Completed in 1923 for $2.635 million, it replaced an iron bridge with wooden decking that accidentally caught fire and was destroyed in 1915. The bridge, popularly known as the Belle Isle Bridge, was originally named the George Washington Bridge and renamed the Douglas MacArthur Bridge after General Douglas MacArthur in 1942.
Completed in 1923 for $2.635 million, it replaced a metal bridge with wooden decking that accidentally caught fire and was destroyed in 1915. The bridge, commonly referred to as the Belle Isle Bridge, was originally called the George Washington Bridge and renamed the Douglas MacArthur Bridge after General Douglas MacArthur in 1942.