Taft Bridge

The Taft Bridge (also known as the Connecticut Avenue Bridge or William Howard Taft Bridge) is a historic bridge located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It carries Connecticut Avenue over the Rock Creek gorge, including Rock Creek and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, connecting the neighborhoods of Woodley Park and Kalorama. It is named after former United States president and Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft, and sits to the southwest of the Duke Ellington Bridge.

Taft Bridge
Coordinates38°55′18″N 77°03′01″W
Characteristics
Total length901 feet (275 m)
William Howard Taft Bridge
LocationConnecticut Avenue, NW over Rock Creek
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°55′14″N 77°2′59″W
Built1906
ArchitectEdward Pearce Casey
EngineerGeorge S. Morison
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.03000584
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 2003
Location

Four statues of lions by sculptor Roland Hinton Perry, known as the Perry Lions, are placed in pairs at both ends of the bridge. On July 3, 2003, the Taft Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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