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 for its four buffalo sculptures by Alexander Phimister Proctor.
Because the sections of Q Street in Dupont Circle and Georgetown are not aligned, the bridge's roadway is curved. To accommodate the bridge, the nearby Dumbarton House was moved 100 feet.
The Dumbarton Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Dumbarton Bridge (Washington, D.C.) is at coordinates Coordinates:
- GNIS entry on Dumbarton Bridge
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