"Long Bridge" over the Potomac River, 1864

The original footbridge across the Potomac was replaced with this railroad bridge in 1864 by the U.S. Military Railroads, connecting Washington, D.C., with the army’s growing camps, hospitals, and defenses near Alexandria, Virginia.

About this Document

  • Source: "Long Bridge" over the Potomac River, 1864
  • Publisher: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C., Lot 11486-E, No. 9
  • Author: Andrew J. Russell
  • Date: 1864