A rendering of what a repurposed 11th Street bridge could look like.

Come mid-2013, a new $300 million 11th Street Bridge will cross the Anacostia River. But what will happen with the old bridge that the new spans will replace? You’d be surprised to see what one D.C. office has in mind.

As reported by Washcycle yesterday, officials from the D.C. Office of Planning are thinking that one of the bridge’s old spans could be used for cyclists, pedestrians and recreation—think a D.C. version of New York’s High Line. According to a planning document, a recreation-centric 11th Street Bridge would serve to connect areas on both sides of the river that are developing or likely to see development over the next decades, including Poplar Point, the Capitol Riverfront and Anacostia.

Planning officials are hosting a meeting on March 28 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 1100 4th Street, SW to further discuss the idea.

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