Evening star., 1960-01-23
Road Plans
AreDiscIosed
For Arlington
Master Schedule
includes q New
Intermediate Loop
BY DANA BULLEN
star stan Writer

for Arlington are outlined in a
highway master plan released
by county planners yesterday.
While some Of the roads are
already built. the intermediate
loop would be all new. 1t would
include portions Of Route 66,
Bluemont drive and the pro-
posed Four Mile Run express
way.
The intermediate loop, also
suggested in the metropolitan
Mass Transportation Survey,
would arc through Arlington
from the proposed Three Sis
ters Islands bridge to the south
edge of National Airport.
Although the planners had
not officially released their
highway study until yesterday,
The Star on November 8 car
ried a map and story outlining
the major proposals for new
roads.
The Arlington plan is geared
to handle a more-than-dou-
bled traffic load that planners
think will be crossing the
county by 1880, when trips ovel
the county lines should reach
440, 900 a day.
S3S Million for County
The county's share of the
program would be $38 million;
the State and Federal share
would be impossible to calcu-
late, the planners said.
| Major roads that should be
built. the plan says, include:
Route 66, expected withir
five years; Four Mile Run ex'
pressway, over 10 years off
Southside freeway through tnt
Army Navy Country Club, ovel
10 years of: Bluemont drive
lover 10 years away; an Arizona
Avenue Bridge approach from
the proposed Pimmit Run Val
ley freeway in Fairfax County
far off.
In addition, the planner
called for linking together al
ready completed sections O
yorktown boulevard betweel
Glebe road and George Wash
ington Memorial parkway, ex
pected within five to 10 year,
and for tying together section
of George Mason drive, also ex
pected within five to 10 year,
Proposed interchanges, all G
them considered major by tn
planners, include:
Route 66 and Patrick Henr
drive. Route 66 near Gleh
road, Route 66 at Lee Highwa
land Kirkwood road, Route 6
at Three Sisters Islands Bridgt
Route 66 at Roosevelt BridgI
Route 66 at Key Bridge, Fou
Mile Run expressway at Blue
mont drive and Carlyn Spring
road.
Other Interchanges
Also, Four Mile Run express
way and Southside freeway 6
South Walter Reed drive, Fou
mile Run expressway and Shil
ley highway. Southside freewa
at Washington boulevard an
Columbia pike. and relocate
Glebe road and the propose
Pimmit Run Valley freeway.
The plan also provides for
link with the proposed Potoms
expressway along Alexandria
waterfront and for improvt
ment of Arlington's network {
feeder roads.
The radial system, some I
it already built. includes:
George Washington Meme
rial parkway, Route 66, Arlint
ton boulevard. Bluemont driv
Shirley highway. Route l ar
the Mount Vernon parkway.
The inner loop, which alreac
exists. circles Arlington M
tional Cemetery.
The Arlington highway pla
is the result Of two years VOL
by Richard P. Lent. consular
and Michael Cirino. his assis
ant, both of whom workt
IS closely with Frank L. Diete
10 associate planning directo
Clifton G.. Stoneburner. counf
& highway engineer. and A.
v Lundberg, county manager.
TX A number of the propose
l. were contained in the county
ly earlier highway master pla
p completed in 1941.
a Discussion Scheduled
of The new study will be di
" cussed by the planning con
ne mission on February %.
I'd present, the proposals are re
concentrations only and ha'
~ not been approved by eth
- tho commission oy the Tn,in