American Legion Memorial Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 38°58′13″N 77°10′47″W / 38.97017°N 77.17962°W |
| Carries | 10 lanes of  I-495, 8 thru lanes and 2 auxiliary lanes |
| Crosses | Potomac River |
| Locale | Montgomery County, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Official name | American Legion Memorial Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Legion Bridge |
| Maintained by | Maryland State Highway Administration |
| History | |
| Opened | December 31, 1962 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 232,000 (2010)[1] |
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The American Legion Memorial Bridge, also known as the American Legion Bridge and formerly as the Cabin John Bridge, is a bridge carrying Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) across the Potomac River between Montgomery County, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia in the United States. It is an American Water Landmark. Plummers Island is located immediately downstream of the bridge.
The bridge has five traffic lanes in each direction. The outermost lane in each direction is an entrance/exit-only lane for traffic to/from the Clara Barton Parkway in Maryland and the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Georgetown Pike (State Route 193) in Virginia. There are no facilities for pedestrians or cyclists, which are prohibited.
- ^ Ronald F. Kirby, Director of Transportation Planning (July 25, 2012). "TRANSPORTATION ACROSS THE AMERICAN LEGION BRIDGE: The 50th Anniversary and Beyond - Current and Future Traffic" (PDF). Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2016.