Anacostia River Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge

The boardwalk surface has seen better days. Very rough and bumpy. Caution!

Boardwalk surface very bumpy but it's a short ride over the bridge so just pray everything stays intact! :)

I don't "recommend" the bridge itself - it has not improved since the previous comments were made in 2019 and 2021 - but it is a necessary part of an excellent ride along the Anacostia bicycle path. The Bladensburg riverfront park just south of the bridge has good facilities, with restrooms large enough to bring your bike inside for security while you take care of things. But the bridge itself - it's still as bumpy as a rutted trail in the woods, and often with families crossing it, so be careful. The downhill is tempting, but take it slow.