June 2021 – Road and Trail Conditions

[Smitty2k1]

NPS bringing some seriously nice infrastructure improvements to the Mall and surrounding areas. Some disruptions expected but it seems like most work will be done this year.

https://www.nps.gov/nama/learn/management/improving-multi-use-trails-around-the-national-mall.htm

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[ursus]

I was riding westward on the W&OD early this morning. Soon after I crossed the new bridge, I came to a barrier at Little Falls Street with no indication of a detour. How is one supposed to continue westward?

[consularrider]

The detour used to be marked, Little Falls to Fairfax Dr/Lincoln St to West St and back on the W&OD

[scoot]

@consularrider 210898 wrote:

The detour used to be marked, Little Falls to Fairfax Dr/Lincoln St to West St and back on the W&OD

Even when the W&OD is open, this is a nice alternative to be familiar with. Since I first learned about Lincoln Ave, I have never returned to the official route (aka the stop sign olympics) through there again except for group rides.

[DrP]

After the heavy rain last night, there were some minor effects on the trails.
I did an Arlington Loop before 8am, sticking to 4MRT between Shirlington and Glen Carlyn park. Mostly tree litter, a few puddles, mud on the underpasses for West Glebe and Wilson, and flooding on the two usual fords (Carlin Springs and by the Arlington Mill Community Center. There is a tree down on Custis east of the I-66 underpass (just east of the entrance from the pedestrian bridge accessing the trail on the other side of I-66 (this was part of the detour last year). Easy to get over and I am sure that there is someone who could jump it.

[Tania]

@scoot 210901 wrote:

Even when the W&OD is open, this is a nice alternative to be familiar with. Since I first learned about Lincoln Ave, I have never returned to the official route (aka the stop sign olympics) through there again except for group rides.

Used this today and will keep using it. Thanks!

[ursus]

@consularrider 210898 wrote:

The detour used to be marked, Little Falls to Fairfax Dr/Lincoln St to West St and back on the W&OD

I used it yesterday. A detour sign is up now heading west but directs one south, not north.

[consularrider]

@ursus 210927 wrote:

I used it yesterday. A detour sign is up now heading west but directs one south, not north.

Park St as an alternative has been touted before, but has more stop signs.

[ursus]

@consularrider 210936 wrote:

Park St as an alternative has been touted before, but has more stop signs.

It is also longer.

[n18]

Pedestrian bridge collapsed earlier today in NE DC over 295, next to Lane PL. See this Google Maps link, and this Street View. It was caused by a truck that hit the bridge or its supports. It seems that no one was on the bridge, and few people had non-life threatening injuries. The bridge was last inspected in February and deemed structurally sound. Traffic is blocked both ways on 295, and not expected to clear before tomorrow.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pedestrian-bridge-collapses-onto-295-in-dc-6-hurt/ar-AALm8Ou

[LhasaCM]

The update from this morning was that the truck had a boom arm that was not lowered and so that hit the bridge itself. (There’s also a dashcam video taken from someone driving the other way.) So while the bridge was in need of replacement sooner rather than later, that was a secondary factor to the impact.

[n18]

Found the dashcam footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkYj3bZGiPU

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