Virginia State Route 236
Route map:
(Redirected from
Little River Turnpike
)
State Route 236 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by VDOT | ||||
| Length | 15.63 mi[1] (25.15 km) | |||
| Existed | mid-1930s–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 29 / US 50 in Fairfax | |||
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| East end |  SR 400 in Alexandria | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
| Counties | City of Fairfax, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 236 (SR 236) is a primary
I-395 and US 1
.
Route description
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SR 236 begins at an intersection with US 29 and US 50 in the western part of the city of Fairfax. US 29 heads west-southwest as
At historic
Truro Church in the City of Fairfax Historic District, SR 236 veers north onto North Street while Main Street continues straight through the downtown area. Main Street maintains one through lane in each direction and North Street maintains two through lanes per direction. Eastbound SR 236 traffic headed for northbound SR 123 (Chain Bridge Road) and westbound SR 236 traffic aiming for southbound SR 123 must use Main Street. After three blocks, SR 236 returns to Main Street and continues east as a four-lane divided highway through the eastern part of Fairfax. SR 236 intersects Pickett Road, which heads north as SR 237 opposite Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School, before leaving the city of Fairfax and becoming Little River Turnpike.[1][2]
The state highway passes the Annandale campus of
trumpet interchange with the access road for Ben Brenman Park just west of Holmes Run, a tributary of Cameron Run, then reduces to a four-lane undivided highway at Jordan Street.[1][2]
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SR 236 expands to a divided highway again at Quaker Lane and meets the northern end of
King Street – Old Town. The state highway reduces to two lanes at US 1, which follows Henry Street southbound and Patrick Street northbound. Three blocks to the east, SR 236 reaches its eastern terminus at SR 400 (Washington Street), which leads to the George Washington Memorial Parkway in both directions. Duke Street continues east as an unnumbered road seven blocks to the Robinson Terminal on the Potomac River.[1][2]
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History
The Little River Turnpike was built between 1801 and 1806, and the road was a privately owned and operated toll road during the 19th century running from Alexandria to Aldie in Loudoun County, Virginia. Toll houses were placed at five mile intervals along the road for collection of fees. The road was a paved ("macadamized") road 20 feet wide. The road remained a private road until it became a public road in 1896.
Several sections of the road originated as
State Route 236 ran along present US 50 east of Fairfax; the two routes were swapped at that time.[3][4]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I-66 | Western terminus | ||||
| 1.06 | 1.71 |  SR 123 (Chain Bridge Road) | left turns from SR 236 are made via Main Street | ||
| 1.2 | 1.9 | Old Lee Highway | |||
| 3.12 | 5.02 |   SR 237 east (Pickett Road) | |||
SR 376 (Lake Drive) – Northern Virginia Community College | |||||
| | 5.95 | 9.58 |  Tysons Corner, Richmond, Alexandria | Exit 52 (I-495) | |
SR 650 north) / Ravensworth Road (SR 2864 south) | |||||
| 7.1 | 11.4 |  SR 617 (Backlick Road) – Falls Church, Springfield | |||
| 7.2 | 11.6 |    To Baileys Cross Road, Springfield | |||
SR 620 (Braddock Road) | |||||
SR 713 (Beauregard Street) | to SR 613 | ||||
I-95 – Richmond, Washington | Exit 3 (I-395) | ||||
| 11.11 | 17.88 | Van Dorn Street ( SR 401) - Mall , Shopping Plaza | Partial cloverleaf interchange | ||
| 14.13 | 22.74 |    I-495 / to Eisenhower Avenue – Cameron Run Regional Park | Trumpet interchange | ||
| 15.39 | 24.77 |  I-95 | |||
| 15.45 | 24.86 |  US 1 north (South Patrick Street) | no left turn eastbound | ||
| 15.63 | 25.15 | SR 400 (South Washington Street) / George Washington Parkway | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ a b c d Google (2011-12-10). "Virginia State Route 236" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- Virginia Department of Highways.
- Virginia Department of Highways.
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