The 14th Street Bridge And Its Tragic Story
by Cora Wandel
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The 14th Street Bridge And Its Tragic Story
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Cora Wandel
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The 14th Street Bridge crosses the Potomac River from Arlington, Virginia, just north of the Pentagon, to Washington, DC, immediately south of the Jefferson Memorial. The bridge had a tragic role in history when on January 13, 1982 Air Florida Flight 90, which had just taken off from nearby National Airport, crashed through the bridge into the Potomac River. Seven vehicles were struck and nearly 100 feet of the bridge was damaged as the airplane plunged into the Potomac River on the north side of the bridge. Of the 79 people on the flight, only five survived the crash.
The 14th Street Bridge is actually five spans, a couple are for rail traffic and three are for vehicular traffic. The first bridge opened in 1903, and in 1962 the fifth bridge was completed. There have been numerous changes and renovations over the years, including naming and renaming the various spans, but collectively it has always been known as the 14th Street Bridge. This photograph was taken looking south from the northern bridge. It was the northern span that was struck by Air Florida Flight 90.
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September 1st, 2017
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