Evening star., 1897-07-26
STREET EXTENSION
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future as well as the present. The Con-
duit road. OF course admitted no change.
"On the hank above the Canal road an
avenue following the top edge and COM
mandfng full view of the river has been
located upon lines approved by Mr.. Ohm
sted.
1.-The whole system above the Conduit
road is very generally tied upon east and
west or north and south streets. Curved
streets have been thrown in wherever IA
vorable and very few east and west streets
have been carried into or over the valleys.
I'm fixing our grades ten per cent was
used as a maximum on the streets and six
per cent on avenue lines. The grading In
the aggregate is not heavy and due to the
small ridges and valleys. Long blocks are
a feature of the plan, as they allow a bet
ter arrangement of grade in conformity
with the natural surface.
Mnssachusetts Avenue Division.
This division because of the number of
recorded streets and avenues admitted of
very little choice In the location of new
highways. About one-third has been SUBJ
divided and more than ore-half is well
adapted to right line extensions. The To-
cality bordering the Tunlaw road and the
crossing of Foundry branch by Massachu-
setts avenue presented rather knotty
problem, and, although the resulting plan
may be criticised at first. it is still present
ed as plan best for future use. The VAL
ley OF the Foundry branch is too deep and
Hdito" dt tfe avenue crossing TO allOW OIL
streets running into either by direct or
curved line. Bridges will cost more than
grading and the only alternative is to raise
the valleys level
Tunlaw road has been retained and
widened, and will, by the opening of an
east and west street below Frankfort
street. afford good highway from Wesley
Heights 10 the city.
The remarkable stretch of country along
Connecticut avenue extended may be aptiy
termed the bad lands of the District Ii
IS Dy far the most difficult to treat of the
TOUR divisions, and the final plan is not
Satisfactory in all parts. Further study is
needed on the tract bordering the Pierce
MIL road and some treatment as an iso-
lated part appears to be the cnly course
some OF the features laid down In the pan
seem natural and Indispensable. A winding
street running in the general direction of
connecticut avenue and located near the
mead or the large ravine extends from the
knnSle rad to the Chevy Chase circle
west OF this street the system is rectangu-
lar, While east of it curved highways are
proposed over most of the area.
the present boundary Of Rock creek is
to be rectified SO as to border the curve 4
highway which forms the eastern limit oil
the plan.
The deep ravine trending eastwardly
from Connecticut avenue to Rock Creek
Park offers natural entrances to the low
levels of the park, and are bordered by
curved streets 800 or 600 feet apart. the
space between being recommended as ad-
ditions to the park.
The tracts. contiguous to Broad branch
VIII in general allow direct extension. The
rectangular system west of Tenleytowu is
continued TO Connecticut avenue and then
broken on account OF the valley few
hundred feet east. A curved avenue IS
projected along Broad branch from Rock
Creek Park to the District line. Broad
Branch road is retained throughout and
along the ridges east of 1t avenue lines are
located as favorable routes to Rock Creek
Park.
In the extreme parts of the District
shown on this plan a system running with
the valley lines and parallel 10 the District
line Is presented as the most natural course
to follow. and although 1t may appear &C.
centric when compared to the north and
south system the avenue lines aid the two
systems to join well.
THE whole has been plated upon coast
survey sheets for use in field study"