The D.C. Department of Transportation will start its rehabilitation Monday for the 16th Street Bridge, which extends over Piney Branch Parkway in Northwest D.C.
Don’t worry — the bridge’s perhaps most recognizable feature, its four bronze animal statues, will stay during the rehabilitation, which will include restoring the historic sculptures created by artist Alexander Phimister Proctor. Notably, DDOT officials didn’t reach a quorum during a virtual presentation Wednesday night to determine whether the figures are technically lions or tigers.
The historic concrete arch bridge, which is located between Shepherd Street and Spring Road NW, was built in 1906 and 1910 and rehabilitated in 1992. The concrete arch bridge is parabolic, considered to be the first built in the United States, according to DDOT.
Construction on this project is expected to take 19 months and complete by the fall of 2023 with a ceremony scheduled for November, DDOT officials said Wednesday.
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