Keywords: John Philip Sousa Bridge 03 - Washington DC - 1968.JPG en Architectural drawings prepared by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the John Philip Sousa Bridge over the Anacostia River in Washington D C in the United States The six-lane reinforced concrete and steel bridge sits on masonry piers This drawing was made on December 10 1936 and was the plan approved by the United States Commission of Fine Arts for the Sousa Bridge which replaced an 1890 iron truss bridge located on the same spot Construction began on Sousa Bridge in August 1938 The south span opened on December 9 1939 It was completed on January 15 1941 Myer Donald Beekman Bridges of the City of Washington Washington D C U S Commission of Fine Arts 1974 p 48 U S Commission of Fine Arts 1974 John Philip Sousa Bridge PD-USGov |