Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
The plan to construct a new bridge across the Potomac River was proposed in the early 1950s.
The Roosevelt Bridge carries Interstate 66/U.S. Route 50 traffic over Theodore Roosevelt Island and the Potomac River, linking Washington D.C., and Virginia. The Roosevelt Bridge has Interstate 66/U.S. Route 50 traffic over Theodore Roosevelt Island and the Potomac River, connecting Washington, D.C., and Virginia.
The Roosevelt Bridge connects Washington D.C. and Virginia, carrying Interstate 66/U.S. Route 50 traffic over Theodore Roosevelt Island and the Potomac River. The idea for a new bridge across the Potomac River was introduced in the early 1950s.
The bridge was named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States. There was a debate about where the bridge would land on the Virginia side of the river. While several locations for the crossing were considered, the final decision was made to anchor the bridge south of Little Island. The United States Commission of Fine Arts approved the steel bridge design in December 1955.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge on June 4, 1958. Construction began in 1960, and the bridge officially opened on June 23, 1964.
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