The bridge is a 0.46-mile, four-lane bridge carries people and goods crossing I-395 NB over the Potomac River from Arlington, Virginia to Washington, D.C. It is also known as the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge and was Built in 1950.

A 1998 analysis by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) showed that a new Northern Potomac River Crossing linking the Dulles/Reston and Gaithersburg/Rockville areas would carry 107,000 trips daily in 2020 and significantly reduce future levels of congestion on the American Legion Bridge.

Oct 15, 2024 · The Long Bridge project, part of the Transforming Rail in Virginia – Phase II program, will construct a new two-track rail bridge over the Potomac River to expand passenger rail capacity between Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA.

(February 5, 2024) - The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin making bridge repairs to the US 340 bridge over the Potomac River and CSX rail tracks in Washington County at the Virginia line on Monday, February 12.

Ferry service across the Potomac River is recognized as an important part of the region’s transportation network. White’s Ferry ceased operations on December 28, 2020, following a Circuit Court opinion in a private lawsuit over the use …

20 hours ago · “D.C. Fire and EMS, the Metropolitan Police Department, and multiple partner agencies are currently coordinating a search and rescue operation in the Potomac River.”

1 day ago · A helicopter assists with search and rescue operations over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on Wednesday in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographs of the Potomac River Freeway , otherwise known as Interstate 66 or the Custis Memorial Parkway.

1 day ago · Emergency response units assess aircraft wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport early on Thursday, Jan. 30, in Arlington, Virginia.

21 hours ago · The passenger plane, with 64 people aboard, and the helicopter, carrying three soldiers, plunged into the icy Potomac River and triggered a massive recovery effort.