Dear boogs-ga,
This site on the architecture of Washington answers your question -
"A recent addition is the reflecting pool, built in 1976 by Skidmore,
Owings, & Merrill, as an effective solution to a technical problem --
the burial of Interstate 395 under the Mall. The large roadway
required a large roof, however any sort of plant coverage was
unfeasible due to the consequent roots. Not only does the reflecting
pool serve as a sort of tunnel cover, its vast surface is capable of
reflecting the entire Capitol dome."
http://arch.virginia.edu/dcplaces/dcmall/working/capitol/relectingpool.htm
http://arch.virginia.edu/dcplaces/dcmall/working/capitol/capitol2000.htm
Washington Interstate Freeways -
"The Center Leg of the Inner Loop passes two blocks west of the U.S.
Capitol Building under a reflecting pool, and it runs in the Mall
Tunnel, which is 3,400 feet long, with 8 lanes."
http://www.roadstothefuture.com/DC_Interstate_Fwy.html
Interstate guide -
"The northern portion of Interstate 395 in the District of Columbia
travels under the National Mall, just a bit west of the U.S. Capitol
building, almost directly under the Capitol Reflecting Pool.
Interstate 395 emerges from this long tunnel just before the freeway
terminates at U.S. 50 (New York Avenue)."
http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-395_vadc.html
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