The Foxhall Community Citizens Association, during its November 15, 2017 membership meeting, voted 16-2 to support restoration of the abandoned trolley trestle that crosses the south end of Glover Archbold National Park beside Canal Road.

The resolution backs recommending to the Mayor, DC City Council, National Park Service and transportation agencies that the Foundry Branch Trestle be restored for “use as a multipurpose pedestrian and bicycle transportation corridor from Foxhall Road to Prospect Street.”

The vote followed a presentation by Brett Young, a resident of the community and advocate for restoring the bridge. What restoration would look like, cost and mean for transit across the bridge to points east and west was unclear. (Glover Archbold Bridge And Sewer Limbo)

The DC Preservation League, Rails to Trails Conservancy, Washington Area Bicyclist Association, DC Recreational Trails Advisory Committee, and Georgetown Business Improvement District favor restoration of the bridge, with a Palisades Citizens’ Association community survey also showing support, according to the resolution published in the FCCA September 2017 newsletter.

TRESTLE TROUBLES: Rain falls August 29, 2017 on the abandoned and rusting streetcar bridge at the south end of Glover Archbold National Park, where officials closed the trail more than a year ago because of concern about safety. (Rogue Bamboo Targeted In Glover Archbold) Photo Credit: John A. Bray