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A Fascinating Look Back at the Construction of JFK’s Eternal Flame Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery

Take a look back at the construction of JFK's Eternal Flame Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in 1965. This fascinating old photo shows the site before the iconic memorial was completed.
Capitol Bldg., seen from atop Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.
Looking eastward along the I-495 Capital Beltway in Virginia, east of Springfield, toward the Beltway bridge over the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac (RF&P) Railroad (today's CSX Railroad) in the distance. The highway was nearing completion but not yet open to traffic at this time. Notice that the roadway has three lanes, and that the roadway is paved with reinforced Portland cement concrete. When originally built, the Beltway in Virginia had six lanes (three each way) between I-95 at Springfield and across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and all the way through Maryland. This photo was taken in 1963 by the Virginia Department of Highways.
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This is a fascinating old photo from October 6th, 1965 at Arlington National Cemetery. The construction site shows what would eventually become JFK’s gravesite, the Eternal Flame.

The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame memorial under construction in Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame memorial under construction in Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

Source: Library of Congress

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