Memorial Bridge
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Memorial Bridge is another sealed route in the lockdown, forming part of the city's ring of containment and amplifying the sense of the capital in lockdown.
Eerily still with active enforcement on the approaches.
Barrier preventing escape and focusing investigative coverage.
A national memorial turned literal blockade — the public sphere constricted for security.
Heavily guarded, restricted to official vehicles.
Memorial Bridge is likewise shut as part of the lockdown, reinforcing perimeter strategy and the sense that the capital's arteries are being clamped down.
Mechanically enforced stillness under harsh lights and radioed directions.
Barrier preventing movement across the Potomac and securing the capital.
A concrete image of the government's attempt to control physical movement in an information crisis.
Restricted to authorized emergency vehicles and personnel.
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