NPS warned this spring that the deteriorating bridge is facing a 2021 closure.

An SUV careened off of the Memorial Bridge into the Potomac River last night.

Work on the Memorial Bridge and New Hampshire Avenue between Washington Circle and Dupont Circle kicked off this week.

Four people were arrested this morning after hanging a “Tibet Will Be Free” banner off of the Memorial Bridge.

View Larger Map The “doors” opened at 8 a.m., but many of you are just now starting to think about heading down to the Lincoln Memorial to watch the free, open-to-the-public We Are One Opening Inaugural concert. Here’s what you should know before you leave: The Lincoln Memorial is located between Constitution Avenue NW and Independence Avenue SW on 23rd Street.It’s cold today, but not as cold as it has been for the last couple…

A little reminiscent of a National Geographic time-lapse shot, this shot by chip py the photo guy of a statue on the Memorial Bridge really stood out. We’ve seen the statues fly by (or crawl by) many times, but the colors are surreal and bright and the man on the horse looks like an extra in 300. The light streaks above draw our eye up the shot too, and provide a weird contrast —…

After an interstate bridge collapse in Minneapolis killed four people yesterday evening, authorities in the Washington metro area are reassuring drivers that the region’s bridges are safe, and there’s no reason to think something like that could happen here. The Minneapolis bridge was in the midst of being repaired, and there are several major bridges in D.C. also undergoing construction, including the the Wilson Bridge and the Douglass Memorial Bridge — though the latter has…

>> D.C.’s Rat Czar puts the city’s war on rodents in perspective. Gerard Brown, program manager of the DOH’s Rodent and Vector Control Division, tells the Examiner, “Rats are genius. They are going to be here after we leave.” Is Stephen Hawking available for a little vermin abatement brainstorming? [Washington Examiner] >> Check out these simple steps to making politics funny. We’ll see if President Bush can pull it off at tomorrow’s White House…

UPDATE: DDOT has also postponed the previously scheduled closures of the inbound lanes on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge this weekend to accommodate the marathon. DDOT has rescheduled the bridge work for next weekend, weather permitting. Nearly 5,000 runners will take to District roads tomorrow to compete in the Wirefly National Marathon. The race is set to start at 6:30 AM at RFK Stadium. As it takes runners through every quadrant of the city,…

Instead of donning green and drinking whiskey in the afternoon, many folks in Washington will be spending Saturday speaking out against the war in Iraq. A march on the Pentagon is expected to draw tens of thousands of people, including veterans and soldiers’ families. You may have already seen some of the protesters along Constitution Ave. erecting memorials to the fallen and preparing signs. The event’s primary sponser, ANSWER, says the protest marks not only…