Evening star., 1933-07-09
VIRGINIA TO PUSH
BRIDGE APPROACH
Lee Highway Plan Provides
for Construction of
Northern Portion.
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star

By staff Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va.
July 8-Having been informed that the
Arlington Bridge Commission is with
out adequate funds and is about to be
abolished. the Virginia State Highway
Commission contemplates carrying the
Lee boulevard approach for the new
Arlington Memorial Bridge only as far
as the old Georgetown Alexandra Pike,
from whence it will widen the latter
road to the boundary of the Govern
:nent property. it was learned today
from an authoritative source.
While this plan is not in accordance
with the original layout for the con-
nection this having provided from an
approach on an angle and for the con-
struction by the Federal Government
of a bridge across boundary channel,
it is expected that it will meet with the
approval of a greater number Of users
Of the new road and that it will relieve
the present congestion on the Lee
Highway, especially in Rosslyn.
Funds to Be Sufficient.
In announcing yesterday that a por-
tion of the 81 900 900 to be allocated
to road work in the Culpeper dis
trict from industrial recovery funds
would be devoted to the completion Of
the Lee Boulevard project, Chairman
H G. Shirley said that the new $780,
900 ALLEGATION from industrial recovery
funds together with the $4,000 al
ready allccated from the State funds
to the project will be sufficient to pay
for the actual construction of the ap-
proach and to complete the paving Of
the project to Falls Church.
Persons interested in the project
feared that the financial status of the
Federal agencies to whom the State
would have to look for the completion
Of the approach from the boundary
of the Government property would
seriously interfere with the States plans
until it was learned this situation had
been anticipated and that the State
would make use of the Georgetown
Alexandria pike for the last part of the
project until conditions warrant the
construction CT connection in accord
ance with original plans.
bacKS NOftnern Route.
1t also was learned today that Com
missioner Shirley is definitely COM
mitted to the Northern route and that
the cnly problems yet to be solved are
those of rights of way. One Of these
is taken care Of in the industrial re-
covery act. which gives military au-
thorities the right to transfer sufficient
amount Of land from Fort Myer for the
passage CT the road through the mill
tary reservation There still remains.
however, the problem of obtaining a
route through the Porter Woods sec
tion and it is this that now is occupying
the attention of those interested in the
project
This is said to be the first time since
the problem of an approach to the
bridge first became an issue seven years
ago that there has been any definite
assurance that the State would con-
tinue the Lee Boulevard East beyond
Its present terminus in Lyon Park.
With this connection built and the
Wilson boulevard approach constructed
by the county, as is to be dcne as soon
as rights Of way for that project are
obtained, it is believed that all portions
of Arlington County as well as Fair
fax County. will have easy access to
the new span.