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The open trench version of the North Leg was to run alongside Florida Avenue and U Streets to New Jersey Avenue, and then to continue easterly as an elevated.

http://wwwtripwithinthebeltway.blogspot.com/2006/12/1950-62-plans.html

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/560/1265/1600/213171/North%20Leg_1959_1280.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/560/1265/1600/354713/image017.jpg

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/560/1265/1600/362430/image023.jpg

The K Street tunnel came during the mid 1960s and was promoted by those opposed to the above plan:

http://wwwtripwithinthebeltway.blogspot.com/2007/03/i-66-north-leg-west-k-street-tunnel.html

That basic plan makes sense and ought to be constructed, though with a different alignment in the My Vernon Square area to Florida Avenue:

http://wwwtripwithinthebeltway.blogspot.com/2007/11/i-395-extension-superior-option.html

This would not only be safer, but preserve the vanguard of historic neighborhoods that greet visitors in NE.

I would have this as separate from the I-66 tunnel, with the latter continuing easterly beneath NY Avenue.

by Douglas Willinger on Dec 17, 2008 4:22 pm • link • report

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