National Register of Historic Places

Mount Vernon Memorial Highway

Alexandria (Independent City), Alexandria County, Virginia
Listed
May 17, 1981
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
81000079

About this property

The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a 25-mile-long (40 km) limited-access parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, northwest to McLean, Virginia, United States, and is maintained by the National Park Service (NPS). It is located almost entirely in Northern Virginia, except for a short portion of the parkway northwest of the Arlington Memorial Bridge that passes over Columbia Island in Washington, D.C. The parkway is separated into two sections joined by Washington Street (State Route 400) in Alexandria. A third section, which is the Clara Barton Parkway, runs on the opposite side of the Potomac River in the District of Columbia and suburban Montgomery County, Maryland. A fourth section was originally proposed for Fort Washington, Maryland, but never built. The parkway has been designated an All-American Road. Virginia's official state designation for the parkway is State Route 90005.

Location

Alexandria (Independent City), Alexandria County, Virginia
38.78403, -77.05947

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATION
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery
Pre Contact
0.9 mi
Jones Point Lighthouse and District of Columbia South Cornerstone
Industrial
1.1 mi
Alexandria National Cemetery
Listed
1.2 mi
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Hooff's Run Bridge
Industrial
1.3 mi
Alexandria Historic District
Colonial
1.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Raid on Alexandria
1814Early Republic
1.6 mi
British Occupation of Alexandria VA
1814Early Republic
1.6 mi

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When was Mount Vernon Memorial Highway listed on the National Register?

Mount Vernon Memorial Highway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1981.

What type of historic resource is Mount Vernon Memorial Highway?

Mount Vernon Memorial Highway is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mount Vernon Memorial Highway?

The period of significance for Mount Vernon Memorial Highway is recorded as the industrial era.

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