Evening star., 1953-08-23
New Route Proposed
For Toll Road Link in
Arlington Inner Belt
By Alex R. Preston

A preliminary study of con-
trolled-acceSS boulevard through
Arlington that could provide a
link in the Washington areas
"inner-belt" highway was pre-
sented to the Arlington County
board yesterday.
It's use as a toll road was Sug-
gested.
Also, it could serve as a link
in the proposed Monticello high
way which Virginians envision
as some day linking the Jeffer-
son Memorial in Washington
with the third Presidents home
in Charlottesville.
The idea of County Engineer
Clifton c.. Stoneburner was
passed along to the board by
County Manager A. T. Lundberg
yesterday. Admittedly in the
stage of a mere possibility at
this stage. the plan entails the
use of the Washington & Old
Dominion Railroad right-of-way
from Cherrydale to the Glen
carlyn areas.
Discussed With Planners.
Mr.. Stoneburner already has
discussed the proposal with Met
ropolitan Area planners as we'll
as the Virginia Department Of
Highways and consulting engi-
neers now making a survey of
highway needs in Northern Vir-
ginia. including the question of
toll roads.
The main portion of the plan
calls for controlled access
artery beginning on the railroad
right-of-way at Lee highway
and Kirkwood road. This is the
area where the existing Spout
Run parkway, leading down to
the George Washington Memo
rial parkway on the Potomac,
terminates.
The proposed route then would
follow the railroad southeast
from Lee highway to North JEFF
ferson street in the Glencarlyn
area. Access would be provided
at the main thoroughfareS such
as Arlington boulevard. Wilson
boulevard and Glebe road.
From North jefferson street.
the route would leave the rail-
road bed and its course west
ward would depend largely on
plans worked out with Fairfax
County. But. Mr.. Stoneburner
suggests, it would tie in with |
the Leesburgh pike (Route y or
Arlington Mill drive and thus
serve as the Arlington link in
the Observation-Disclosures inner
belt route. This, however, would
be contingent on another prof. |
ect: Future construction of
bridge across the Potomac River
about where the Three Sisters
Islands are situated to connect |
with the Arizona parkway.
Sees Route More Practical.
Mr.. Stoneburner admits that
this plan calls for a revision of
metropolitan are a planners
thinking.
Identifying the proposed route
as Bluemont drive, the engineer
said, 1T appears to be a far
more practical route, at least
from first study. for the inner
ring often discussed in connec-
ton with the planning of the
metropolitan area than the one
on some of the maps that have
been made showing a route gen.
orally going through Lee Heights
to the (propoSe6 Nebraska ave-
nue. bridge. Such a suggestion
was included in the Bartholo-
NEW Report.
by tying Bluemont drive
across the river on future
bridge at Spout Run parkway
and on the westerly end. tying
it either to the proposed Arling-
ton Mill drive or Route Z, an
inner ring or circumferential on
the Virginia side can be OBJ
tanned"
Mr.. Stoneburner suggests an
alternate treatment at the east
ern end of the project-bring the
express route all the way down
to Key Bridge on the railroad
bed which terminates in Rosslyn.
IT this were done it probably