Evening star., 1939-11-26
Anocostio River Bridge Opening
Ceremonies Set for Dec. 9
Paving Over Downstream Half Finished
And Approaches Are Near Completion

use of the stretch of the wide park
way from the Lincoln Memorial
Bridge to the Key Bridge, now re-
stricted to downstream traffic only.
The parkway is entered by a tenn
porary roadway leading down from
the plaza going downstream.
Rossiyn Work Progressing.
The Rosslyn Plaza project is
making rapid progress on the bridge
level. Curbing is being laid on a
wider sweeping circle. to provide
much more traffic space. Eventu-
ally the streetcar loop will be made
wider. but shorter, to give more
motor traffic space, and provide a
better turnaround for streetcars.
A loading platform is planned to
enable passengers to transfer di-
rectly to and from buses and street.
cars without crossing traffic arteries.
To carry the Memorial parkway
further upstream. funds are already
in hand from three sources, Fed
eral, Virginia State and Arlington
County. This project, known as
Unit No. 2. is to buy land and ex-
tend the project about three -fourths
of mile up the river to Spout Run,
and thence left up Spout Run VAL
ley to the Lee highway near Cher
rydale. Several details, however.
remain to be worked out by Airing
ton County officials concerning the
project before final signatures can
be attached and the funds released
to go to work. This. however, it
is expectedsmay not take long. Then
acquisition of further land in this
area can proceed.
One of the things which has been
holding up final release of funds
by Arlington County, is its insist
ence that another connection be
provided to carry downstream traf-
f1c from parkway unit No. 2 near
the bridge, up to Rosslyn Plaza.
The County Board will meet
Wednesday at 8 am. in the court
house, where it is expected the
financial agreement with the Gov
ernment will be, presented by
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han for the boards approval.
The developments on the Virginia
end of Key Bridge, are expected to
prove big improvement to that
entire area and provide a more fit
ting and pretentious entrance to
the National Capital from that part
of Virginia.
X Street Arch Completed.
| At the K street overpass at Rock
Creek and Potomac parkway and
Rock Creek, the first arch has been
completed, but scaffolding still is
holding it in place. This arch car
ries K street over the parkway it
SELF. which will have to be moved
eastward a few feet and depressed
somewhat to pass under
Further construction is making
rapid progress on the rest of this
complicated structure, which is to
carry K street also over Rock Creek
to the intersection of K street and
| Twenty-ninth street in Georgetown.
Two other low-level traffic lanes in
the same bridge, will carry traffic
from the parkway level to the same
intersection in Georgetown. The
job will be completed sometime in
the spring. Traffic will be diverted
under the new overpass arch, how
ever. as soon as possible, to make
way for the other construction.
The Thomas Circle underpass
rapidly is nearing completion. The
tunnel on line of Massachusetts
avenue has been completely exca-'
waited and paving is under way on
both ends. 1t had previously been
completed under the circle itself.
Resurfacing also is under way on
the Fourteenth street level, which
passes over the tunnel.
"A viaduct to carry Taylor street
over the B. & o. railroad in Brook
land is nearing completion to elimi-
nate the last grade crossing here.