This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of Four Mile Run from its mouth at the Potomac River to its source.
Crossings All locations are in Virginia. Pedestrian-only bridges are marked in italics. ImageCrossingOpenedCoordinatesNotesArlington–AlexandriaGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway / Mount Vernon Trail1980WMATA Yellow and Blue Lines1983CSX Transportation RF&P Subdivision1980Originally Potomac Yard rail bridgePotomac Avenue1980Originally Potomac Yard rail bridgeShort Bridge Park (disused)1980Originally Potomac Yard rail bridgedemolished rail bridge1980Originally Potomac Yard rail bridge; demolished in 2013Short Bridge Park footbridge1980Originally Potomac Yard rail bridge1980Washington, Alexandria, and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Bridge1896Removed sometime between 1932 and 1943.Mt. Vernon Avenue1958Reconstructed 1981W. Glebe Road1957 Reconstruction of the superstructure of the bridge began in May 2022 and was completed in August 2023. The new bridge will reuse the existing piers and create more space for cyclists and pedestrians.1973Reconstructed 2018Shirlington Road1973ArlingtonJennie Dean Park footbridge (aka "The S. Nelson Street bridge")1986Rehabilitated in 2023-2024S. Walter Reed Drive1974Date on marker on bridge's SW abutmentFormer bridge destroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1972Barcroft Park footbridgeBarcroft Park footbridge 2009Date on marker on bridge's abutmentS. George Mason Drive1966Four Mile Run Trail ~1974-761940According to marker on the bridge's northeast cornerWidened in 1958. Reconstructed in 2001Four Mile Run Trail Four Mile Run Trail Four Mile Run Trail 1967Glencarlyn Park footbridge 2022Previous bridge destroyed in a flood in July 2019, new bridge opened in 2022Glencarlyn Park Playground footbridgeDestroyed in flood in July 2019Four Mile Run Trail 1967Washington & Old Dominion Trail 1984 Span was built atop the extant abutments dating back to the 1850sWashington & Old Dominion Trail 1984Span was built atop the extant abutments dating back to the 1850sAbandoned Four Mile Run Trail 1967 Visible in bottom of the photo. Unsure when it was abandoned.Washington & Old Dominion Trail 1984 Span was built atop the extant abutments dating back to the 1850s1987footbridge to N. Greenbrier StreetWashington & Old Dominion Trail 2001According to plaque on bridge "FEB 2001"Ribbon Cutting for section of trail on May 11, 2002.N. Carlin Springs Road1987Bluemont Park footbridgeBluemont Park footbridgeBluemont Junction Trail 1990According to plate on bridge "8-4-90"Washington & Old Dominion Trail 1991According to plaque on bridge "June 1991"Wilson Boulevard1994Bon Air Park footbridgeDestroyed in flood in July 2019Washington & Old Dominion Trail 1984Patrick Henry Drive1982This is the first bridge at this location. It was built in coordination with I-66 and with space for the bike trail beneath. Originally this was going to be a cloverleaf intersection, but Arlington County opposed it due to the park space and homes it would need to take.McKinley Road Bridge~1950Originally, McKinley connected across Four Mile Run and the railroad. Part of the road was removed and the bridge became a bicycle/pedestrian trail when I-66 was built.N. Ohio Street1981 Constructed as part of the I-66 project to replace the removal of Mckinley.Four Mile Run Trail 1967Washington & Old Dominion Trail1982Culvert crosses W&OD Trail, but enters and exits on same side of Interstate 66East Falls Church Park footbridge2012Replaced older bridge slightly downstreamN. Sycamore Street1971Washington & Old Dominion Trail/Banneker Park Prior to 1981 In 2020 the railings on the bridge were replaced.Falls ChurchN. Van Buren Street2018Replaced older bridgeArlington–Falls ChurchDriveway to Arlington Fire Station 61990ArlingtonWashington & Old Dominion Trail 1982Little Falls Road / 26th Street N / Fairfax Drive1970Culvert under residential neighborhoodWMATA Orange, Blue, and Silver LinesWilliamsburg Boulevard1982Culvert under freewayFairfax CountyGordon Avenue Gordon Avenue originally had a gap where Four Mile Run was but by 1977 it was closed, with a culvert for the run, to replace connections lost by the construction of I-66.
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