Evening star., 1933-12-04
NEW CHAIN BRIDGE
REPORT EXPECTED
Fine Arts Commission to
Take Up Question of Type
After Location Is Decided.

The Fine Arts Commission expects
a report by the middle of the month
on the location for the new Chain
Bridge from the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, DR.. Charles
Moore. chairman, today wrote George
C. Shinn. chairman Of the Committee
on Bridges of the Washington Board
of Trade. Promptly. DR.. Moore said.
his group will take up the question of
the type of bridge best suited to re-
place the present obsolete structure
across the Potomac River. Dr. Moore
suggested that M. Shinn's committee
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in this locality. pointing out that sew
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crossings
Dr. Moore had urged that study
be made now. so that adequate infor-
ma ton may be available, when funds
are forthcoming
DR.. Moore Wrote:
The Commission of Fine Arts is
pleased to know of the studies the Com
mittee on Bridges of the Washington
Eoard of Trade has undertaken to pro-
vide new bridges needed for WASH
ington
Chain Bridge.-The Commission of
Fine Arts expects report from the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission as to the location for the Chain
Bridge by the middle of December
take up the question OF the type Of
bridge.
Other Bridges Needed.
LAS you know. there are several other
bridges urgently needed in Washington.
and it would be we'll if your committee
would make a general survey OF this
subject
The Highway Bridge, a portion of
United States Route No |, from Maine
to Florida. is now obsolete as to both
capacity and appearance. Likewise the
railroad bridge was designed for strictly
utilitarian purposes before the park sys-
TEN on both sides of the Potomac was
developed Studies for both a new
highway bridge and new railroad
bridge should be made In this con-
neCtion. a study should be made in COL
laboration with the railroads to see
whether the location of this bridge
should not be changed to a site near
Alexandria, with the view of keeping
through freight between the South and
the North from being carried by need
lesslv long and uneconomical route
through the city Of washington. Only
freight destined to consumption within
the city should be allowed to cross the
Anacostia bridge. 1t might be found
that tunnel under the Potomac is
the most economical way of handling
this problem.
"A new Anacostia bridge below the
navy yard. A large and growing COM
munitv in AnacoStia and Congress
Heights and the great amount of traf-
fic along the Maryland side of the
Potomac call for an additional bridge
The Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge,
Southeast needs replacing.
Massachusetts avenue extended.
There should be bridge as an extern
sion of Massachusetts avenue south
east. Massachusetts avenue Is the one
DlllIlCt OF C0lullDlQ.
Need of Bridge Emphasized
The bridge on the extension OF Mary
land avenue northeast. crossing the
Anacostia River. The need for this
bridge has been emphasized by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission to give direct connection with
KenilWOrth and other communities in
that vicinity.
"A bridge across the AnacoStia on the
extension of New York avenue is de-
sired by the Cheverly Citizens AsSocla-
ton 1t is understood that this aSSocia-
tion is taking up the matter of extend
ing New York avenue and also the con-
struction of bridge at the point men
toned as one of their association prof.
ectS.
ITO connect Washington City with
Virginia there is need of two additional
boundary channel bridges, one to con-
meet with the proposed Lee Highway at
the north end of Columbia Island and
also with the George washington Me-
mortal Parkway. Also a boundary
channel bridge at the south end of Co.
lumbia Island to connect with road
way to extend along the south side o.
Arlington National Cemetery is needed.
These two bridges were planned in con-
nection with the Arlington Memorial
Bridge projects"