BRIDGES OF WASHINGTON, D.C.

The next author event for my book, Bridges of Washington, D.C.: A History & Guide, will be at the DC Public Library Takoma Park Neighborhood Branch on Thursday, August 6, at 6:00 pm. This will be the full, city-wide Powerpoint presentation, lasting about an hour, and followed by book signing and discussion of any of your DC bridge questions. The library is located at 416 Cedar St. NW, Washington, DC (note – this is NOT the Takoma Park City Library located in Maryland a few blocks away). The link for the event is https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/16929555.

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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!