National Building Museum

AECOM

July 25, 2022 $10 Museum Member | Free Student | $15 Non-member

Panelists discuss how the bridge will also bridge a social/economic divide and provide important, equitable, and lasting connections between two wards of the capital city.

Understand how the recently completed Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington DC is more than just a physical way for people to cross the Anacostia River.

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