The route has since become permanent by July 2017. The route is funded by National Harbor developer Peterson Companies, the City of Alexandria, Fairfax County and the Maryland Department of Transportation in a unique public/private partnership. The route would be a plot for nine months and if successful, the NH2 would become a permanent route in 2017. The NH2 was created as a plot route on Octodue to high demand. Route description and service Background It is the only Metrobus route that operates via the bridge and the only current Metrobus route that connects Maryland and Virginia by bus. This line provides service to National Harbor and MGM National Harbor from Alexandria, Virginia via the Woodrow Wilson Bridge at Capital Beltway (I-495). The line operates every 30 minutes at all times. The National Harbor–Alexandria Line, designated as Route NH2, is a daily bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between King Street–Old Town station of the Blue and Yellow Lines of the Washington Metro and National Harbor via the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
