new Woodrow Wilson Bridge, under construction at Jones Point (2005)
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Topics to Explore
should more trees be planted at Jones Park? should a fishing pier, boat dock, or marina be built here?
why was the national capital located on the Potomac River? why were the DC boundaries marked by stones?
why was Alexandria included in the District of Columbia? what was the effect of removing Alexandria from Virginia? how did Alexandria benefit/suffer from being included in the District of Columbia?
why was Alexandria "retroceded" to Virginia in 1846?
why was Wilson Bridge constructed? who was Woodrow Wilson, and why name a bridge after him?
why is Wilson Bridge being replaced? why did the city of Alexandria object to the replacement?
how was the new bridge funded? who determined the final design of the new bridge?
how will the new bridge change Alexandria? how will the new bridge change Northern Virginia traffic patterns?
would you support buiding another bridge across the Potomac River, downstream from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge? would you support building another bridge upstream of the American Legion Bridge? would you support another bridge across the river in-between the Beltway crossings?
could ferries be used to transport commuters or tourists across the Potomac River, or up the river from Stafford to the Pentagon/DC?
