Pike Ride
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 Pike Ride-branded WMATA route 16H bus in 2018 | |
| Founded | September 7, 2003[1] |
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| Locale | Arlington County, Virginia Annandale, Virginia |
| Service area | Columbia Pike |
| Routes | 8[2] |
| Stations | Pentagon Station, Pentagon City Station |
| Daily ridership | 17,000 (January 2018 estimate)[3] |
| Operator | Metrobus ART |
Pike Ride is a combination of bus routes along Columbia Pike in Northern Virginia, United States. It consists of service operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metrobus) and Arlington Transit (ART), connecting the Pentagon and Pentagon City Washington Metro stations in Arlington County with Annandale in Fairfax County.
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:[2]
| Route | Terminals | Major streets | Operator | History | Notes | |
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16A |
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WMATA |
See Columbia Pike Line for history. |
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16C |
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See Columbia Pike Line for history. |
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16E |
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See Columbia Pike Line for history. |
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16M |
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See Columbia Pike–National Landing Line for history. |
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16Y |
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See Columbia Pike–Farragut Square Line for history. |
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41 |
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Arlington Transit |
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74 |
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75 |
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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 in 1930 and replaced it with buses in 1932. May incorporated the Alexandria, Barcroft and Washington Transit Company in 1934.[4][5][6] This company continued independent operation until February 4, 1973, when WMATA acquired it.[7][8]
