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Inscription. In 1797, the merchants of Georgetown built here the first bridge over the Potomac River in order to compete with the Virginia port of Alexandria. The Falls Bridge allowed trade from the "upper country" of Virginia to move directly to Georgetown over the Georgetown-Leesburg Road. After the first two bridges were destroyed by floods, a chain suspension bridge, considered a marvel of engineering with a span of 128 feet between stone towers, was built in 1808. Although this bridge has been replaced by other forms of construction, the popular name Chain Bridge continues to be used. The present bridge was built following the flood of 1936.

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Author Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA
Camera location38° 55′ 45.32″ N, 77° 07′ 01.64″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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