairfax County

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312586

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Southwest Side And Underside Looking Northeast From Turkey Run Access Road Below

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Route 123 - GWMP Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.939083,-77.134056

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Carries Va Route 123 over Gwmp
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 169.3 Feet
Span Length: 111.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Gwmp on Va Route 123
History: Built 1959; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1959

Location: Fairfax County

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312587

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Southwest Elevation Looking Northeast From George Washington Memorial Parkway

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Pimmit Run Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.931944,-77.124111

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Carries Gwmp over Pimmit Run
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Continuous Deck plate girder
Total Length: 353.0 Feet
Span Length: 130.9 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Pimmit Run on Gwmp
History: Built 1959; rehabilitated 1993
Built: 1959

Location: Fairfax County

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312588

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Underside Of Bridge And Piers Looking Northwest With Pimmit Run

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Lorton Barrel Arch bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 38.705129,-77.247453

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Carries Old Furnace Road over Cross County Trail
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Brick arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Brick arch bridge over Cross County Trail on Old Furnace Road
History: Built 1946
Built: 1946

Location: Fairfax County

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470700

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Lorton Barrel Arch Bridge

Screenshot from video by Garret Blum

Photo taken by Garret Blum

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USAX - Beulah Street Overpass

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 38.713441,-77.159505

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Carries Former Military Railroad over Beulah Street and Mason Run
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Beulah Street on Former Military Railroad
History: Built 1928; Abandoned since 1993
Built: 1928

Location: Fairfax County

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492892

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Beulah St Railroad Overpass

US Army loco 1657 takes empties bac to the interchange at Newington, Va. in the 1980s.

Photo taken by Daniel Seymour

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USAX - US 1 Richmond Highway Overpass

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.708611,-77.154658

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Carries USAX over Route 1
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Route 1 on USAX
History: Built 1935; Removed 2014
Built: 1935

Location: Fairfax County

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USAX - Cinder Bed Road Overpass

Status: Abandoned

Location: 38.732708,-77.184654

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Carries USAX over Cinder Bed Road
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Cinder Bed Road on USAX
History: Built 1942
Built: 1942

Location: Fairfax County

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492898

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Photo taken by Daniel Seymour; Courtesy of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources

492899

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Photo taken by Daniel Seymour; Courtesy of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources

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NS - Backlick Run Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.796601,-77.183132

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railroad over Backlick Run
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Backlick Run on Norfolk Southern Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Fairfax County

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512303

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File:Backlick Run upstream rail bridge 2020.jpg

Antony-22

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NS - Accotink Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.792709,-77.218382

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railroad over Accotink Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Accotink Creek on Norfolk Southern Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Fairfax County

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512304

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File:Accotink Creek O&A Trestle 2020.jpg

Antony-22

512305

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Accotink Loop Trail lower crossing 2021.jpg

Antony-22

512306

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C&O George Washington on Accotink Creek bridge, November 16, 1969 (24833080774).jpg

Roger Puta

512307

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Lake Accotink IMG 9302 (2265501531).jpg

Antony-22

512308

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Antony-22

512309

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Antony-22

512310

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Antony-22

512311

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Antony-22

512312

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File:Lake Accotink IMG 9302 (2265501531).jpg

Jimsohn1

512313

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File:Accotink Loop Trail lower crossing 2021.jpg

Antony-22

512314

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File:C&O George Washington on Accotink Creek bridge, November 16, 1969 (24833080774).jpg

Roger Puta

512315

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File:Lake Accotink IMG 9303 (2266292250).jpg

Jimsohn-1

512316

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Jimsohn1

512317

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512318

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File:Lake Accotink IMG 9310 (2265495533).jpg

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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