As the old 11th Street river bridges that connect Washington, DC’s Capitol Hill and historic Anacostia neighborhoods are being replaced, the District government and THEARC will transform the aged infrastructure into the city’s first elevated park: a new venue for healthy recreation, environmental education and the arts.

The 11th Street Bridge Park will span the capital’s cityscape and include outdoor performance spaces, playgrounds, urban agriculture, classrooms to teach students about river systems, public art that tells the rich history of the region and even kayaks and paddle boats. Bound by the Washington Navy Yard on one side and the National Park Service’s Anacostia Park on the other, the Bridge Park will be a destination for some, a pedestrian or bicycle route for others and an iconic architectural symbol across the Anacostia River.

The 11th Street Bridge Park promises to be a place unlike any other in Washington, DC – one that supports the community’s physical, environmental and economic health. The community behind the 11th Street Bridge Park has four goals:

• Create a healthy community by establishing a safe place for residents to exercise and play
• Connect the community with the Anacostia River
• Reconnect the neighborhoods of Anacostia / Fairlawn and Capitol Hill / Navy Yard
• Generate new jobs and economic activity