Fredericksburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Pontoon Bridge Site
Photographed by Kevin W., February 2, 2008
1. Pontoon Bridge Site Marker
Pontoon Bridge.
Dec 12-13, 1862.
Erected by United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1764.
Location. 38° 18.461′ N, 77° 27.649′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is on Sophia Street near Hawke Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fredericksburg VA 22401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Fredericksburg Campaign, December 1862 (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Upper and Lower Pontoon Sites related markers
Additional commentary.
1. Date Error
Note that the crossings on this pontoon bridge were on 11-12 December 1862, not 12-13 December. There is another UDC marker in town with similar errors.
— Submitted February 9, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia.
Photographed by Kevin W., February 2, 2008
2. Pontoon Bridge Site Marker
Three markers in a row, looking south down Sophia Street.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 17, 2016
3. Pontoon Bridge Site
View in front of the marker looking across the Rappahannock River at the location of the upper pontoon bridge.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,844 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on February 9, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 14, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on February 14, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
