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George Washington Memorial Parkway
George Washington Memorial Parkway
George Washington Memorial Parkway IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Vehicles round a bend in the George Washington Parkway near Reagan National Airport and Gravelly Point in Arlington, Va.
Location Nearest city Coordinates Virginia, Washington, D.C. & Maryland, George Washington Memorial ParkThe USA way, known to local motorists simply as the
Area Established Visitors Governing body
"G.W. Parkway", is a parkway maintained by the U.S. National Park Service. It is located mostly in Northern Virginia, although a short 38°54′40″N 77°06′08″W / 38.91111°N section northwest of the Arlington Memorial 77.10222°W / 38.91111; -77.10222Coordinates: 38°54′40″N Bridge passes over Columbia Island, which is 77°06′08″W / 38.91111°N 77.10222°W / within the District of Columbia. It is separ38.91111; -77.10222 ated into two sections joined by Washington Street (State Route 400) in Alexandria, Vir7,247 acres (29 km²) ginia. A third section, the Clara Barton ParkMay 29, 1930 Established: May 29, way, runs on the opposite side of the Potom1930 ac River in the District of Columbia and 7,284,165 (in 2005) Montgomery County, Maryland. A fourth section was proposed for Fort Washington, National Park Service Maryland, but never built. The parkway is designated an All-American Road.
Washington, D.C.Nearest city: Washington, D.C.
Northern section
The northern section extends from North Washington Street at First Street, at the northern end of Old Town Alexandria, to its terminus at Interstate 495, the Capital Beltway, in Fairfax County, just south of the Potomac River. It follows the Potomac River, passing through Arlington County, and serves as the primary access point to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The parkway also provides automobile access to Theodore Roosevelt Island, the LBJ National Grove, Gravelly Point Park, Fort Marcy, and Turkey Run Park. There are scenic view rest areas for those wishing to view the
Map of the George Washington Memorial Parkway
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George Washington Memorial Parkway
Southern section
The southern section extends from South Washington Street at the southern end of Old Town Alexandria past Fort Hunt to Mount Vernon. The southern section is a limited-access highway, but with at-grade intersections. At Mount Vernon, the parkway ends at a traffic circle, where it joins State Route 235. Most of this route was taken from the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway’s right-of-way. The Mount Vernon bicycle trail parallels the southern and middle sections of the parkway (from Theodore Roosevelt Island to Mount Vernon), and is often filled with recreational and commuter cyclists and runners.
USMC War Memorial, along the G.W. Parkway Georgetown skyline and Potomac Palisades. The cloverleaf interchange with the 14th Street Bridge, dating to 1932, is one of the oldest cloverleaf interchanges in the United States. Spout Run Parkway connects the George Washington Memorial Parkway to U.S. Route 29, providing an indirect connection to Interstate 66. The portion of the parkway north of National Airport and State Route 233 is part of the National Highway System.
Clara Barton Parkway
Potomac Heritage Trail
Clara Barton Parkway in Maryland The Clara Barton Parkway is administratively part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. It was signed as the George Washington Memorial Parkway until 1989, when it was renamed to overcome motorist confusion.[1] The Clara Barton Parkway has its eastern terminus in the District of Columbia, where the parkway connects with Canal Road and Chain Bridge. Its western terminus is at MacArthur Boulevard in the Potomac area of Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside the Capital Beltway. The parkway provides access to Glen Echo Park and the Clara Barton National Historic Site in Glen Echo, Maryland. The Clara Barton Parkway connects to the Capital Beltway via a partial interchange and also via the Cabin John Parkway (administered by the Maryland State Highway Administration). The Clara Barton
Portion of the Potomac Heritage Trail as it passes through marshland near Belle Haven The Potomac Heritage Trail is a 10-mile (16 km) trail that follows the Potomac River and the parkway. It begins at Roosevelt Island and goes to I-495 at the American Legion Bridge. It is a segment of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.
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Parkway includes an overhanging bridge near Glen Echo.
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Major intersections
Only signalized intersections changes are listed.[2] and inter-
Previously proposed connection
The parkways on the two sides of the river were originally supposed to be joined by a bridge at the Great Falls of the Potomac River. However, opposition from preservationists led to the cancellation of that bridge. Instead, traffic between the two parkways uses the American Legion Bridge. The Virginia side of the Potomac river at Great Falls is managed by the Superintendent of the parkway as a national park site, known as Great Falls Park. Some elements of the proposed final parkway configuration – such as the concrete bridge that would have carried northbound traffic at the Glen Echo turn-around – were built but have never been used.
References
[1] Ron Shaffer (June 25, 2006). "After 20 Years of Columns, Checking the Rearview Mirror One Last Time". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/ content/article/2006/06/24/ AR2006062400980.html. Retrieved on 2007-11-23. [2] Google Maps aerial photos; the stop line at traffic signals is clearly visible
External links
• National Park Service: George Washington Memorial Parkway • History of the George Washington Memorial Parkway • The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.
Administrative history
The parkway was authorized May 29, 1930 and transferred from the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital August 10, 1933. On November 28, 1989, the portion in Maryland was renamed the Clara Barton Parkway. The Parkway also administers other National Park Service features and areas: • Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial • Arlington Memorial Bridge • Clara Barton National Historic Site • Claude Moore Colonial Farm • Dyke Marsh • Fort Marcy • Glen Echo Park • Gravelly Point • Great Falls Park • Lady Bird Johnson Park • Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac • Mount Vernon Trail • Navy-Marine Memorial • Netherlands Carillon • Theodore Roosevelt Island • Turkey Run Park • USMC War Memorial • Women in Military Service for America Memorial
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Location Mile Road(s)
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Notes Traffic circle Interchange Bridge; south end of gap North end of gap
SR 235 (Mount Vernon Memorial Highway) Fort Hunt Road - Fort Hunt Park Hunting Creek Gap; see State Route 400 1st Street Bashford Lane Slaters Lane Reagan National Airport I-395 - Washington, Richmond
Interchange Interchange
SR 27 west to I-395 – Lyndon B. John- Interchange; no northbound exit son Memorial Grove, Pentagon Arlington Memorial Bridge - Arlington National Cemetery, Washington US 50 west I-66 east / US 50 west US 29 north - Key Bridge To I-66 west to US 29 / Spout Run Parkway – Arlington, Washington SR 123 – Chain Bridge, Washington, McLean CIA, Federal Highway Administration Interchange Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance Interchange Interchange
Turkey Run Park, Washington, to I-495 (U- Interchange turn) I-495 - Maryland Interchange
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