Klingle Valley Bridge

	Klingle Valley Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Connecticut Avenue Bridge from Klingle Road
Location	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°55′56″N 77°3′24″W / 38.93222°N 77.05667°W
Built	1932
Architect	Paul Philippe Cret; Ralph Modjeski
Architectural style	Art Deco
Part of	Cleveland Park Historic District (ID87000628)
NRHP reference No.	04000448
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 21, 2004
Designated CP	April 27, 1987

The Klingle Valley Bridge, officially known as the Connecticut Avenue Bridge, is an Art Deco steel-arch bridge located near the National Zoological Park on Connecticut Avenue, Northwest in Washington, D.C. Built in 1931–1932, the bridge crosses Klingle Valley, running from Macomb Street to Devonshire Place and connecting the Cleveland Park and Woodley Park neighborhoods.^[2] There is no direct connection between Connecticut Avenue and Klingle Valley Trail in the narrow valley below.

The bridge replaced an earlier one built around 1890 by real estate developer and sitting U.S. Representative Francis Newlands, D-Nevada, as part of his effort to create the streetcar suburb of Chevy Chase, Maryland.^[3] The original bridge carried pedestrians; horses; the streetcars of the Rock Creek Railway and its successor, the Capital Traction Company; and eventually, automobiles.

The new bridge was designed by architect Paul Philippe Cret and engineer Ralph Modjeski. It was built with sidewalks, roadways, and streetcar tracks, though the latter would operate for just two years before Capital Traction replaced streetcar service on the line with buses.

The bridge features two historic lights on each corner. From 2005 to 2008, the bridge was restored and rehabilitated in a project that restored ornamental lanterns, refurbished masonry, and added street lights.^[4]^[5]

On May 21, 2004, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]^[6] It is a contributing property to the Cleveland Park Historic District.^[5]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Kimberly Prothro Williams (September 1, 2001). "The Cleveland Park Historic District" (PDF). D.C. Preservation League. Government of the District of Columbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
^ French, Roderick S. (1973). "Chevy Chase Village in the Context of the National Suburban Movement, 1870-1900". Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. 49: 300–329. ISSN 0897-9049. JSTOR 40067746.
^ ^a ^b "Mayor Williams and Community Relight Historic Lights on Connecticut Ave. Bridge over Klingle Valley". District of Columbia Department of Transportation. December 31, 2003. Archived from the original on September 30, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "District of Columbia – Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). Government of the District of Columbia. September 1, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
^ "District of Columbia – District of Columbia". National Park Service. June 5, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2009.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[brochure-2] Kimberly Prothro Williams (September 1, 2001). "The Cleveland Park Historic District" (PDF). D.C. Preservation League. Government of the District of Columbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.

[:5-3] French, Roderick S. (1973). "Chevy Chase Village in the Context of the National Suburban Movement, 1870-1900". Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. 49: 300–329. ISSN 0897-9049. JSTOR 40067746.

[bridge-4] "Mayor Williams and Community Relight Historic Lights on Connecticut Ave. Bridge over Klingle Valley". District of Columbia Department of Transportation. December 31, 2003. Archived from the original on September 30, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2008.

[inventory-5] "District of Columbia – Inventory of Historic Sites" (PDF). Government of the District of Columbia. September 1, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2009.

[nrhp-6] "District of Columbia – District of Columbia". National Park Service. June 5, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2009.

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