Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge. . [Center Panel] , This bridge is named in honor of Woodrow Wilson., An early automobile enthusiast, he reportedly spent an average of two hours per day riding in his automobile to relax and “loosen his mind from the problems before him.” In 1916, he signed the Federal Aid Road Act, the first bill to provide federal funding for state highways. This Act and its successors transformed America’s dusty and muddy trails into the most advanced and comprehensive road network in the World., “I tell you very frankly that my interest in good roads is not merely an interest in the pleasure of riding in automobiles...it is also the interest in weaving as complicated and elaborate a net of neighborhood and state and national opinions together as it is possible to weave.” , Woodrow Wilson, 1912 - 28th President of the United States , (Image courtesy of Bureau of Engraving and Printing.), [Left Panel] , WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE , Construction 2000-2008 , George W. Bush, President , U.S. Department of Transportation , Mary E. Peters, Secretary , Federal Highway Administration , J. Richard Capka, Administrator , VIRGINIA , Timothy M. Kaine, Governor , David S. Ekern, Transportation Commissioner , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA , Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor , Emeka C. Monomeme, Director, Department of Transportation , MARYLAND , Martin O’Malley, Governor , John D. Porcari, Secretary of Transportation , [Right Panel] , WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE , Maryland State Highway Administration , [Seals of the State of Maryland and the State Highway Administration.] , Neil J. Pedersen - Administrator , Robert D. Douglass - Project Manager , Paul J. Gudelski - SHA Construction Manager , Michael D. Bonin - GEC Bridge Construction Manager , Earle S. Freedman - Director, Office of Bridge Development , Robert J. Healy - SHA Project Manager , Thomas E. Mohler - GEC Project Manager , General Engineering Consultants: Parsons Brinkerhoff, Inc. / URS Corporation / Rummel , Klepper and Kahl, LLP , Designer: Parsons Transportation Group , Construction of Virginia Approach Spans , Granite Construction, Inc. , Corman Construction, Inc., Construction of Drawspan: , American Bridge Company , Edward Bridge Company , Edward Kraemer and Sons, Inc., Construction of Maryland Approach Spans: , Edward Kraemer and Sons, Inc. , American Bridge Company , Trumbull Corporation , Dredging: Weeks Marine, Inc. , Foundations: Tidewater Skanska, Inc./Kiewit Construction Company/Clark Construction ,