Dumbarton Bridge (Washington, D.C.)
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The Dumbarton Bridge, also known as the Q Street Bridge and the Buffalo Bridge, is a bridge in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1914–1915 to convey Q Street across Rock Creek Park between the city's Dupont Circle and Georgetown neighborhoods. The bridge is famed chiefly for its four buffalo sculptures by Alexander Phimister Proctor.
Since the sections of Q Street in Dupont Circle and Georgetown are not aligned, the bridge was built in an unusual curved configuration. Also, to accommodate the bridge, the Dumbarton House was moved 100 feet.
The Dumbarton Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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