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64-543: Download coordinates as: The Custis Trail is a hilly 4.5 miles (7.2 km)-long shared use path in Arlington County, Virginia . The asphalt -paved trail travels along Interstate 66 (I-66) between Rosslyn and the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail) at Bon Air Park. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) constructed the $ 2.5 million Custis Trail beside I-66 (named

128-456: A $ 35 million park bond referendum that was to be used in part to buy the W&;OD right of way in the county and buy another 590 acres of land along the route for campgrounds and picnic areas (but due to slow negotiations with VEPCO, that money was spent elsewhere). In 1972, voters approved the construction of a trail, then called "The Virginia Creeper," along the right-of way. In 1973 a study of

192-452: A 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long W&OD Trail segment within the City of Falls Church. The project converted an 11 feet (3.4 m) wide section of the trail and part of its adjacent green space into a dual paved path containing a 12 feet (3.7 m) wide bicycle trail and an 8 feet (2.4 m) wide pedestrian trail. A 2 feet (0.6 m) wide strip of pavement separated the two routes, creating

256-590: A 17 miles (27 km)-long shared use path that travels along the Parkway near the west side of the Potomac River to Alexandria and George Washington 's home at Mount Vernon . In 2018–19, VDOT, in cooperation with the Arlington County government, removed a lane of Lee Highway near the eastern end of the trail (between North Lynn Street and North Oak Street). The lane's removal enabled VDOT and

320-436: A 22 feet (6.7 m) wide transportation corridor that doubled the W&OD Trail's width. The two imperviously-surfaced trails traveled through a 16 acres (6 ha) urban open space that a 2016 Falls Church master plan had called "The City's Greenest Street". The master plan's "Vision Statement" stated that the project would help "Develop the W&OD Park as a Great Street and greenway ". Officials broke ground on

384-577: A bicycle "learner's loop" adjacent to the realigned trail in the County's Glencarlyn Park. In late 2015, a truck-climbing lane project was completed on VA 7 in Clarke's Gap. The project realigned the trail to move its crossing of Charles Town Pike (VA 9) at Dry Mill Road ( VA 699 ) to a new underpass beneath the Pike on the south side of VA 7. The realigned trail bypassed the trail's former high point, reducing

448-618: A parallel trail to it within Falls Church and Arlington County because of high use at peak times. The study's author recommended that NOVA Parks make plans to construct a 16 feet (4.9 m) or 19 feet (5.8 m) wide trail within the two jurisdictions, while temporarily widening the trail to 11 feet (3.4 m). In June 2018, NOVA Parks received a $ 3.2 million grant from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority that enabled it to expand

512-476: A path (and therefore pedestrians may walk wherever they choose). Shared-use paths alongside the highway often look like sidewalks to motorists. Therefore, at side roads, in jurisdictions where pedestrians do not have priority at side roads, the priority situation at side roads on shared-use paths can be confusing and often cyclists are required to give way to turning motorists. Before the January 2022 revision,

576-699: A paved trail that would connect the W&OD Trail at its origin with the Four Mile Run Trail by traveling for 3,000 feet (914 m) along a bank of the Run while passing beneath the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway (I-395) in Alexandria and West Glebe Road in Arlington. On May 30, 2009, a ribbon-cutting ceremony heralded the completion and opening of the connecting trail. After constructing most of

640-568: A project to widen that road. In 1991, the trail crossing of Reston Parkway ( VA 602 ) in Reston was moved from Sunset Hills Road ( VA 675 ) to Bluemont Way. On October 3, 1993, the NVRPA completed a bridge over West Broad Street (VA 7) in Falls Church. In 1999, a developer, Terrabrook Communities, built a 55 ft (16.8 m) wide and 15 ft (4.6 m) high arched-concrete trail underpass beneath Reston Parkway as part of an agreement with

704-687: A significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history". The form contains an in-depth description of the District's historical resources and of the railroad's history, as well as maps that show the locations of the Districts's major historical features. The park and its immediate surroundings contain a number of historic structures, some of which date to the pre-Civil War period. Most of these structures are railroad remnants, including intact stations at Vienna, Sunset Hills, Herndon, Hamilton and Purcellville, stone arches and culverts ,

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768-617: A trail bridge and passing Dunn Loring , the trail begins a long descent as it travels through Vienna . After leaving Vienna, the trail continues to descend until it reaches Mile 14, where its elevation of 242 feet (74 m) is only 170 feet (52 m) higher than is its elevation at the trail's origin. After the trail crosses Difficult Run (Mile 14.3), it ascends and descends between additional streams (including Sugarland Run , Broad Run , Beaverdam Run , Goose Creek , Sycolin Creek and Tuscarora Creek ) as it travels further northwest in

832-520: Is a linear regional park in Northern Virginia . The park's primary feature is the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail (abbreviated as W&OD Trail ), an asphalt -surfaced paved rail trail that runs through densely populated urban and suburban communities as well as through rural areas. Most of the trail travels on top of the rail bed of the former Washington and Old Dominion Railroad , which closed in 1968. Although

896-576: Is at the intersection of South Shirlington Road and South Four Mile Run Drive. The trail starts in the Atlantic Coastal Plain at the trail's lowest elevation : 72 feet (22 m) above sea level . The trail climbs 213 feet (65 m) in 5.8 miles (9.3 km) while traveling northwest through Arlington County. While in Arlington, the trail ascends through the Atlantic Seaboard fall line while climbing upstream in

960-485: Is suitable for horseback riding and mountain biking . NOVA Parks administers and maintains the park and its trails. NOVA Parks keeps most of the parkland surrounding the trails in a natural state. The park authority has placed alongside the paved trail a series of mile markers and a number of interpretative exhibits that describe the historic and natural features of the park (see Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Stations for locations of historical markers near

1024-723: The Custis Memorial Parkway in Virginia east of the Capital Beltway ) from 1977 to 1982. VDOT originally did not plan to build the trail, but added it to the I-66 project to help the highway gain federal approval and funding after the federal government rejected the initial plans. East of Glebe Road ( Virginia State Route 120 ), I-66 and the Custis Trail were both built on and near the former right of way of

1088-478: The Highway Code gave no advice to pedestrians on how to share space with cyclists; there was also little guidance given to cyclists. (The 2023 edition covers both aspects. The UK Department for Transport advises local authorities that cyclists and pedestrians should not be expected to share space on or alongside city streets. Sustrans gives advice for cyclists, walkers and runners using shared-use paths on

1152-838: The National Cycle Network . The Milton Keynes redway system is an example of a city-wide network of shared-use paths. The network consists of over 200 miles (320 km) of shared-use paths that avoid the city's busy and fast grid roads (which run between neighbourhoods rather than through them). In the US, the 1999 AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities defines a shared-use path as being physically separated from motor vehicular traffic with an open space or barrier. Washington %26 Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park Download coordinates as: The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park

1216-676: The National Mall : 250 yards (229 m) west of the trailhead, the Custis Trail connects at North Lynn Street to the Francis Scott Key Bridge , thus creating connections to Georgetown , to the southern end of the Capital Crescent Trail and to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath. The trail then follows a hilly route along I-66 through Arlington County until reaching its western trailhead at

1280-610: The Sugarland Run Valley Stream Trail in Herndon was extended 1 mi (1.6 km) to connect to the trail. In May 2006, the VDOT completed work on an extension of Claiborne Parkway (VA 901) that crossed NOVA Parks' right-of-way. As part of the project, the VDOT constructed a bridge that carried the W&OD Trail over the extended Parkway. On June 15, 2011, VDOT opened a new trail bridge over I-495 that

1344-621: The UK Department for Transport found that cyclists and pedestrians prefer wider non-segregated paths to more narrow segregated paths (e.g. a 3 m wide shared path, compared with a 3 m path split into 1.5 m sections). The principal benefit of a shared-use path is saving space. This may be important in environmentally-sensitive areas or on narrow streets, where a full cycle track may not be feasible. Shared use paths are criticised for creating conflict between pedestrians and cyclists and creating complaints from pedestrians and speed. Therefore,

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1408-579: The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad's Rosslyn spur, which the highway department had purchased in 1962. In late 1972, the county received permission to build a 1.3 mile temporary, natural surface bike trail on the right-of-way east of Spout Run , which was called the Spout Run Bike Trail. The trail was to open by early 1973 and was in place by 1976. The more hilly Custis Trail replaced this relatively flat route, on which I-66 now travels. On August 8, 1977, VDOT officially began constructing

1472-506: The valley of Four Mile Run . The trail crosses the Run seven times in the valley on bridges whose abutments were constructed before the Civil War by the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a predecessor of the W&OD Railroad. After crossing Columbia Pike ( VA 244 ), the trail enters a steeply-sloped woodland that covers both sides of the valley. The trail crosses under Arlington Boulevard ( U.S. Route 50 ) while within

1536-878: The Custis Trail (or I-66 Trail, as it was originally called) and the section of I-66 in Virginia east of the Beltway. The trail opened during the summer of 1982. In October, VDOT opened most of the new highway to cyclists and pedestrians for one day. VDOT opened the 10 miles (16.1 km) segment of I-66 between the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge and the Capital Beltway to motor vehicle traffic on December 22, 1982. The Custis Trail originally extended for 8.5 miles (13.7 km) to Lee Highway ( U.S. Route 29 ) in East Falls Church (see List of neighborhoods in Arlington County, Virginia ). However,

1600-480: The Custis Trail as the " Nellie Custis Trail" or the " Martha Custis Trail". However, no documents show that the trail ever bore the name of any specific individual. In 1980, there were discussions of naming I-66 for the Custis family , to which George Washington was related by marriage. At the time that I-66 was opening east of the Capital Beltway , Virginia highway officials were unofficially calling that section of

1664-479: The Falls Church "W&OD Dual Trails" project on August 26, 2020. The widened trail formally opened during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 7, 2021. The executive director of NOVA Parks, Paul Gilbert, stated during the event: "I envision over the next decade, more and more urban sections of the W&OD Trail will take on this dual trail methodology." In 1987, the U. S. Department of the Interior designated

1728-433: The NVRPA and Fairfax County proposed building a 7.5 mile long trail to connect them as part of a Bicentennial project but VEPCO refused to give the land away, lease it for a $ 1 a year or sell it in pieces; instead it wanted sell the whole piece of property at once. After the state legislature passed a unanimous resolution in favor of the trail, and promised oversight of VEPCO, the impasse was overcome. VEPCO agreed to sell

1792-540: The NVRPA. The 500 ft (152.4 m) of old trail in that section became connectors to the parkway at Bluemont Way. The western section of the Herndon Parkway, with another trail bridge over it, was completed in 1997. In 2001, the VDOT expanded the Fairfax County Parkway (VA 286) across the W&OD Trail right-of-way, building an overpass for the trail at about the same time. In 2005,

1856-574: The Piedmont through or near Reston , Herndon , Sterling , Ashburn , and Leesburg . While traveling through Reston, the trail crosses Wiehle Avenue (VA 828), 0.3 miles (0.5 km) northeast of the Wiehle–Reston East station on Washington Metro's Silver Line . When crossing Tuscarora Creek in Leesburg, the trail's elevation of 315 feet (96 m) is only 2 feet (0.61 m) higher than

1920-517: The UK, cyclists are legally permitted to cycle on bridleways (paths open to horse riders), but not on public footpaths. Therefore, bridleways are, in effect, a form of shared-use path. On segregated or divided paths, the path is split into a section for pedestrians and a section for cyclists. This may be achieved with a painted line or different surface. It may also be delineated with tactile paving for blind and visually impaired pedestrians. Research by

1984-462: The W&OD Railroad. The trail then turns west, descends through Paeonian Springs to Hamilton Station and climbs to reach Purcellville. When the trail terminates in Purcellville, its elevation is 513 feet (156 m) above sea level. Arlington County When the W&OD Railroad closed in 1968, its 100 feet (30.5 m) wide right-of-way extended from Potomac Yard in Alexandria to

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2048-758: The W&OD Trail). The headquarters office of the park is near the southwest side of the trail at Smith's Switch Road in Ashburn . A park rest stop is adjacent to the trail near the park's headquarters. The W&OD Trail begins in the Nauck neighborhood near the Shirlington section of Arlington County , close to the boundary between the County and the City of Alexandria . The trail ends in Purcellville in western Loudoun County . Its route largely parallels

2112-531: The arrival of Metro’s Silver Line. The Wiehle Metro station opened in 2014, but the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors didn’t approve a final design for the bridge crossing until July 2018. Preliminary work relocating utilities started in 2021, and construction started in March 2023. Around 2017, NOVA Parks commissioned a feasibility study for a potential widening of the W&OD Trail or for adding

2176-641: The bridge, which had raised concerns among neighborhood residents. Shortly afterwards there was a campaign to name the bridge for cyclist Peter Beers. On July 9th, 2024 the Fairfax County Department of Transportation opened a new trail bridge over Wiehle Avenue in Reston. The bridge was recommended in an April 2008 study by the Reston Metrorail Access Group, an advisory committee created in spring 2006 to prepare for

2240-648: The center of Purcellville. In October 1968, the Virginia State Highway Department started condemnation proceedings to acquire the right-of-way, which was eventually donated to the state, where it crossed Shirley Highway. The section where it crossed the future Interstate 66 was also donated. In the same year that the railroad closed, the land that lay west of the Alexandria/Arlington boundary was sold for $ 4.91 million to Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) (part of which

2304-525: The county to increase the width of that section of the trail from 10 feet (3.0 m) to 16 feet (4.9 m) and to widen the trail's buffer from 3 feet (0.9 m) feet to 8 feet (2.4 m). The Custis Trail's eastern trailhead is at the trail's lowest elevation (33 feet (10.1 m)). The trail connects at the trailhead to the Mount Vernon Trail, which provides access to three Potomac River crossings into downtown Washington, D.C. , and

2368-410: The end of 1983. In September 1984, the NVRPA finished paving two sections of the trail, an extension westward from Herndon to Sterling and, two weeks later, an extension east from I-66 to Columbia Pike. Prior to the 1984 completion, the Arlington section of the trail from Columbia Pike to Lee Highway had been a dirt and gravel path. A sewer construction project that traveled along Four Mile Run delayed

2432-419: The entire right-of-way to NVRPA on December 19, 1977 for $ 3.6 million, allowing regular purchases of it between 1978 and 1982; and Fairfax County voters passed another $ 51.1 million bond referendum that included money to pay for it. The power company retained an easement that permitted the company to maintain its lines and to extend them along the right-of-way if needed. The NVRPA was not able to acquire from

2496-690: The fall line, the W&OD Trail enters the Piedmont plateau region near the west corner of the County. The trail continues to climb in the Piedmont while traveling northwest through the City of Falls Church and Fairfax County . The trail reaches an elevation of 489 feet (149 m) at its crossing of I-66 in Fairfax County. When it reaches this point, the trail has risen 417 feet (127 m) while traveling 8.4 miles (13.5 km). After crossing over I-495 (the Capital Beltway) on

2560-541: The highest elevation 313 feet (95 m) that it reached in Arlington. After crossing that stream, the trail climbs northwest in 6.0 miles (9.7 km) to reach its highest elevation (606 feet (185 m)) while traveling on a bridge carrying VA 9 (Charles Town Pike) over VA 7 near the saddle point of Clarke's Gap in Catoctin Mountain . 0.3 miles (0.48 km) before this crossing, the trail travels under an old stone arch that formerly carried VA 7 over

2624-766: The highway's underpasses and overpasses. The trail has a 300-yard (274 m)-long spur that travels east to Fairfax Drive ( Virginia State Route 237 ) along the westbound entrance ramp to I-66 in Ballston. The spur connects to Ballston's streets and to the Bluemont Junction Trail , a 1.3-mile (2.1 km)-long rail trail that meets the W&OD Trail and the Four Mile Run Trail at Bluemont Park  [ ceb ] in Bluemont, Arlington . Web pages and other sources sometimes identify

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2688-444: The more curving and hilly Four Mile Run Trail throughout its route in Arlington. Although they coincide in several locations, the two trails generally travel on opposite sides of the Run. There are no restrooms and few water fountains alongside the W&OD Trail in the County. Restrooms and additional water fountains are available near ball fields and picnic areas along the Four Mile Run Trail. The W&OD Trail's trailhead (Mile 0)

2752-498: The northern end of the Mount Vernon Trail. After crossing its intersection with the Custis Trail, the W&OD Trail travels northwest near an I-66 soundwall for most of its remaining course in Arlington. After crossing under North Sycamore Street next to Four Mile Run, the W&OD Trail crosses over the Run and passes the East Falls Church station on Washington Metro 's Orange and Silver Lines. After leaving

2816-416: The park is 44.6 miles (71.8 km) long, it is only about 100 feet (30 m) wide. The rail trail is approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) wide through much of its length and is a shared use path that is suitable for walking , running , cycling , and roller skating . A crushed bluestone –surfaced bridle path travels near the paved trail in the park's most westerly 33 miles (53 km). The path

2880-509: The paths do not properly take into account the different needs of different road users. For example a study by the Institute for Chartered Engineers found that users of shared use paths were confused about the nature of the path and who has priority on them. Pedestrians are sometimes unsure how to behave on shared-use paths. The question arises whether the path is to be treated as a road (therefore pedestrians should face oncoming traffic), or

2944-452: The paving for years. In 1985, the NVRPA extended the paved portion of the trail through Leesburg, together with a parallel bridle path that NVRPA extended to Purcellville. The paved trail reached its western terminus in Purcellville in 1988. In 2002, the NVRPA constructed the final section of the trail in and near Arlington County's Bluemont Park  [ ceb ] . Construction was delayed for years after encountering opposition from

3008-440: The power company the portion of the right-of-way that lay within the City of Alexandria. The NVRPA also could not acquire the portion of right-of-way that the highway department had retained for construction of I-66 near East Falls Church in Arlington and various portions of the right-of-way that contained existing or potential highway crossings. The NVRPA extended the trail east and west of Falls Church as it acquired portions of

3072-569: The public because of the paved section's potential environmental impacts. When completed, the final section connected the W&OD Trail's intersection with the Bluemont Junction Trail to the section of the W&OD Trail that is just east of North Carlin Springs Road. The final section included a new trail bridge over Four Mile Run and an underpass below North Carlin Springs Road. On October 20, 2007, construction began for

3136-505: The right-of-way proposed using it for a linear park. The first portion of the W&OD Trail opened in 1974 within the City of Falls Church under a lease agreement between the City government, the power company VEPCO and the NVRPA. It extended from Little Falls Street to Railroad Avenue. By late 1976 a second, 1-mile long section opened in Vienna - again with permission from VEPCO. As the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) trails proved to be popular,

3200-410: The right-of-way until it stretched from Alexandria to Purcellville. In 1979, the trail was extended 26 miles (42 km) westward from Falls Church to Goose Creek with the aid of a federal Rails-to-Trails grant, although it was only paved as far as Maple Avenue East ( VA Route 123 ) in Vienna - a distance of 6 miles (10 km); and by 1979 Fairfax County had built Buckthorn Lane on a raised area across

3264-492: The right-of-way, forcing the trail to leave the ROW and climb up to the road. Beyond that it was only suitable for hiking. In 1981, the NVRPA paved the trail from Vienna to Herndon. During the same year, the NVRPA also converted a section 12 miles (19 km) long from Herndon to Leesburg from a hiking trail to a gravel path. In 1982, the NVRPA completed a trail underpass at U.S. 15 (Leesburg Bypass) east of Leesburg, increasing

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3328-867: The road the "Martha Custis Parkway". In 1981, at least one columnist thought the road - and by extension the trail - was being specifically named for Nellie Custis. The section of I-66 east of the Beltway eventually received the name "Custis Memorial Parkway". Several Arlington County documents have therefore identified the trail as the "Custis Memorial Parkway Trail". Shared use path The path may also permit other users such as inline skating . Contrastingly, motorcycles and mopeds are normally prohibited. Shared-use paths sometimes provide different lanes for users who travel at different speeds to prevent conflicts between user groups on high-use trails. Shared-use paths are criticised for creating conflict between different users. The UK's Department for Transport deprecates this kind of route in denser urban environments. In

3392-679: The routes of the Potomac River and Virginia State Route 7 (VA 7). The trail connects at its origin to the paved Four Mile Run Trail , which travels eastward through Arlington along a stream embankment to meet the Mount Vernon Trail at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport , near the Potomac River. The start of the trail is also accessible from the Shirlington exit (Exit 6) of Interstate 395 (I-395) (the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway) . The trail parallels

3456-492: The section of the Custis Trail that travels between Bon Air Park  [ ceb ] and East Falls Church was later informally re-branded to become a part of the W&OD Trail. On June 11, 1988, an extension of the trail and a bridge over the George Washington Memorial Parkway opened at the trail's eastern end. The extension and the bridge connected the trail to the Mount Vernon Trail ,

3520-561: The trail as a National Recreation Trail . In 1999, Virginia Department of Historic Resources staff determined that the "Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Historic District" (053-0276) was eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). A 2000 NRHP registration form states that the Historic District is eligible for the listing because the District "is associated with events that have made

3584-526: The trail's crossing distance, installing Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons, and widening the Boulevard's median On March 12, 2021, the VDOT opened a W&OD Trail pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Lee Highway ( U.S. 29 ) in Arlington County's East Falls Church neighborhood as part of its "Transform 66 - Inside the Beltway" I-66 eastbound widening project. When planning the project, the VDOT hosted several public meetings that provided information about

3648-536: The trail's highest elevation above sea level from 680 feet (207.3 m) to 606 feet (184.7 m). In 2017, a bridge carrying Belmont Ridge Road (VA 659) over the W&OD Trail and a trail parking lot was constructed in Loudoun County as part of a project to widen the road. Also in 2017, NOVA Parks made within the County a set of safety improvements at the trail's crossing of S. Sterling Boulevard ( VA 846 ), including removing one left turn lane to reduce

3712-535: The trail's junction with the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail) at Bon Air Park near Four Mile Run . The western trailhead is 75 yards (69 m) east of North Patrick Henry Drive's overpass of I-66, the W&OD Trail and Four Mile Run. The trail reaches its highest elevation (299 feet (91.1 m)) near the North Harrison Street overpass of I-66 and the trail, west of Ballston . The trail descends from that high point to

3776-479: The trail's total distance to over 30 miles (48 km). The trail's route west of Leesburg remained accessible only by foot. Also in 1982, the trail was extended and paved eastward from Little Falls Street in Falls Church to Patrick Henry Drive in Arlington as part of the construction of I-66. During that same time period, the NVRPA began paving the easternmost section of trail from Shirlington Road to Columbia Pike ( VA 244 ) in Arlington, with that work completed by

3840-499: The trail, the NVRPA focused on grade-separating the trail and making other spot changes, sometimes in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) or with developers of nearby properties. In 1989, the VDOT completed the Herndon Parkway on the east side of Herndon, which included a trail bridge over the Parkway. In 1990, a trail bridge was constructed over VA 28 in eastern Loudoun County as part of

3904-490: The western trailhead, whose elevation is 233 feet (71.0 m). The Custis Trail crosses I-66 three times along its route: The trail has five at-grade street crossings, all of which in a section of the trail that travels next to the westbound traffic lanes of Lee Highway in and near Rosslyn. After the trail crosses I-66 on the Lee Highway overpass west of Rosslyn, the trail travels next to I-66 and crosses all streets on

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3968-690: The woodland. Near the end of the woodland, the trail intersects the Bluemont Junction Trail , a 1.3 miles (2.1 km) long paved rail trail that travels to Ballston on the bed of a former W&OD Railroad branch that once ran to Rosslyn and Georgetown . 0.6 miles (1.0 km) past that intersection, the W&OD Trail intersects the Custis Trail , a 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long paved shared use path that travels along Interstate 66 (I-66) (the Custis Memorial Parkway) to Rosslyn and which provides access to Washington, D.C. and

4032-499: Was constructed as part of the Capital Beltway High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes project. The new bridge was both 4 ft (1.2 m) wider and 30 ft (9.1 m) higher than the one built in 1979. In 2013-2015, an Arlington County streetscape and utilities project realigned the W&OD's Trail's crossing of Columbia Pike ( VA 244 ). An associated Arlington County project constructed a plaza and

4096-572: Was incorporated into Dominion Virginia Power in 2000) for power line right-of-way. Also in 1968, the Town of Vienna rejected a proposal to ask the State Highway Commission to add the railroad ROW to the urban road system for Northern Virginia and instead sought to purchase the ROW and include part of it in the new Northside Park. In 1969, Vienna asked VEPCO to give them the ROW through town. In 1971, voters in Fairfax County approved

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