Pike Ride is a combination of bus routes along Columbia Pike

Virginia State Route 244

State Route 244, also known as Columbia Pike, is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is a four-lane road that runs from State Route 236 in Annandale, Fairfax County east to State Route 27 at the Pentagon in Arlington County.-History:Columbia Pike dates to 1810 when the U.S...

 in Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia

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, United States

United States

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. It consists of service operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is a tri-jurisdictional government agency that operates transit service in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including the Metrorail, Metrobus and MetroAccess...

 (Metrobus

Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)

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) and Arlington Transit

Arlington Transit

Arlington Transit is a bus transit company that operates in Arlington County, Virginia. It includes part of the Pike Ride service along Columbia Pike, shared with WMATA. Most of its services are designed to connect city neighborhoods with nearby Metro stations...

 (ART), connecting the Pentagon

Pentagon (Washington Metro)

Pentagon is a split platformed Washington Metro station located adjacent to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...

 and Pentagon City

Pentagon City (Washington Metro)

Pentagon City is a side platformed Washington Metro station in the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...

 Washington Metro

Washington Metro

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 stations in Arlington County

Arlington County, Virginia

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 with Annandale

Annandale, Virginia

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 in Fairfax County

Fairfax County, Virginia

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.

The service started in 2003. Route timetables and other useful information were implemented in numerous bus stops along the corridor, printed in both English and Spanish. ART provides cell phone users with an 800 number that is listed at each bus stop to call and obtain bus schedule information.

The following routes are branded as Pike Ride service:

• Metrobus 16A, 16B, 16D, 16F, 16J, 16P Columbia Pike Line to Pentagon
• Metrobus 16E Columbia Pike Line to Pentagon City (nights only)
• Metrobus 16G, 16W Columbia Heights West-Pentagon City Line
• Metrobus 16H Columbia Heights West-Pentagon City Line to Crystal City
  Crystal City (Washington Metro)
  Crystal City is a side platformed Washington Metro station in the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...
  
  
• Metrobus 16K Columbia Heights West-Pentagon City Line to Pentagon (weekend mornings only)
• Metrobus 16L Annandale-Skyline City-Pentagon Line
• Metrobus 16Y Columbia Pike-Farragut Square Line to McPherson Square
• ART 41 Columbia Pike-Ballston-Court House
  Court House (Washington Metro)
  Court House is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Courthouse neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 1, 1979, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . Weekday ridership is approximately 14,000 passengers...
  
  
• ART 74 Douglas Park-Arlington Village-Pentagon City
• ART 75 Wakefield H.S.-Carlin Springs Rd.-Ballston

History

Robert L. May of Barcroft began operating buses along Columbia Pike in 1921, running from downtown Washington over the 14th Street Bridge to Barcroft. Among other additions, he acquired the former Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway at foreclosure

Foreclosure

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 in 1930 and replaced it with buses in 1932. May incorporated the Alexandria, Barcroft and Washington Transit Company in 1934. This company continued independent operation until February 4, 1973, when WMATA acquired it.

External links

• CommuterPage.com: Pike Ride