Montgomery C. Meigs designed the bridge and supervised its construction ; it was officially named the Meigs Bridge after it was completed , although that name never caught on and it was often called other names such as the Tubular Bridge .
Montgomery C. Meigs designed the bridge and supervised its construction as part of the original construction of the Washington Aqueduct . 
 It was officially named the Meigs Bridge after it was completed , although that name never caught on and it was often called other names such as the Tubular Bridge .