Final reminder:
>As in the past, those who are coming from Northern VA, we will assemble at Cooper School 977 Balls Hill Rd, McLean, VA (Exit 44 on the Beltway)
>We will depart at 9:30 AM and proceed in on the GW parkway.
>We will be stopping at the Marine and Air Force Memorials, Tidal Basin, & Capitol and ending up in Old Town Alexandria for lunch.
>You can join the cruise anywhere along the route.
> All times are approximate, expect them to vary somewhat.
>Expect to be separated into smaller groups along the cruise, do not count on following the car ahead of you.
>PLEASE PRINT THE DIRECTIONS (below) and bring them with you. (I will have some copies available.)
>Take a navigator/passenger and use a GPS if you get lost.
>I have confirmed the reservations at the Union Street Public House restaurant. GPS address 121 S Union St. Alexandria, VA
2012 Capital Area Cobra Club
New Years Day Freedom Cruise
~9:00-9:30 Assemble at Cooper School parking lot
Depart Cooper School, McLean, VA
Right turn on Balls Hill Rd for 500 ft
Left on Rte 193 Georgetown Pike for 100 ft
Immediate right on to Route 495, beltway for ½ mile
Right exit to GW Parkway for 9 miles
Right exit on Route I66/50, (Roosevelt Bridge) and keep right
Bear right to Route 50 west, stay right
Right exit marked Rossyln/Key Bridge to stop sign keep left
Left at stop sign at N. Mead street for 1/3 mile
Left on N. Marshall drive for 500 ft (Note: Arlington Cemetery on right)
Left at Entrance to Iwo Jima Memorial, parking lot on circle behind memorial.
~10:00-First Stop, Iwo Jima, US Marine Memorial
Depart Iwo Jima Memorial
Left on N. Marshall drive for 300 ft
Right at stop sign on Jefferson Davis Highway/Rte 110 for .7 miles (Note: Women In Military Service For America Memorial on right)
Exit right Rte 395, Washington Blvd, Columbia Pike, stay in right lane
Keep Right on Rte 27, Washington Blvd for 1000 ft (Note: the Coast Guard Memorial and Soldier Hill on right.)
Exit right on Rte 244 West, Columbia Pike for .5 miles
Keep left on Columbia Pike at light for Navy Annex, go 1000 ft
Left into Air Force Memorial parking lot. Visitor parking on right.
~10:30-Second Stop, US Air Force Memorial
Depart Air Force Memorial
Right on Columbia Pike for .4 miles, keep in right lane
Exit Right on Route 27, Washington Blvd for 1.1 miles to Memorial Bridge
Right onto Memorial Bridge, keep in left two lanes
Bear left around Lincoln Memorial, stay in left two lanes
Left at 23rd street light for 1 block, mover to right lane
Right on Constitution Ave for 6 blocks (Note: Vietnam Veterans and Three Soldiers Memorials on right)
Right turn on 17th street for two blocks (Note: WWII Memorial on right.)
Right on Independence Ave west and move immediately to left
Left-(U turn) on to Independence Ave east across Tidal Basin bridge, keep right
Bear right on Maine Ave for one block
Right into Tidal Basin parking lot
~11:15-Third Stop, Tidal Basin
Depart Tidal Basin lot
Right on Independence Ave for 500 ft, keep right
Bear right on Maine Ave for Ό mile
Bear right on Ohio Drive for 1000 ft, then keep left
Left on Ohio Drive to East Potomac Park
Follow signs to Hains Point (Note: Ft. McNair and National War College across river on left. Ft McNair is the oldest active US Army post in existence today.)
Continue around Hains point on Ohio Drive for approximately 2 miles (Note: Naval Research Lab and Bolling Air Force Base across river.)
Right on W. Basin Drive for Ό mile. (Note: FDR and MLK memorials on right.)
Right on Independence Ave for ½ mile, keep left
Left on 15th street for 1 block
Right on Jefferson Drive (along National Mall) for 7 blocks
Left on 3rd street for 3 blocks
Right on Penn. Ave, West Capitol parking lot
~12:00-Fourth Stop, US Capitol Building
Depart W. Capitol parking lot
Go straight on Penn Ave for 5 blocks. Keep in left turn lane after 7th street (Note: US Navy Memorial on right between 7th and 9th street.)
Left on 9th street for 3/4 mile, keep right to I395 South
Right on I395 across 14th Street bridge for 1.5 miles, keep right
Right at Exit 10B on GW Parkway south, towards Reagan Airport
Stay on GW parkway for 4.6 miles into Alexandria
Left at Pendleton street for 4 blocks
Right on N. Union street for 6 blocks
Left on Prince street 1 block
Right on Strand St to parking lot on left
~12:45-Fifth Stop, Union Street Public House
