Beautiful Bascule Bridge

This award winning, beautiful bascule bridge can be experienced via pedestrian walkway, bicycle, water, motor vehicle, and also by air! Check out the Bridge Guy for more info on this type of bridge.

• According to Atlas Obscura, it is the only bridge in the US that crosses three state-level jurisdictions (DC, Maryland, and Virginia).
• A trail runs from Alexandria, VA, across the bridge, and ends at National Harbor Blvd in Oxon Hill, MD.
• At National Harbor, there are plenty of shops, restaurants, and harbor entertainment.
• The Alexandria side offers quick access to Jones Point Park and the Mt. Vernon trail.
• AND there are more caches on this bridge, a Multi, EC and an AL.

View from under the Maryland approach of the bridge.

View from the Alexandria shoreline, looking south toward the bascule span
(the brightest span on the right side).

View from south (right) to north (left) while on approach to DCA.
A landscaped park has been created on the flyover, which takes trail users across I-495.

To claim credit for this Virtual cache:

 * Logs without the correct photo or answers will be deleted (for example, hasty drive bys) *  

1. In your log, post a photo of yourself (or a personal item which shows your geocaching username) with the Beautiful Bascule Bridge visible in the photo. Feel free to get creative so others may see this bridge from different viewpoints!

2. Send a message with the answers to the following two questions. Please do not post the answers in your log.

a. At the posted coords, look across the roadway, what is the interesting structure seen in the middle of the lanes? (The posted coords are on a well-marked trail on the bridge, however your map view may look different.)

b. What is the name of the bridge?

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Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between January 17, 2024 and January 17, 2025. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 4.0 on the Geocaching Blog.