Last updated: May 19, 2023
Place
Wisconsin Avenue bridge
![A stone bridge over a river](/common/uploads/cropped_image/primary/12FCBEDD-0A14-8AE1-C61F8111F476EDC3.jpg?width=1600&quality=90&mode=crop)
NPS / Claire Hassler
Quick Facts
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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
This is the oldest masonry bridge in Washington, DC. It predates the incorporation of Georgetown into Washington, DC. Note the name on the eastside keystone - O(rville). B. Dibble - the engineer of the Wisconsin Ave. Bridge. Note also the name of Andrew Jackson - engraved on a stone plaque - who dedicated this bridge upon its completion in 1828. The bridge allowed traffic to cross the canal.