New gateway bridge opens on Southern Avenue

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District and federal transportation officials opened the new, nearly $9 million Southern Avenue “gateway bridge” Wednesday to its 17,100 daily drivers.

The 420-foot bridge is located just south of Naylor Road over Suitland Parkway, near Congress Heights in Southeast. The project took about two years to complete.

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