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LAW REVIEW
In the case of Potomac Heritage Trail Association
v. United States Department of Transportation,
plaintiffs filed a complaint in federal district court
seeking to enjoin demolition of the Governor
Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge.
Bicycle Trail Alternative to
Historic Bridge Demolition
By James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D.
I
n the case of Potomac Heritage Trail Association v. United States Department
of Transportation, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 186457 (Dist. Md.
10/11/2022), plaintiffs Potomac Heritage Trail Association, Inc.,
Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail, Inc., and Oxon Road Bicycle and
Trail Club, Inc., filed a complaint in federal district court seeking to enjoin
demolition of the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge (Historic
Nice Bridge).
Built in 1940, the 80-year-old
Historic
Nice
Bridge
and
spanned
the Potomac River between King
George County, Virginia,
Charles County, Maryland. The
narrow two-lane bridge had no
median or shoulder; only vehicles
could cross it. Cyclists and
pedestrians were prohibited.
Potomac Heritage Trail Association,
Inc., and Dahlgren Railroad
Heritage Trail, Inc., are Virginia
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not-for-profit corporations whose
primary purpose is to protect, promote
and improve the Potomac
Heritage National
Scenic Trail
and the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage
Trail, respectively. The Potomac
Heritage Trail is adjacent to
the Historic Nice Bridge on both
sides of the Potomac River; this
noncontiguous trail does not cross
the bridge. The Dahlgren Railroad
Heritage Trail is a 16-mile trail that
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ends just short of the bridge on its
Virginia side.
Oxon Road Bicycle and Trail
Club, Inc., is a 50-year-old Maryland
not-for-profit
corporation
with
more than 400 members and
a significant minority membership
population. Its primary purpose is
to provide more and better cycling
options as a means of recreation
and carbonless transportation
Southern Maryland.
in
Dedicated Bike/
Pedestrian Path
The replacement of the Historic
Nice Bridge had been under
consideration for more than a
decade. An initial design for the
new bridge was selected in 2012.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

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