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The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, also known as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge or the Wilson Bridge, is a bascule bridge that spans the Potomac River between Alexandria, Virginia and Oxon Hill, Maryland in Prince George's County, Maryland. The original bridge was one of only a handful of drawbridges in the Interstate Highway System. It containe…
The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, also known as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge or the Wilson Bridge, is a bascule bridge that spans the Potomac River between Alexandria, Virginia and Oxon Hill, Maryland in Prince George's County, Maryland. The original bridge was one of only a handful of drawbridges in the Interstate Highway System. It contained the only portion of the Interstate System owned and operated by the federal government until construction was completed and it was turned over to the Virginia and Maryland departments of transportation.
  • Opened: December 28, 1961 (original span) · June 10, 2006 (new outer loop span) · May 30, 2008 (new inner loop span)
  • Carries: 12 lanes of I-95 / I-495, pedestrian traffic
  • Crosses: Potomac River
  • Locale: Alexandria, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and Oxon Hill, Maryland
  • Official name: Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge in April 2007
  • Other name(s): Wilson Bridge
  • Maintained by: Virginia Department of Transportation and Maryland State Highway Administration

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