Virginia State Route 193
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East end | SR 123 in Langley | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Virginia | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Georgetown Pike | ||||
Location | From DC/VA boundary at Chain Bridge to the junction with Leesburg Pike at Seneca Rd., near McLean, Virginia | |||
Coordinates | 38°57′23″N 77°11′56″W / 38.95639°N 77.19889°W | |||
NRHP reference No. | 12000537[2] | |||
VLR No. | 029-0466 | |||
Significant dates | ||||
Added to NRHP | August 22, 2012 | |||
Designated VLR | June 21, 2012[3] |
State Route 193 (SR 193) is a primary
Route description
SR 193 begins at an intersection with SR 7 (Leesburg Pike) in Dranesville. The state highway heads east as a two-lane undivided road and passes between many of the affluent residential subdivisions of Great Falls. After passing through the village center of Great Falls at Walker Road, SR 193 turns east-southeast and follows the edge of
History
When first constructed, the Georgetown Pike continued through the District of Columbia's Alexandria County (now Arlington County, Virginia) to the banks of the Potomac. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[6]
The listing describes Georgetown Pike as located in both Fairfax and Arlington Counties, Virginia. Beginning at the boundary of the District of Columbia and Arlington County at Chain Bridge on the south bank of the Potomac River, it extends .4 miles to cross the Fairfax County line, then continues 14 miles in an approximately northwesterly direction to meet the Leesburg Pike near Dranesville in Fairfax County. After beginning the ascent from Chain Bridge, the river is never again visible from the road, although it passes so close to the river at Great Falls that the roar of the water can be heard. The Georgetown Pike roadbed is approximately 20- to 24-feet wide within a 50- to 60-foot-wide right-of-way as built in 1813–1827. A crowned and graduated stone highway, constructed according to a modified
From 1940 to 1963, Georgetown Pike's eastern terminus was at its intersection with Chain Bridge Road, which then continued east along the Pike's alignment to the Potomac. In 1963, Virginia completed the Dolley Madison Boulevard bypass in the McLean area, as an alternative to widening both the existing Chain Bridge Road and Georgetown Pike. John F. Kennedy, who owned the Hickory Hill property at the intersection of the two roads, requested the alignment south of his property.[6] Georgetown Pike was then extended east along its previous alignment to the new boulevard, which kept the name Chain Bridge Road from there to the Potomac.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Fairfax County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Dranesville | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 7 (Leesburg Pike) | Western terminus | |
SR 738 (Old Dominion Drive) – Great Falls Park, McLean | |||||
Rockville, Richmond | Exit 44 (I-495) | ||||
Washington, McLean | Eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b "Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Jurisdiction Report: Fairfax County" (PDF). Virginia Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/20/12 through 8/24/12. National Park Service. 2012-08-31.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Designated Interstate and Primary Route Numbers, Named Highways, Named Bridges, and Designated Virginia Byways" (PDF). Virginia Department of Transportation. 2003-07-01. p. 103. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ Google (2010-06-11). "Virginia State Route 193" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ a b "To Safeguard History". Washington Post. July 31, 1980. Retrieved 31 October 2017.