George Washington Memorial Parkway

The George Washington Memorial Parkway, also abbreviated to GW Parkway known, is a Parkway, which is maintained by the National Park Service. It is located primarily in Virginia, only a short section northwest of the Arlington Memorial Bridge over the Columbia leads Iceland, is located in the District of Columbia. Two sections, which are connected by the Washington Street, located in Alexandria ( Virginia). A third section runs on the opposite side of the Potomac River in the District of Columbia and Montgomery County ( Maryland). A fourth section, which was planned for Fort Washington (Maryland ), was never built. The Parkway is a designated All- American Road.

  • 3.1 Previous planning

Northern section

The northern branch begins at the First Street, in the northern town of Alexandria, where the North Washington Street merges into the parkway and ends in Fairfax County, where the Parkway south of the Potomac River in the "Capital Beltway " opens. The Parkway runs along the Potomac River, crosses Arlington County and serves as the main route to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. In addition, the Parkway access road Theodore Roosevelt Iceland, the " LBJ National Grove ", the " Gravelly Point Park ", " Fort Marcy " and " Turkey Run Park". There are picnic areas, which offer a beautiful view over the skyline of George Town and the " Palisades ", a district on the Potomac River. The clover-shaped road intersection with the " 14th Street Bridge ", built in 1932, is one of the oldest of its kind in the United States. The " Spout Run Parkway ," connects the George Washington Memorial Parkway with U.S. Highway 29, and serves as an indirect connection to Interstate 66 The portion of the Parkway north of National Airport and the Virginia State Route 233 is part of the National Highway System.

Potomac Heritage Trail

The Potomac Heritage Trail is a 16 kilometer path along the Potomac River and the Parkway. It begins at the Roosevelt Iceland and ends "American Legion Bridge", crosses over the Capital Beltwaydge the Potomac. The trail is part of the " Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail ".

Southern section

The southern section runs from the South Washington Street on the south end of Old Town Alexandria along Fort Hunt to Mount Vernon. In Mount Vernon Parkway ends in a roundabout from which the Virginia State Route 235 runs out. Most of this section was formerly part of railway property, "the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway". The Mount Vernon bike path that runs parallel to the southern and central portion of the Parkway is heavily frequented by cyclists and runners.

Clara Barton Parkway

The Clara Barton Parkway belongs administratively to the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Until 1989, he also introduced the name Washington Memorial Parkway, but was then renamed to end the confusion of road users.

The eastern end of the Clara Barton Parkway is in the District of Columbia, where the Canal Road passes to the Chain Bridge in the Parkway. The western end is just past the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County, where it flows into the MacArthur Boulevard. The Parkway is the access road to Glen Echo Park and Clara Barton National Historic Site in Glen Echo (Maryland). The Capital Beltway can be reached in a southerly direction of travel on the motorway junction at the American Legion Bridge and north across the Cabin John Parkway.

Earlier plans

It was originally planned that the Parkways should be connected on both sides of the river on a bridge over the Great Falls of the Potomac River. The protests of conservationists ensured that the construction of the bridge has been removed. Instead, traffic runs between the two parkways over the American Legion Bridge.

Administrative history

The Parkway was approved on May 29, 1930 and passed on August 10, 1933 by the " Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital ." On 28 November 1989, the section in Maryland was renamed " Clara Barton Parkway ". About the Parkway to reach other attractions of the National Park Service:

  • 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 Iceland
  • Turkey Run Park
  • USMC War Memorial
  • Women in Military Service for America Memorial
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