Evening star., 1927-09-18
ARLINGTON PLANS
/ FINE BOULEvARDS.
Splendid System : of Ap-
~proaches to Capital Has
Been Worked Out.

Arlington county, once a part VI
!. the District of Columbia, will be linked
, to the National Capital by the finest
system of bridges, boulevards and
parkways in the world with compile
tion of the Memorial Bridge and its
four monumental approaches, it is de-
clared by persons in touch with Vir-
ginias regional development.
. Approval recently by the State
Highway Commission of the routes
chosen for the 200-foot Lee boulevard
and the S0-foot straight-to-the-bridge
road, connecting the bridge with Falls
Church and thence with the Shenan-
doah National Park. will add two more
pretentious boulevards to the layout
Of approaches planned for the $l5,-
000. 900 Potomac span.
~. Other projected approaches. include
the 81 900 900 Mount Vernon boule-
ward leading southwark to the home
of George Washington. and short
boulevard connecting the new bridge
with the Lee Highway and the Key
Bridge at Rosslyn. Va.
Three Bridges, Many Roads.
When the whole program is com.
pleted some years hence, Washing
ton will be linked~to Arlington County
by three main bridges, the Airing
ton Memorial, Key and Highway
bridges, and feeding into them will be
half a dozen excellent highways. in
Guiding the Lee boulevard, John Mar
shall Highway. Lee Highway. Mount
Vernon boulevard and the JEFFERSON
Davis Highway When the new
Chain Bridge is built there will be
available also the Lee-Jackson Hign-
way
The Lee boulevard and the John
Marshall Highway, the latter en-
bracing the ight-to-thesbrldge APP
preach, will connect the Capital with
the Shenandoah National Park. Tne
present Lee Highway is to be wldened
and Strengthened and this VIII add
another magnificent highway to the
Valley of Virginia. The Mount
Vernon boulevard will connect with
the jefferson Davis Highway at Alex
andria, providing tourists with ade.
uuate access to Richmond and the
South.
Many millions of dollars will be eX.
pended by Federal, State and County
authorities IN the development Of the
whole program. The three major
boulevard projects. now under con-
sideration, viz, the Lee boule.
ward. straight.toth approach
and Mount. Vernon boulevard.
will add about 25 miles to
the county's highways, at total cost
of between SIS 900, 900 and $10,000.000.
This does not include the magnificent
parkways and approaches planned by
the Government for the immediate
vicinity of the Virginia end OF the
Memorial Bridge.
According to present plans. the
ic 20
Mount Vernon Boulevard, the State
will assist in the construction OF the
Lee Boulevard and the counties Of
Arlington and Fairfax will be called
on to construct the direct road to the
bridge. The Virginia Highway Com
mission already has surveyed and ap-
proved the twopfast. .nanied roads and
has recommended that the State take
over the Le6@sBeulevard and the.
counties assume the task Of building.
the straight T6eAteS The supervisors
of Arlington sCn1s1txi have gone on
record in approvaEtof the commits
sion's recommendations. Most OF the
latter road lies in Arlington County.
Network of Roads.
The Lee Boulevard and the
Bridge highway will
merge at Fort Myer and follow the
same route through Fort Myer
Heights and Radnor Heights and
north Of Arlington Cemetery to the
bridge. Leading off to Rosslyn at the
northeast end of the cemetery will
be the road connecting the bridge
with the Lee Highway. From the
Fort Myer reservation westward the
roads diverge, the Lee Boulevard
curving sharply southward through
AnA
thence swinging westerly past Column
bia Gardens. Cemetery, the Hender.
son tract, Bon Air and on across the
county line to Fort Buffalo, on the
Leesburg pike. The direct route as
surveyed by the. Highway Commission
will make use Of Taylor and Monroe
avenues in Clarendon and thence will
follow the right Of way Of the Wash
ingtonsvirginia Railway through
Ballston. and on straight line to old
Falls Church, on the Lee Highway.
Most Of the rights of way for these
boulevards has been obtained and
plans are under way for financing
their construction. 1t is understood
the State will assume jurisdiction of
an 8O-foot strip of the Lee Boulevard,
and sponsors Of the straight road also
are hopeful Of securing State aid for
their project. The Lee Boulevard, as
planned by DR.. S. M. Johnson, presi-
dent of the National Highway Assoc:-
alton, is to have a 60.foot central
speedway and two 30-foot strips for
slow travel, separated by shrubbery
and other planting. DR.. Johnson en-
visions it as the worlds finest boule-
ward. Much of the right Of way for
this boulevard has been donated and
parts of it will be constructed free of
charge by property owners benefited
by the project, DR.. Johnson asserts.
He hopes also to have cement and
paving manufacturers contribute ma
terial for sections of the road, in view
Of it's memorial aspect.
The direct road Is regarded by the
State Highway Commission as 4 vi
tally necessary project. providing the
thickly settled portion OF the county
with ready access to the new bridge.
It has been sponsored by a group of
prominent citizens of the county who
have formed themselves into
Straight-to-the-Bri Boulevard AS
sociation. This association has be-
come affiliated with the Shenandoah
National Park Highway Association.
which is advocating the John Marshall
coast zig h ay. The
straight approach to the Memorial
Bridge is to be q link in the national
highway.
Straight-to-B Bridge Route.
The STRAIGHTFORWARD Bridge boulevard
will bisect Clarendon and Ballston.
Under tentative plans it Is proposed to
make use of both Taylor and Moore
avenues in Clarendon with view to