| Credit: | unknown photographer |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1864.06-07 |
| Locations & Lines: | Alexandria & Washington Railroad (A&W); Potomac River; Washington DC; District of Columbia; Virginia |
| Military Units: | US Military Railroads (USMRR); US Army |
| Structures & Establishments: | New A&W Long Bridge (Potomac River); Old A&W Long Bridge (Potomac River); US Capitol (Washington DC); Washington Monument (Washington DC) |
| Sources: | Library of Congress; National Archives |
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File Details: AGKJm, 350 DPI, TIFF, Original Photograph, 12.8 Mb
Image ID: AGKJ
The New Long Bridge (right, before the tracks were laid) alongside the Old. Capitol in distance, right, and unfinished Washington Monument, left.
Printed label affixed to mount of some original prints: New bridge over Potomac River, on the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad. Total length, 5,104 feet. S. Seymour, chief engineer. C.B. Morse, constructing engineer. S.S. Post & Co., contractors.