President Woodrow Wilson
The bridge is named in honor of the 28th President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), who, when elected in 1912, was serving as the Governor of New Jersey, but who was native of Staunton, Virginia. While he was President, Wilson reportedly spent an average of two hours a day riding in his automobile to relax, or to "loosen his mind from the problems before him."
President Wilson was an advocate of automobile and highway improvements in the United States. In 1916, he stated "My interest in good roads is... to bind communities together and open their intercourse, so that it will flow with absolute freedom and facility."
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“Senator Albert B. Fall: “We have been praying for you, Sir.” President Wilson: “Which way, Senator?””
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
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