The bridge built in lieu of the Long Bridge shall be for railroad purposes only and for 2 or more railway tracks. The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company shall maintain, and keep in repair said bridge at its own cost and expense, and shall maintain an efficient draw in said bridge, operating the same so as not to unnecessarily impede the free navigation of the Potomac River at any hour of the day or night, and shall give other railroad companies the right to pass over said bridge upon such reasonable terms as may be agreed upon between the companies or prescribed by Congress.
(Feb. 12, 1901, 31 Stat. 772, ch. 353, § 11.)
1981 Ed., § 7-508.
1973 Ed., § 7-508.
Public utilities, multiple company use of utility infrastructures, see § 34-1102.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 9 - Transportation Systems
Chapter 3 - Bridges, Viaducts, and Subways
§ 9–301. Control of bridges; exception
§ 9–302. Construction and repair of bridges over railway and canal rights-of-way
§ 9–303. Bridges across Rock Creek
§ 9–304. Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
§ 9–306. John Philip Sousa Bridge
§ 9–309. Construction of power boats; exception; “power boats” defined
§ 9–311. Francis Scott Key Bridge
§ 9–312. South Dakota Avenue Bridge
§ 9–313. Connecticut Avenue Bridge over Klingle Valley
§ 9–315. Fern and Varnum Streets and Eastern Avenue Viaducts
§ 9–316. Certain grade crossings to be closed after completion of Fern Street Viaduct
§ 9–317. Van Buren Street Subway
§ 9–318. Grade crossing at Lamond closed
§ 9–320. Michigan Avenue Viaduct — Construction; cost; highway grade closed
§ 9–321. Michigan Avenue Viaduct — Use by street railway companies
§ 9–322. Highway grade crossing at Michigan Avenue closed
§ 9–324. Calvert Street Bridge