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Chesapeake and Ohio National Historical Park

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Chesapeake and Ohio National Historical Park

Length3.2 mi
Elev. Gain59 ft
Est. Steps7500

Park

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Chesapeake and Ohio National Historical Park Introduction
Chesapeake and Ohio National Historical Park is a 3.2 mile (7,500-step) route located near Washington, District of Columbia, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 59 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Attractions Near Chesapeake and Ohio National Historical Park
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Park
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is located in the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland. The park was established in 1961 as a National Monument by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to preserve the neglected remains of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and many of its original structures.

Georgetown Waterfront Park

Park
The Georgetown Waterfront Park is a national park completed in Washington, DC in the fall of 2011. Part of the Georgetown Historic District, the park stretches along the banks of the Potomac River from 31st Street, NW to the Key Bridge. The result of many years of advocacy and fundraising, the site features several notable design elements.

Aqueduct Bridge (Potomac River)

Place
The Aqueduct Bridge (also called the Alexandria Aqueduct) was a bridge between Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and Rosslyn, Virginia. It was built to transport cargo-carrying boats on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Georgetown across the Potomac River to the Alexandria Canal. The same eight piers supported two different bridges: a wooden canal bridge (a wooden roadway bridge was added on top of the canal later) and an iron truss bridge carrying a roadway and an electric trolley line.

Embassy of Ukraine, Washington, D.C.

Place
The Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the United States. The embassy is located at 3350 M Street NW, in the heart of Georgetown's commercial district.The embassy also operates Consulates-General in New York City, San Francisco, and Chicago.The ambassador is Valeriy Chaly.

Embassy of Sweden, Washington, D.C.

Place
The Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C. is Sweden's diplomatic mission in the United States. The Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C. is one of Sweden's largest diplomatic missions with more than fifty employees. Ambassador since 2017 is Karin Olofsdotter. Sweden also has a Consulate General in New York City and a number of Honorary Consulates General in the United States.

Godey Lime Kilns

Place
The Godey Lime Kilns, also known as Washington Lime Kilns, are an historical industrial building ruin, located beside the interchange of Rock Creek Parkway and Whitehurst Freeway, near the western end of L Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.

Tidewater Lock

Place
The Tidewater Lock is a dam in Washington, D.C. to the west of the mouth of Rock Creek at the Potomac River, on the east side of Georgetown. Built to connect the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, opened in 1831, with the Potomac, it was a busy maritime intersection during several decades of the canal's heyday.

L Street Bridge

Place
The L Street Bridge is a bridge carrying the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway over Rock Creek in Washington, D.C. It is the most downstream of three bridges where the Parkway switches from one side of the river to the other, the others being the bridge near P Street and the Shoreham Hill Bridge. Despite its name, the bridge does not carry or cross L Street, but it is adjacent to L Street's western terminus.

Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge

Place
The Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge conveys Pennsylvania Avenue across Rock Creek and the adjoining Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, between the neighborhoods of Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Northwest Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania Avenue terminates at M Street immediately west of the bridge.

Potomac Boat Club

Place
The Potomac Boat Club is a rowing club on the Potomac River in Washington, DC. It was established in 1859, originally as the Potomac Barge Club. The club provides a rowing hub for around 300 senior members, ranging in ability from recreational rowers to professional athletes.The boat club hosts a number of private members, as well as the Washington-Lee High School crew team.
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Route Details

Length

3.2 mi

Elev. Gain

59 ft

Est. Steps

7500
Created by
PacerGuy_1965
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