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Thos. Jefferson Parkway Improvements Charlottesville, VA

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The Saunders Bridge is a stone arch bridge that crosses Route 53. It was designed by a local firm, Rieley and Associates, and is said to be the realization of one of Thomas Jefferson’s plans for the development of his property.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
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The Saunders Bridge is a stone arch bridge that crosses Route 53. It was designed by a local firm, Rieley and Associates, and is said to be the realization of one of Thomas Jefferson’s plans for the development of his property. The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia. Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the Saunders-Monticello Trail, an arboretum, a 2-acre pond, and the Saunders Bridge. A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.

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  • The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders-Monticello Trail is a 2-mile, ADA accessible, bike and pedestrian trail that links provides visitors of Monticello a safe alternative to Route 53, which lacks bike and pedestrian facilities. It is also wildly popular among community residents who use it for recreation and fitness opportunities. The trail terminates at the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/featured/new_vc.html">Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center</a>.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders-Monticello Trail is a 2-mile, ADA accessible, bike and pedestrian trail that provides visitors of Monticello a safe alternative to Route 53, which lacks bike and pedestrian facilities. It is also wildly popular among community residents who use it for recreation and fitness opportunities. The trail terminates at the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/featured/new_vc.html">Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center</a>.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders-Monticello Trail is a 2-mile, ADA accessible, bike and pedestrian trail that links provides of Monticello a safe alternative to Route 53, which lacks bike and pedestrian facilities. It is also wildly popular among community residents who use it for recreation and fitness opportunities. The trail terminates at the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/featured/new_vc.html">Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center</a>.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders-Monticello Trail is a 2-mile, ADA accessible, bike and pedestrian trail that provides visitors of Monticello a safe alternative to Route 53, which lacks bike and pedestrian facilities. It is also wildly popular among community residents who use it for recreation and fitness opportunities. The trail terminates at the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/featured/new_vc.html">Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center</a>.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders-Monticello Trail is a 2-mile, ADA accessible, bike and pedestrian trail that links provides visitors of Monticello a safe alternative to Route 53, which lacks bike and pedestrian facilities. It is also wildly popular among community residents who use it for recreation and fitness opportunities. The trail terminates at the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/featured/new_vc.html">Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center</a>.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders-Monticello Trail is a 2-mile, ADA accessible, bike and pedestrian trail that links provides visitors of Monticello a safe alternative to Route 53, which lacks bike and pedestrian facilities. It is also wildly popular among community residents who use it for recreation and fitness opportunities. The trail terminates at the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/featured/new_vc.html">Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center</a>.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders-Monticello Trail is a 2-mile, ADA accessible, bike and pedestrian trail that links provides visitors of Monticello a safe alternative to Route 53, which lacks bike and pedestrian facilities. It is also wildly popular among community residents who use it for recreation and fitness opportunities. The trail terminates at the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/featured/new_vc.html">Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center</a>.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders-Monticello Trail is a 2-mile, ADA accessible, bike and pedestrian trail that provides visitors of Monticello a safe alternative to Route 53, which lacks bike and pedestrian facilities. It is also wildly popular among community residents who use it for recreation and fitness opportunities. The trail terminates at the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/featured/new_vc.html">Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center</a>.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders-Monticello Trail is a 2-mile, ADA accessible, bike and pedestrian trail that provides visitors of Monticello a safe alternative to Route 53, which lacks bike and pedestrian facilities. It is also wildly popular among community residents who use it for recreation and fitness opportunities. The trail terminates at the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/featured/new_vc.html">Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith History Center</a>.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The trail is lined with a "library" of native tree species, including this Virginia Pine.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders Bridge is a stone arch bridge that crosses Route 53. It was designed by a local firm, Rieley and Associates, and is said to be the realization of one of Thomas Jefferson’s plans for the development of his property.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders Bridge is a stone arch bridge that crosses Route 53. It was designed by a local firm, Rieley and Associates, and is said to be the realization of one of Thomas Jefferson’s plans for the development of his property. 

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders Bridge is a stone arch bridge that crosses Route 53. It was designed by a local firm, Rieley and Associates, and is said to be the realization of one of Thomas Jefferson’s plans for the development of his property.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
  • The Saunders Bridge is a stone arch bridge that crosses Route 53. It was designed by a local firm, Rieley and Associates, and is said to be the realization of one of Thomas Jefferson’s plans for the development of his property.

The Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53), part of the <a href="http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2343/directions.html">Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway</a>, serves as the scenic entrance to Monticello in Albermarle County, Virginia.  Developed by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the Parkway improvement project was a $6.5 million project that took place between 1996 and 2002 and involved the development of the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/trail.html"> Saunders-Monticello Trail</a>, an <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/arboretum.html">arboretum</a>, a 2-acre <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/pond.html">pond</a>, and the <a href="http://www.monticello.org/parkway/bridge.html">Saunders Bridge</a>.

A $3.4 million TE grant, procured in 1992, along with private donations in the amount of $3.1 million provided funding for the Thomas Jefferson Parkway improvements.
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