How to arrive

Arlington National Burial ground lies across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. at the end of Memorial Method, which expands from Memorial Bridge. Arlington is accessible from the major roadways in the D.C. location: Interstate 95, the Capital Beltway (I-495), the George Washington Memorial Parkway as well as the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (I-295).

The cemetery is likewise a stop on the Washington City Transportation Authority’s Metrorail system. Arlington Cemetery station, on City’s Blue line, is a short walk from the Welcome Facilit.

Navigating

Arlington National Cemetery invites visitors to explore the rich background discovered within its solemn premises. Arlington National Burial Ground Tours, Inc. offers an interpretative trip bus service through the cemetery, with weekday stops that include President John F. Kennedy’s gravesite, the Burial place of the Unknown Soldier, U.S. Army Gen. John J. Pershing’s gravesite, the united state Marine Corps Battle Memorial, as well as various other notable memorials and gravesites. Weekend service also consists of stops near Sections 55 and also 59 and also the Government Team Burial Marker.

Car and bus gain access to via the burial ground is generally not authorized, with the exception of those with automobile passes to go to a gravesite, or those participating in a funeral service. Site visitors with a legitimate impairment placard might ride the expository tour bus at no charge (with one companion)..

Roadway Closures

Numerous roadways in the burial ground are shut for essential building and construction..

– Humphreys Drive, impacting parts of Section 1, will certainly be closed via March 2022.

– The construction task on McPherson Drive, Lawton Drive, McKinley Drive, Jackson Circle, Chapel Gate Road, Capron Drive, Hobson Drive, and Miles Drive, affecting Sections 3, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23 and also 44, will certainly proceed via springtime 2023 as presently forecasted. ANC is striving to finish this project asap and also to stay clear of long term hassles to site visitors and also family members pass holders. To make it possible for visitation during construction, parking lot and also section access factors have been created for motorists as well as pedestrians, respectively. Click on this link for a map of the afflicted area with visitor information.

Security is our main concern for our family members pass holders as well as guests. We ask that if you are a household pass owner with a liked one hidden in the marked areas of the map, please telephone call ANC’s operations division to set up a companion to your liked one’s gravesite. Please call 703-614-1111 to organize.