Dumbarton Bridge

The Dumbarton Bridge, also known as the Q Street Bridge and the Buffalo Bridge, is a historic masonry arch bridge located in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1914-15 to convey Q Street Northwest across Rock Creek Park between the city's Dupont Circle and Georgetown neighborhoods. The bridge is famed for its four buffalo sculptures by Alexander Phimister Proctor. Adding to its distinction, the bridge is curved because the sections of Q Street NW i... more

The Dumbarton Bridge, also known as the Q Street Bridge and the Buffalo Bridge, is a historic masonry arch bridge located in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1914-15 to convey Q Street Northwest across Rock Creek Park between the city's Dupont Circle and Georgetown neighborhoods. The bridge is famed for its four buffalo sculptures by Alexander Phimister Proctor. Adding to its distinction, the bridge is curved because the sections of Q Street NW in Dupont Circle and Georgetown are not aligned. To accommodate the bridge’s approach on the Georgetown side, the Dumbarton House, which occupied a site adjacent to Rock Creek, was relocated a few blocks west to its present-day position on the north side of the 2700 block of Q Street. The Dumbarton Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1973. less