Evening star., 1941-04-25

A series of five radial trunk high
ways connecting the central busi-
ness districts of Washington with
residential and outlying areas is
one of the chief proposals embodied
in the highway survey report sub
mitted by Highway Director H. C.
Whitehurst. Cost of these projects
is estimated at s10,175,000.
A list of the proposed trunk high
ways, together with resume OF
what each development would in
volye, follows:
To Southeast and Southwest East
of AnacOstia River.
General route-From South Capt.
tol street and independence avenue
south on South Capitol street across
Anacostia River.
Development Involves:
a. New Bridge across Anacosta
River from south of P street and
South Capitol street to plaza at
mol thern edge of old Boiling Field.
b Development of plaza and inter-
change at east end of bridge with
connections into park road system
and Firth Sterling avenue and South
Capitol street.
c. Improvement of Firth Sterling
avenue and South Capitol street
from East Bridge Plaza to Nichols
avenue.
d. Improvement of South Capitol
street from Atlantic street to Dis
trict of Columbia line to connect
with Maryland route No. 224 to
Indianhead Reservation and Fort
Washington.
e. Improvement of Overlook ave-
nue. and Fourth street from South
Capitol street to Chesapeake street
(will permit later connection With
Fort drive interchange and George
Washington Memorial Parkway.
Would also provide for connection
with a Potomac River crossing to
vicinity of Alexandria,.
f. Development and improvement
of approaches at western end OF new
bridge. including South Capitol
street and P street into Maine ave-
nue. with possible future grade sepa-
ration at M street.
To Northeast-K Street Route.
Generau route-From Seventh and
x streets NV. to Florida avenue and
X street NE. with connections at
Sixth street to new Ninth street
overpass across terminal yards at
West Virginia avenue to New YORK
avenue at Florida avenue TO FL
Development involves:
Extension of K street eastward
from Twelfth street to vicinity OF
Ninth street with present form OF
improvement Of K street west Oh
Twelfth street.
h Grade separation structures and
complete redesign of Mount vernon
Square. ,
c Improvement of K street east OF
Seventh street NV. TO vicinity OF
Sixth street NE. in the form OF a
depressed highway with service
roads to serve abutting property.
Through and important north and
south streets to be bridged over de-
pressed highway.
d. Improvement and widening OF
Sixth street NE. at K street TO
new Ninth street bridge with tu-
ture grade separation at Florida
avenue.
e. Improvement of K street, Sixth
street NE, to Florida avenue with
general accord with midtown sec
ton of K street.
To Northwest Section West Of
Wisconsin Avenue and Key Bridge.
General route-From Connecticut
avenue and K street NV. TO Key
Bridge, thence via Canal road TO
Foxhall road and Conduit road.
Development involves:
a. improvement of K street from
west of Connecticut avenue to grade
separation structure at Rock Greek
and Potomac parkway in the form
of a depressed highway from west
of Connecticut avenue to west OF
TWenty-fourth street NV. with
service roadways to serve abuttlng
property. Through important north
and south streets TO be bridged over
depressed highway. Depressed high
way to pass under Washington
Circle improvement from west of
Twenty fourth street to Rock Creek
to follow midtown K street plan.
b. Construction of superStructure
of K street and Rock Creek grade
separation structure and continue
: with elevated highway along K
street with ramp connections to Key
) Bridge.
.. C. Widen or relocate Canal road
from Thirty sixth street to join with
Foxhall road.
d. Widen and improve Foxhall
road from Reservoir road to Ne
braska avenue.
To Northwest Section East of
Wisconsin Avenue and West of
Rock Creek Park.
General routes "a. Rock Greek
and Potomac parkway connections
and extensions. b. Additional high
way facilities east of Rock Greek
and west of Connecticut avenue
through north and south streets to
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Massachusetts, avenue.
Development involves-under (a)
l, With minor exceptions Rock
Creek and Potomac parkway from
; Constitution avenue to the general
vicinity of Connecticut avenue
Bridge will be completed when the
bridge and roadway at Massachu-
sets avenue is completed The ex-
tension of the parkway road through
the Zoo to connect with park roads
and city highways north of the Zoe
is imperative if the traffic conges-
: tion in the Northwest, both west oi
and east of Rock Greek Park ano
north of the Zoo is to be relieved
! to any great extent.
2. The highway department is Of
the opinion that any further i'm
provement of Rock Greek and Po-
tomac parkway south of Connecti-
: cut avenue should include:
(a) The redesign of the inter-
, section of the road leading to the
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