The construction of the Pentagon road network drew most of the traffic away from North Arlington Ridge Road. Additional changes came after 1947, when Congress appropriated money to purchase the Nevius Tract (now Arlington Ridge Park). This triangular area, bounded today by North Marshall Drive, North Meade Street, and Arlington Boulevard, had been purchased by private individuals in the 1930s to keep developers from building high-rise structures on it. They sold it to the federal government in 1947.Gutheim and Lee, p. 252. Arlington Ridge Road cut off the eastern third of the tract. In the booming Rosslyn business district, three office buildings were built on the road in the mid-1960s.Willmann, John B. "Rosslyn Scene Is Changing." Washington Post. July 17, 1965. But it wasn't the integral street it used to be. The road was not removed from Arlington Ridge Park until 1971. Most of North Arlington Ridge Road was eliminated in the early 1960s when interchanges and connections for the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge were constructed. A short segment of the road just north of North Marshall Drive was turned into an access road for the park."Arlington Ridge Park." Registration Form. NPS Form 10-900 (rev. August 2002). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. May 4, 2009. Section 7, p. 7. Accessed 2013-06-02. The road was closed June 1, 1971, and demolition began shortly thereafter.Mahsman, David L. "Ft. Myer Closes Post For Through Traffic." Washington Post. July 1, 1971.
