This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

1807: Chain

Georgetown, District of Columbia and Virginia, USA - Potomac River
Bridgemeister ID:4 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1807
Name:Chain
Location:Georgetown, District of Columbia and Virginia, USA
Crossing:Potomac River
Coordinates:38.92959 N 77.11627 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John Templeman
References:AAJ, BBR, BCW, CAB, DSE20000118, HBE, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1812
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 39.2 meters (128.5 feet)

Notes:

  • BCW gives completion date of 1810 and says bridge was destroyed by flood two years later.
  • Coordinates given are for the current crossing (VA SR123, still known locally as "Chain Bridge Road") which is on (or very close) to the alignment of Chain Bridge. Chain Bridge was the third bridge at this site. The current structure is the eighth and was completed in 1940.

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