Custis Trail

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The Custis Trail is a 6-mile, paved bike trail in Arlington County, Virginia that extends from Key Bridge at Rosslyn westward to Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29) in East Falls Church. It connects at its east end to the Mount Vernon Trail, which continues east and south along the Potomac River to Mount Vernon and at its west end to the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail, which continues northwest to Purcellville, Virginia. The Four Mile Run Trail and the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail share parts of its route near its west end.

The Custis Trail was built alongside Interstate 66 (named the Custis Memorial Parkway in Virginia east of the Capital Beltway) and opened in the early 1980s at the same time that the highway did. Because the trail directly connects to the Key Bridge into Georgetown and to the Mount Vernon Trail, which provides easy access to the other three downtown river crossings, it is a popular bicycle commuter route.

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• Maps and aerial photos
  • Hybrid satellite image/street map from WikiMapia
  • 2005 Arlington County pocket bike map showing route of Custis Trail (accessed September 6, 2007)