BRIDGES OF WASHINGTON, D.C.

Thanks to everyone who joined me yesterday (Aug. 6) for the presentation of my book, Bridges of Washington, D.C.: A History & Guide, at the DC Public Library Takoma Park Neighborhood Branch. Lots of good discussion and, as usual, I learned as much from the participants as they learned from me.

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Later in August, I will be at the Laurel History Boys Book Fair on August 23, from 3:00 to 6:00, and on September 27 at 3:00 pm, I will be giving the full presentation at the Alexandria Historical Society. I have also had preliminary discussions with several other groups for presentations in the Fall. If you know of a group of people who would be interested in the topic (such as a historical society; class for high school, college, or adult education; library; retirement community; or neighborhood group), please contact me! I am not looking to be paid – just enjoying the interaction and engagement with fellow DC-based history geeks.

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You can still find plenty of material online. My presentation titled Bridges of Washington, D.C.: The Virginia Side, for the Arlington Historical Society, was recorded and can be seen at https://arlhist.org/event/bridges-of-washington-dc-the-virginia-side/. My blog interview with DC historian Matthew Gilmore is posted at https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/bob-dover-interview-with-a-washington-dc-history-author-bridges-of-washington-d-c-a-history-guide/. My Rock, Paper, Write podcast associated with the Kensington Row local authors group is available at https://www.kensingtonrowauthors.com/podcast. As always, I continue to rotate some of my 8,000+ color photos of the DC bridges on www.bridgespotting.com, the Bridgespotting Facebook page, and the Bridges of Washington, DC Facebook group.

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I look forward to seeing plenty of folks at the upcoming events!