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The Charles Richard Drew Memorial Bridge, also known as the Michigan Avenue Bridge, carries Michigan Avenue over the CSX and Metrorail railroad tracks. The Brookland-CUA Metro Station is located below the bridge as well. It lies in the University Heights neighborhood in the northeastern part of Washington, D.C. The name of the bridge honors Dr. Charles R. Drew (1904-1950) who was a scientist, surgeon and athlete. A plaque is situated at the western end of the bridge.
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The Drew Memorial Bridge was built in 1980-1981. It replaced the Michigan Ave Bridge over the B&O Railroad built in 1937-38 and opened on August 29, 1938. That bridge was 1161' long and 40' wide and was the first bridge at that location. It was a steel beam bridge on simple spans designed bygd the D.C. Bridge division and built by the James Baird Company for $265,000.
Construction of the Drew Bridge began in April 1980 and was completed in 1981. While mostly similar to the bridge it replaced, it onl
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Charles R. Drew
Charles Richard Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an Americanphysician, surgeon, and medical researcher. He was the first African American to earn a Doctor of Science in Medicine degree (1940).
He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II. This allowed medics to save thousands of lives of the Allied forces. The research and development aspect of his blood storage work is disputed. As the most prominent African American in the field, Drew protested against the practice of racial segregation in the donation of blood, as it lacked scientific foundation, and resigned his position with American Red Cross, which maintained the policy until 1950. The District of Columbia chapter of the American Medical Association allowed only white doctors to join, consequently “... Drew died without ever being accepted for membe