New Potomac bridge constructed by DC and Virginia listed in funding bill

An annual congressional appropriations bill passed on Wednesday discusses a new bridge project, breaking ground across the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Virginia.

The House passed this year’s Financial Services and General Government bill on Wednesday, mentioning in the funding bill its support for the “Long Bridge Project,” which would create a new railway bridge across the river to separate freight traffic from passenger traffic.

Construction work has recently begun on the new cross-Potomac bridge, which will be situated adjacent to the existing Long Bridge, built in 1904. The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority had its groundbreaking ceremony for the project in October 2024. The overall project will include five new railway bridges and two new pedestrian and bicycle bridges.

The project is estimated to cost $2.3