Whitney Young Memorial Bridge
Whitney Young Memorial Bridge | |
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The Whitney Young Bridge from the south in 2015 | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′23″N 76°57′54″W / 38.889764°N 76.964979°W |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Anacostia River |
| Locale | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Official name | Whitney M. Young Jr. Memorial Bridge |
| Other name | East Capitol Street Bridge |
| Maintained by | District of Columbia Department of Transportation |
| Preceded by | Ethel Kennedy Bridge |
| Followed by | John Philip Sousa Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Plate girder bridge |
| Total length | 1,910 feet (580 m) |
| Width | 86 feet (26 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | J.E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, MD |
| Opened | November 10, 1955 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 66,200 vehicles per day (1996) |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Whitney Young Memorial Bridge | |
The Whitney Young Memorial Bridge is a bridge that carries East Capitol Street across the Anacostia River and Kingman Lake in Washington, D.C. in the United States. Finished in 1955, it was originally called the East Capitol Street Bridge. It was renamed for civil rights activist Whitney Young in early 1974. The bridge is 1,800 feet (550 m) long, its six lanes are 82 feet (25 m) wide, and it has 15 spans resting on 14 piers. It passes over the southern end of Kingman Island and splits into C Street NE and Independence Avenue SE at the site of the former Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and future New Commanders Stadium on its western end.