A Cu(II)⋯Cu(II) pyrophosphate-bridged compound of formula {[Na₃Cu(P₂O₇)(NO₃)].3H₂O}(n) ₁ has been characterized. X-ray diffraction measurements show that it crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/m, with unit cell dimensions a = 7.2492₅ A, b = 8.2446₆ A, c = 9.9050₇ A, beta = 107.123₁ degrees, and Z = 2. The structure consists of chains of Cu(II) cations at inversion symmetry sites bound to four equatorial oxygen atoms provided by two pyrophosphate anions halved by a symmetry plane and two axial oxygen atoms of nitrate anions. The molar magnetic susceptibility chi₀ of a powdered sample was measured in the temperature range 2 K < T < 273 K, and an isothermal magnetization curve, M(B₀,T), was obtained at T = 30 K, with the magnetic field B₀ between 0 and 5 T. Fitting a spin-chain model to the susceptibility data, we evaluate an antiferromagnetic exchange coupling 2J = -24.3₁ cm(-1) (defined as H(ex) = -2JS(i)S(j)) between Cu(II) neighbors. For any orientation of B₀, single-crystal electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra obtained at 9.8 and 33.9 GHz at 300 K display a single signal having a g matrix with orthorhombic symmetry, arising from the merger produced by the exchange interaction of the resonances corresponding to the two rotated Cu(II) sites. The g matrices of the individual molecules calculated assuming axial symmetry yielded principal values g(parallel) = 2.367₁ and g(perpendicular) = 2.074₁ at both frequencies, indicating a d(x₂-y₂) ground-state orbital for the Cu(II) ions. The angular variation of the EPR line width suggests exchange narrowing in a system with one-dimensional spin dynamics, as expected from the structure and susceptibility data. The results, discussed in terms of the crystal and electronic structures and of the spin dynamics of the compound, are compared with those obtained in other materials.