Metropolitan Branch Trail

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The Metropolitan Branch Trail is an urban multi-use trail in Washington, D.C., that runs roughly parallel to the Red Line of the Metro, providing a key north–south route for cyclists and pedestrians between Union Station and neighborhoods to the northeast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-use trail
rail trail
urban trail
allows bicycles
pedestrians
connectsTo Brookland NERFINISHED
Fort Totten NERFINISHED
NoMa NERFINISHED
Silver Spring (planned) NERFINISHED
Takoma NERFINISHED
Union Station NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
follows Washington Metro Red Line NERFINISHED
hasBicycleRouteNumber DC Bicycle Route 6 NERFINISHED
hasDirection north–south
hasFuturePlan extension into Silver Spring, Maryland
hasGradeCrossings yes
hasLighting yes
hasSeparatedPath yes
hasWayfindingSigns yes
isKeyCorridor north–south bicycle route in Washington, D.C.
isPartOf Capital Trails Network NERFINISHED
isUrban true
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
maintainedBy District Department of Transportation NERFINISHED
namedAfter Metropolitan Subdivision of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED
openedInPart 1998
2010
owner District of Columbia government NERFINISHED
parallelTo CSX Metropolitan Subdivision NERFINISHED
passesNear Brookland–CUA station NERFINISHED
Catholic University of America NERFINISHED
Fort Totten station NERFINISHED
Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station NERFINISHED
passesThrough Northeast Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
planningBegan 1990s
primaryUsers cyclists
pedestrians
prohibits motor vehicles
runsFrom Union Station NERFINISHED
supports recreation
transportation
surface asphalt
concrete
usesFor commuting
cycling
running
walking

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Anacostia Tributary Trail System connectsTo Metropolitan Branch Trail