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cpatz@ibm.net (C. P. Zilliacus) wrote:
> 
>  Some (long) parts of the Capital Beltway in Prince George's
>  County were posted at 65 and even 70 MPH prior to 1973.
> 
>  In Montgomery County, east of Md. 97 (Georgia Avenue),
>  the limit was 60 or 65.  It was 50 west of Md. 97, over
>  to the 270 Spur, where I think the limit went back to 60.
> 
>  If memory serves, most of the Virginia Beltway was 60.

I lived there then, and this is my clear recollection:

The 22-mile Virginia side was 65 mph, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge was 60
mph, the 30 miles from MD 210 Indian Head Highway to MD 97 Georgia
Avenue was 70 mph, the winding section through Rock Creek Park was 50
mph, and thence to the Cabin John Bridge and across to Virginia was 60
mph.  These speed limits seemed to match the design speed of the
highway, based on horizontal and vertical curvature, and stopping sight
distance.

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