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unusual facts about Long Bridge



Fort Ellsworth

Over the seven weeks that followed the occupation of northern Virginia, forts were constructed along the banks of the Potomac River and at the approaches to each of the three major bridges (Chain Bridge, Long Bridge, and Aqueduct Bridge) connecting Virginia to Washington and Georgetown.

John D. Fay

Fay participated with Stephen Clark in re-constructing the Long Bridge over the Potomac, and was a Resident Engineer on the New York State canals from 1841 to 1849.


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11th Ohio Cavalry

On July 26, 1865, a detachment of the 11th Kansas Cavalry posted at Platte Bridge Station near present day Casper, Wyoming engaged a large band of Cheyenne and Sioux that intended to destroy the 1000-foot long bridge and the soldiers posted there to protect it.

Louis Didier Jousselin

He built a three-kilometre-long bridge in less than three months during the Siege of Hamburg in 1813.

Purtsi

ViljandiRõngu road (nr 52) crosses the Väike-Emajõgi on a 120 meters long bridge in berween Purtsi and Pikasilla.