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"Southwest Waterfront Footbridge"

 
 
"Southwest Waterfront Footbridge" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 18, 2019
1. "Southwest Waterfront Footbridge" Marker
Inscription. Built in 2004 as part of Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C.'s development, this footbridge, connecting the hotel to Washington's Southwest Waterfront, was named and dedicated through a community-wide contest with The Washington Examiner in July 2007.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Communications. A significant historical month for this entry is July 2007.
 
Location. 38° 53.001′ N, 77° 1.875′ W. Marker is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Southwest Federal Center. It can be reached from Maryland Avenue Southwest west of 12th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1330 Maryland Avenue Southwest, Washington DC 20024, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At
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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Annual Oyster Derby (approx. ¼ mile away); Loss and Regeneration (approx. ¼ mile away); Escape Across the Potomac (approx. ¼ mile away); The General Dwight David Eisenhower Plaza (approx. ¼ mile away); Maine Avenue Fish Market (approx. ¼ mile away); Wilson Memorial Arch (approx. ¼ mile away); James Wilson (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Wilson Memorial Arch (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.
 
"Southwest Waterfront Footbridge" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 18, 2019
2. "Southwest Waterfront Footbridge" Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 339 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Nov. 11, 2026