The Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge

[PotomacCyclist]

The scenic overlook on the Wilson Bridge has an explanation of the boundaries. It states that the bike/pedestrian path crosses from Virginia to DC and then Maryland. There are thin brass boundary markers embedded in the concrete with small triangular sections that indicate which parts are in Virginia, DC and Maryland. The angles of the boundary lines match up with the VA/DC/MD boundaries that I see on Google Maps and elsewhere. I’ve never heard of D.C. giving up a piece of their land for the bridge.

If D.C. granted an easement, that doesn’t mean they gave up the property. It just means that they turned over the right of way and responsibility for bridge construction and maintenance to other jurisdictions (federal or to Virginia and Maryland). That small slice of land is still part of D.C.

[mstone]

@DSalovesh 13127 wrote:

I’m sure it is illegal, and it’s also not a good idea. I’m sure there would have been some explaining to do if I had been caught but arrest or charges are unlikely, and at 3-4 AM when I did it getting caught was pretty unlikely too. Morning rush slows traffic to bike-safe speeds too, but the drivers are irate and unpredictable.[/quote]

In this area it’s illegal. In some of the flyover states biking on interstates is legal (presumably because there aren’t many alternatives).

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The problem with most road facilities is that they’re built around the assumption that vehicles will be moving at 50-70 mph with 100-200 bhp to power up elevation changes.

I’d actually argue that most non-road facilities are worse than roads, because they don’t care to spend the money to flatten them out. E.g., compare the custis to 66, or the MUP along 7100 that plunges down into streambeds while the adjoining road is flat.

[americancyclo]

@mstone 13138 wrote:

…most non-road facilities are worse than roads, because they don’t care to spend the money to flatten them out. E.g., compare the custis to 66,

I thought that was a ‘feature’? 😎

[DaveK]

When I was coming home last night northbound on the regular lanes across the river I came across two unfortunate cyclists who had found themselves stranded at the south side of the bridge, where the ramp from the GW Parkway merges on. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen this, and these guys were kitted out and looked like experienced cyclists. How do you even find yourself there? Keep in mind it was around 5:30-6pm, not the middle of the night. Traffic was at full speed.

[Terpfan]

There is a wreath on MVT right after going under rail bridge, presumably for the crash. I saw someone stopping to take a photo this morning so maybe they will post it here?

[Rootchopper]

It was probably me you saw taking the pictures. Here’s my blog post about it from last week:

http://rootchopper.blogspot.com/2012/01/remembrance.html

What I was photographing yesterday morning was an addition to the mmeorial. Someone left a typed note, held down by a tree branch. The note was in sanskrit. That pic is here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rootchopper/6728567669/in/photostream

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