Connecticut Avenue Bridge, Spanning Klingle Valley, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: This single-arch, steel span was designed by the same eminent designers as the Calvert Street Bridge (HAER No. DC-23), which post-dates it by a few years. Of a different material than other Rock Creek Valley spans, this Connecticut Avenue Bridge represents an alternative solution to the problem of designing a bridge for a park setting. Its steel arch was intended to be less obstructive to the landscape than the more massive bridges over Rock Creek that followed the general pattern of masonry-arch design set the Connecticut Avenue Bridge (1897-1907, HAER NO. DC-6).
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N740
Survey number: HAER DC-27
Building/structure dates: 1930-1932 Initial Construction