Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail Ride

Woodrow Wilson Bridge Ride

Join a “community convoy” and be among the first to ride across this new Potomac River

crossing after 1 pm on Saturday, June 6

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association, City of Alexandria, Fairfax County, Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club and Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission want you to join us for a ride across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail on National Trails Day!

The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail will open for public use after 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. This 1.1 mile, 12-foot wide multi-use trail will allow bikers and pedestrians to travel between Alexandria, Va. and Prince George’s County, Md.

The trail will not be open prior to this date and time!

To see the trail, we encourage you to meet up with your neighbors at one of our community convoys traveling to the bridge from meeting points across Northern Virginia and Maryland. An experienced convoy leader will guide you to the bridge where you can explore the various connecting paths and trails on your own.

The convoys will arrive at the bridge in waves after 1 pm on June 6. There is no public event or ribbon cutting – so relax and enjoy the ride! You’ll be on your own for the ride home.

The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Ride is a FREE event open to the public. However, you must register and space is extremely limited. We expect large crowds and it may be difficult to cross the bridge.

No bike? No problem? Bike and Roll Alexandria is providing free two-hour rental for anyone that registers for the event. This is first-come, first-served. For more information or to sign up for a rental call 703-548-7655.

For more information about the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail click here.

Community Convoy Meeting Locations

From Alexandria

-      Alexandria/Del Ray: 12:30 pm at Daingerfield Island/Washington Sailing Marina parking lot off the GW Parkway. Space limited to 25.

-      Old Town Alexandria: 1 pm at Bike and Roll Alexandria (1Wales Alley, Alexandria, Va 22314 ). Join us for the ride and to celebrate our recent designation as a “Bronze” level Bicycle Friendly Community! Space limited to 25 for the guided ride. You may meet at this location and ride to the event on your own.

From Fairfax County

-   Belle View: 1 pm at Spokes Etc. (1506 Belle View Blvd., Alexandria, Va 22307). Space limited to 25.

From Maryland

-      Oxon Hill: 12:45 from the Oxon Hill Park and Ride Lot( Oxon Hill Road and National Avenue, Oxon Hill, Md. Convoy Leader Jim Hudnall (301-567-0089, cell 301-351-2330, [email protected])

[WC: Am I being too sensitive by being disappointed that there's no ribbon cutting? There were these big ceremonies with commemorative coins and dignitaries when the auto lanes opened. Now the bike/ped lane opens and this is all we get. Second rate citizens.]

Comments

[Scott F]

Yeah, but did the auto lane opening have commuter convoys? Free two-hour car rentals? "No car, no problem"? For drivers, watching a ribbon cutting beats sitting in traffic. I think most cyclists would rather be riding!

[Washcycle]

That's true. And we do get Jim Hudnall and a much better view.

[JeffB]

How great would it have been if they had designed and given out a commemorative spoke card!

[Froggie]

There may have been big ceremonies and ribbon cuttings for the first part of the bridge opening. But as I recall, when the thru lanes opened back in December, it was after a weekend of pain, and the lanes were just quietly opened up. So you guys'll get more bang for the bike/ped path opening.

If it wasn't for having duty that day, and then helping a friend move up in Northwest, I'd be there.

[Cris]

Any word on the bridge's little brother? The one that goes from Wash. Street over to Route 1?

[Washcycle]

Yes. It's opening at the same time. More on that forthcoming.

[Cris]

Great news! Thanks for the crazily prompt response!

(I've already walked across the smaller bridge. The only trouble was that it was a bit torn up on the Route 1 side).