A view of the Memorial Bridge from the south as work progresses on its restoration. A view of the Memorial Bridge from the south as work progresses on its restoration. A stone worker uses a grinder to make repairs on some of the several hundred tons of granite temporarily removed from Arlington Memorial Bridge. It could be raised in about 1 ½ minutes, according to a 1988 Park Service report. Memorial Bridge is “more than a bridge,” Shafer said.

Source: Washington Post March 07, 2019 18:35 UTC