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The bridge is so large that it is covered in rows of multi-level buildings, taverns, brothels, and marketplaces, forming a small neighborhood of the city unto itself.

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  • Long Bridge
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  • The bridge is so large that it is covered in rows of multi-level buildings, taverns, brothels, and marketplaces, forming a small neighborhood of the city unto itself.
  • You may take the road going: * south to Alexandria, VA; * west to either Ft. Myer or Arlington, VA For all three locations: * If you go by foot, it will take you 2 hours. * If you go by carriage, stage, or horse, it will take 1 hour.
  • With the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, the bridge became militarily important. Union troops occupied the bridge on May 24, and the Orange and Alexandria Railroad soon became a major center for the United States Military Railroad Construction Corps. Rails were placed on the bridge, and the new connection opened on February 9, 1862. Locomotives proved too heavy, so trains were pulled by horses across the bridge.
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  • 100(xsd:integer)
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  • N/A
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Title
  • Long Bridge of Volantis
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  • File:Longbridge.png
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Location
  • Volantis, The Free Cities
abstract
  • The bridge is so large that it is covered in rows of multi-level buildings, taverns, brothels, and marketplaces, forming a small neighborhood of the city unto itself.
  • With the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, the bridge became militarily important. Union troops occupied the bridge on May 24, and the Orange and Alexandria Railroad soon became a major center for the United States Military Railroad Construction Corps. Rails were placed on the bridge, and the new connection opened on February 9, 1862. Locomotives proved too heavy, so trains were pulled by horses across the bridge. On July 23, 1864, a new, stronger bridge was completed about 100 feet (30 m) downriver. Opened on February 21, 1865, the new bridge carried only railroad traffic, and the old one was kept for other traffic. On November 15, 1865, with the end of the war, the U.S. Military Railroad gave the old bridge to the U.S. Department of the Interior; the new bridge became part of the Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown Railroad, leased by the B&O.
  • You may take the road going: * south to Alexandria, VA; * west to either Ft. Myer or Arlington, VA For all three locations: * If you go by foot, it will take you 2 hours. * If you go by carriage, stage, or horse, it will take 1 hour.
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