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The
Esplanade / The
Arlington Memorial Bridge crosses the Potomac between the
national cemetery and the District of Columbia. |
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Arlington National Cemetery is adjacent to the parkway on
the east side via The Esplanade which a primary entrance. See
also
Arlington Cemetery |
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There
are several prominent points of interest within the grounds of
Arlington National Cemetery:
Arlington
House: The Robert E. Lee Memorial, the
Netherlands Carillon, the
U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, the
President John F. Kennedy Gravesite, the
Tomb of the Unknowns, the
Memorial Amphitheater, the
Nurses Memorial, the
Women In Military Service For America Memorial and many other memorials. |
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Columbia Island lies to the south and north of the Arlington
Memorial Bridge.
Click here for a
map of Washington, DC showing this area of the parkway |
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Columbia Island was been renamed to
Lady Bird Johnson Park
in honor of
Lady Bird Johnson who was First Lady during the presidency
of Lyndon Baines Johnson.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove-on-the-Potomac
is within the park
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The
Navy-Marine Memorial
in the Lady Bird Johnson Park
honors those who served in the U.S. Navy and the Merchant
Marine. |
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Off-ramp northbound to Columbia Island and Lady
Bird Johnson Park |
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Junction I-395 at Exit 11A eastbound to Washington, DC /
westbound to southbound
Interstate 95 at Exit 170 and I-495 at Exit 57 |
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The
East and West Potomac Parks and the Tidal Basin are to the
east via the George Mason Bridge (I-395) and the Rochambeau
Bridge. |
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The Thomas
Jefferson Memorial overlooks the Tidal Basin. This is
a particularly good area to observe the
annual
blooming of the cherry trees. |
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The
Pentagon is a short distance to the west via I-395 |
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Junction US1 eastbound to the
Rochambeau Bridge, the
National Mall
and the
White House |
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Gravelly Point
is under the northern approach area to Washington National
Airport |
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Gravelly Point
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Directions |
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Roaches Run Waterfowl Sanctuary
is part of Gravelly Point |
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Washington (Ronald Reagan)
National Airport |
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Arlington County / Alexandria City Line |
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Marina Drive
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Daingerfield Island
is now a park. It is the site of the first permanent
Alexandria settlement which was established 1696 |
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Washington Sailing Marina is located on the island |
