Taft Bridge

historic bridge in Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.; carries Connecticut Ave NW over Rock Creek gorge
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Taft Bridge

Summary

Taft Bridge is a deck arch bridge[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (deck_arch_bridge category, ranking #41 of 146).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taft Bridge is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • Taft Bridge is in the country of United States[4].
  • Taft Bridge's image is recorded as Washington DC Taft Bridge.jpg[5].
  • Taft Bridge's continent is recorded as North America[6].
  • Taft Bridge's instance of is recorded as deck arch bridge[7].
  • Taft Bridge's instance of is recorded as road bridge[8].
  • Taft Bridge's architect is recorded as George S. Morison[9].
  • William Howard Taft is named after Taft Bridge[10].
  • Taft Bridge's architectural style is recorded as Neoclassicism[11].
  • Taft Bridge's crosses is recorded as Rock Creek[12].
  • Taft Bridge's crosses is recorded as Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway[13].
  • Taft Bridge's made from material is recorded as reinforced concrete[14].
  • Taft Bridge's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315170991[15].
  • Taft Bridge's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2007006443[16].
  • Taft Bridge's designed by is recorded as George S. Morison[17].
  • Taft Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Taft Bridge[18].
  • Taft Bridge's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20001280[19].
  • Taft Bridge's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20030905[20].
  • +1897-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Taft Bridge[21].
  • Taft Bridge's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 530743[22].
  • Taft Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.921652, 'lon': -77.050371}[23].
  • Taft Bridge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07crv1[24].
  • Taft Bridge's NRHP reference number is recorded as 03000584[25].
  • Taft Bridge's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000907261[26].
  • Taft Bridge's number of spans is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[27].

Body

Geography

Taft Bridge is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[3]. Its continent is recorded as North America[6].

Physical Characteristics

Taft Bridge's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+23'}[28]. Lengths include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+274.5'}[29] and {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1584'}[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include deck arch bridge[7] and road bridge[8]. Taft Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[31].

History and Context

+1897-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Taft Bridge[21]. William Howard Taft is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Taft Bridge draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (deck_arch_bridge category, ranking #41 of 146).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Structurae. Retrieved . structurae.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Retrieved . npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . National Bridge Inventory. Retrieved . npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Structurae. Retrieved . structurae.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . National Bridge Inventory. Retrieved . npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Structurae. Retrieved . structurae.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Structurae. Retrieved . structurae.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Structurae. Retrieved . structurae.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Structurae. Retrieved . structurae.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Retrieved . npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Washington Post. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . National Register of Historic Places nomination form. Retrieved . npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . Structurae. Retrieved . structurae.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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