Lauzun's Legion Bridge

The location of the bridge was long used as a ford over Rock Creek, connecting the town of Georgetown to points east.

It was replaced in 1871 by an iron truss bridge, which was rebuilt in 1893 to carry streetcars operated by the Metropolitan Railroad.

The bridge was closed for a $3.5 million reconstruction in 2003, the first since its completion, and reopened on July 15, 2004.

[4] In June 2006, the Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commission (2B) discussed a proposal to give the bridge a ceremonial designation to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the end of the American Revolutionary War.

The ceremony was attended by French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte, Jacques Bossiere, and representatives of the D.C. Daughters of the American Revolution and D.C. Children of the American Revolution.