Duke Ellington Bridge

The Duke Ellington Bridge, named after American jazz pianist Duke Ellington, carries Calvert Street NW over Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., United States.

Originally called the "Calvert Street Bridge", it was designed by Paul Philippe Cret in a neoclassical style and built in 1935.

It was rededicated as the Duke Ellington Bridge following the death of the Washington native and famous band leader in 1974.

The classical reliefs by Leon Hermant represent the four modes of travel: automobile, train, ship, and plane.

The bridge replaced one built in 1891 by the Rock Creek Railway to carry streetcars.

Facing east over the Duke Ellington Bridge
Calvert Street Bridge, 1926
1922 cartoon by Clifford Berryman depicting the old Calvert Street Bridge