State Route 123 ( SR 123 ) or Virginia State Route 123 ( VA 123 ) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia . The state highway runs 29.27 miles (47.11 km) from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Woodbridge north to the Chain Bridge across the Potomac River into Washington from Arlington . It goes by five local names. From its southern terminus to the Occoquan River Bridge, it is known as Gordon Boulevard . From the Occoquan River Bridge to the city of Fairfax it is known as Ox Road . From Fairfax until it enters the Town of Vienna, it is known as Chain Bridge Road . Then, as it passes through the Town of Vienna, it is known as Maple Avenue . After leaving the Town of Vienna, the name reverts to Chain Bridge Road , and continues this way until the intersection with I-495 in Tysons . Between Tysons and the George Washington Memorial Parkway, it is known as Dolley Madison Boulevard . After crossing over the George Washington Memorial Parkway, the name once again reverts to Chain Bridge Road and continues this way until the end of the road, at Chain Bridge. SR 123 is a partial circumferential highway in Northern Virginia that connects Woodbridge in eastern Prince William County with the independent city of Fairfax and the Fairfax County communities of Vienna , Tysons , and McLean , the last being the home of the National Counterterrorism Center and the Central Intelligence Agency . The state highway also connects all of the major highways that radiate from Washington, including Interstate 95 (I-95), I-66 , US 29 , US 50 , SR 267 , and the George Washington Memorial Parkway . Furthermore, SR 123 crosses another pair of circumferential highways, I-495 and the Fairfax County Parkway , and SR 7 , a major northwest–southeast highway through Northern Virginia. The state highway is a part of the National Highway System for its entire length.
38-559: Ox Road may refer to: Hærvejen , an ancient trackway in Denmark and Germany, also known as Ox Road Virginia State Route 123 , a highway in Virginia, United States, signed as Ox Road for part of the route Virginia State Route 606 (Fairfax and Loudoun Counties) , a highway in Virginia, United States, signed as Old Ox Road for part of the route Virginia State Route 608 (Fairfax County) ,
76-575: A park and ride facility, is located within the southeast quadrant of this interchange. Past the interchange, the route heads east of the Occoquan Commuter Lot park and ride. The state highway passes through the eastern edge of the town of Occoquan and crosses the Occoquan River on a six-lane bridge. SR 123 continues into Fairfax County as Ox Road, which passes through the western part of Lorton . The state highway passes by
114-529: A four- to six-lane divided highway . SR 123 meets I-95 at a partial cloverleaf interchange that contains a reversible ramp to and from the Interstate's HOV lanes in the direction of Washington. There is no access from southbound I-95 to southbound SR 123; that movement is provided indirectly via I-95's interchange with US 1 across the river in Fairfax County. The Route 123 and I-95 Commuter Lot,
152-518: A highway in Virginia, United States, signed as West Ox Road for part of the route Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ox Road . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ox_Road&oldid=1024515831 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
190-487: A pair of shopping malls: Tysons Galleria to the north and Tysons Corner Center to the south. At the eastern edge of Tysons, SR 123 passes under Westpark Drive has a cloverleaf interchange with I-495 (Capital Beltway). The state highway, now named Dolley Madison Boulevard, follows the Silver Line northeast through office parks to a partial cloverleaf interchange with SR 267 (Dulles Toll Road), which leads west to
228-715: A park, to improve walkability in Tysons Corner. Virginia State Route 620 (Fairfax and Loudoun Counties) [REDACTED] SR 123 in Fairfax [REDACTED] VA 286 / Fairfax County Parkway in Fairfax State Route 620 in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties , Virginia is a secondary state highway . The entire length of SR 620 is also known as Braddock Road (except for a small section in Centreville called Spindle Court). SR 620 also has
266-508: A residential area before expanding to a four-lane divided highway at its intersection with US 29 and US 50 (Fairfax Boulevard). SR 123 leaves the city of Fairfax at its partial cloverleaf interchange with I-66; the interchange includes a flyover ramp from westbound I-66 to southbound SR 123. The state highway curves northeast through Oakton , then enters the town of Vienna and becomes four-lane undivided Maple Avenue just south of its intersection with SR 243 (Nutley Street). SR 123 intersects
304-483: A short concurrency with SR 659 / Union Mill Road in Centreville. In Centreville and Eastern Loudoun County, SR 620 is a major commuter route, as it empties onto SR 28 (Sully Rd.), which in turn has a nearby interchange with Interstate 66 . SR 620 also has major junctions with SR 123 , Fairfax County Parkway , and Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) . It has a very large number of residential neighborhoods lining
342-611: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Virginia State Route 123 SR 123 begins at an intersection with US 1 (Richmond Highway) between the Woodbridge station serving Amtrak and the Fredericksburg Line of Virginia Railway Express station and US 1's bridge over the Occoquan River in Woodbridge. The state highway heads north as Gordon Boulevard,
380-858: Is so named as it was believed to be the route of the English General Edward Braddock 's force during the French and Indian War. At the outset of the Braddock Expedition , the force was split into two groups. Braddock led the first group across the Potomac near Rock Creek and up to Frederick and Sir Peter Halkett led a second group through Northern Virginia . Halkett's group marched past the Old Fairfax County courthouse (today Tysons Corner ) and up to Coleman's Ordinary (today Northern Herndon, Virginia ). It
418-491: Is unlikely that today's Braddock Road was the actual route taken by Halkett's group. Rather, they roughly followed the route of present-day Leesburg Pike (Route 7). During the American Civil War, both Union and Confederate troops traversed Braddock Road during various battles in Fairfax County and other parts of Northern Virginia. One of Mosby's Raiders , Robert Spindle , was a native of Centreville. Later,
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#1732776496205456-555: The 1940 renumbering . Fairfax County made proposals to upgrade the intersection between SR 123 and SR 620 to a full interchange. The designs considered were diamond , modified diamond, single-point urban interchange (SPUI) , and tight SPUI. Ultimately, one left turn lane in each direction of SR 123 was added at the intersection, the left turn lane on eastbound SR 620 was extended, and new traffic signals were installed. VDOT has drafted plans to create an interchange between SR 123 and US 1 in Woodbridge. However, due to budget cutbacks,
494-546: The Manassas Line of Virginia Railway Express, at Springfield . North of its intersection with SR 620 (Braddock Road), SR 123 passes along the west side of the campus of George Mason University, which includes the EagleBank Arena . The university's athletic complex, including George Mason Stadium , lies to the west of the state highway south of its intersection with University Drive, which heads east onto
532-639: The Washington and Old Dominion Trail adjacent to the Vienna Town Green. The state highway becomes a divided highway named Chain Bridge Road again on leaving the town limits and entering Tysons, at the southwest edge of which SR 123 has a partial cloverleaf interchange with SR 7 (Leesburg Pike). SR 123 expands to six lanes and begins to parallel Washington Metro 's Silver Line and intersects SR 684 (International Drive) before passing between
570-598: The Dulles Access Road (unsigned SR 90004) and Washington Dulles International Airport and east to I-66. There is no access from northbound SR 123 to westbound SR 267; that movement requires using I-495. North of the interchange, in the hamlet of Lewinsville , the state highway reduces to four lanes and intersects SR 694 (Lewinsville Road), which provides access to the National Counterterrorism Center. SR 123 passes through McLean,
608-578: The I-66 express lanes, and a diamond interchange for access to the non-tolled I-66 lanes, with left exits and entrances for each direction of non-tolled I-66. The reconstruction was completed by the end of 2022. VDOT is currently working on improving the SR 123 bridges over SR 7 . This would improve concrete-deck repairs, new asphalt overlay and paint jobs, and other repairs. The project is expected to cost $ 2.2 million and will be completed by end of 2020. VDOT started
646-572: The Virginia Manor neighborhood, due to concerns of increased traffic. Loudoun County supervisors will vote on a proposal in September 2019 for a different shopping center, located at the southeastern corner of the intersection. This proposal would include a new intersection being constructed for an entrance off SR 620 to the shopping center. Fairfax County is currently considering changes to SR 620 between Guinea Road and I-495. These include
684-412: The beginning of the third segment of Braddock Road, which is located at a four-way intersection with US 29 . This third segment was originally connected with what is now Spindle Court, but when a shopping center was built, a dead end on Braddock Road was created, and was renamed Spindle Ct. This segment only lasts for 0.32 mile, before turning into Pickwick Road (SR 1021). Braddock Road picks up again on
722-643: The campus as SR 383 . North of University Drive, SR 123 enters the city of Fairfax and its name changes to Chain Bridge Road. The highway becomes undivided north of Judicial Drive; the state highway passes the Barbour House , the Historic Fairfax County Courthouse , and the Fairfax County offices and judicial center. North of SR 236 (Main Street), SR 123 reduces to two lanes and passes through an S-curve , then heads through
760-794: The campus of the George Bush Center for Intelligence , the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. The agency's southern main entrance is on SR 123. East of its partial cloverleaf interchange with the George Washington Memorial Parkway, the state highway's name becomes Chain Bridge Road and reduces to two lanes as it descends into the valley of the Potomac River. SR 123 passes by the Marden House before entering
798-564: The center of which is accessed via SR 309 (Old Dominion Drive). East of the center of McLean, SR 123 passes by the preserved Salona estate and close to Hickory Hill —a historic house on Chain Bridge Road that was home to Robert F. Kennedy —in Langley, where the state highway meets the eastern end of SR 193 (Old Georgetown Pike). That state highway provides access to the Claude Moore Colonial Farm on
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#1732776496205836-431: The county's portion of Braddock Road to Colchester Road , but this single change was removed immediately before adoption. In the 1990s New Braddock Road was constructed linking Union Mill Road to SR 28. This is when SR 620 was cut, so that, on the east side of Union Mill Road, the road is Braddock Road, and on the west side it is New Braddock Road. Braddock Road heading west now intersects with Union Mill Road one block to
874-496: The former Lorton Reformatory and reduces to four lanes north of SR 611 (Furnace Road). SR 123 passes northwest along the edge of the suburban communities of Laurel Hill , Crosspointe , and South Run . The state highway serves the park surrounding Burke Lake , then veers north through a partial cloverleaf interchange with SR 286 (Fairfax County Parkway) to the west of Burke Centre . SR 123 crosses over Norfolk Southern Railway 's Washington District rail line, which also carries
912-469: The freeway portion of Fairfax County Parkway . It then intersects SR 645 (Clifton Road) in Clifton , and next meets Union Mill Road. At this point, the road becomes New Braddock Road and SR 7783. New Braddock Road continues to SR 28 . While New Braddock Road continues straight, SR 620 itself is concurrent with SR 659 / Union Mill Road for one block. A new segment of Braddock Road (which shortly matches
950-487: The improvement of pedestrian walkways and reconfiguration of certain intersections to decrease congestion in the area. The county's Department of Transportation has ruled out adding travel lanes to SR 620 or constructing a new park-and-ride and transit center due to the high costs. Historically, SR 620 was known as Braddock Road. The road has historical significance in the American Civil War , and portions of
988-422: The north. The final change came in 2009. A barrier was erected on SR 28 that forced all traffic coming from SR 620 from the west to turn south on SR 28. Fairfax County considered changing the intersection between SR 123 and SR 620 to a full interchange. The designs considered are diamond , a modified diamond interchange, an SPUI , and a tight SPUI. Ultimately, one left turn lane in each direction of SR 123
1026-540: The northwestern corner of Arlington County and meeting the northern end of SR 120 (Glebe Road). There, SR 123 turns north and crosses the Potomac River into Washington on the three-lane Chain Bridge, which leads to the Clara Barton Parkway into Maryland and Canal Road, which follows the river east to Georgetown . SR 123, along with SR 120 , was SR 25 until the 1933 renumbering and SR 9 from then until
1064-494: The old alignment of Braddock Road) starts here and heads west into Centreville . However, SR 620 quickly turns off onto a side-street, Spindle Court, and unceremoniously dead-ends behind Mountain View Alternative High School, creating another gap. The road that was SR 620 continues ahead as Old Braddock Road, SR 7759. Old Braddock Road continues ahead to Old Centreville Road (SR 898). That road connects to
1102-477: The other side of I-66 , at an intersection with SR 28. This fourth segment of SR 620 continues to the northwest, through several residential areas. It intersects with SR 609 (Pleasant Valley Road) and enters Loudoun County . Keeping the SR 620 designation, Braddock Road forms the southern border of South Riding where it intersects with and is the southern terminus of Loudoun County Parkway , SR 606 . It then intersects with SR 659 (Gum Spring Road). It ends at
1140-532: The part of SR 620 that was formed when Braddock Road was cut at US 29 was named after him, Spindle Court . With the advent of the modern road system, Braddock Road changed. In the 1930s after the Virginia Secondary Road system was created Braddock Road in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties was given the designation SR 620. In the 1960s I-66 was built coming through Centreville. At this point
1178-600: The paths into what became known as "Braddock's Road." Price's Common, a market that operated during the colonial administration and was the site of the drafting of the Virginia Declaration of Rights signed by George Mason (and after which the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution was modeled), was located by the intersection of Braddock Road and Backlick Road . Braddock Rd
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1216-400: The project has been put on hold. Due to work on I-66 in Fairfax County to add express lanes, SR 123 north's entrance to I-66 west was temporarily changed from a loop ramp entrance to a left-turn entrance. This has been removed. VDOT also worked on reconstructing the interchange when I-66 express lanes are complete. The existing interchange was converted to a parclo-interchange for access to
1254-400: The project to help the bridge reach its expected lifespan, which is expected to be for 10-15 more years. Fairfax County planners are also researching possible new configurations of the intersection in the future. Options include a quadrant roadway intersection and a continuous flow intersection . Fairfax County DOT has also considered building pedestrian space over the intersection, such as
1292-592: The road were established prior to British colonization of northern Virginia. Although the original Braddock Road was unified throughout its length, many portions of the original road have been transected, relocated or disjointed since the original path was defined (especially since the modern paved road system was constructed). Braddock Road was originally composed of paths established by the Native American inhabitants of Northern Virginia. Later, British colonialists and Virginian governments developed and improved
1330-767: The road, so most of the remainder is also a major commuter artery. The length and positioning of the highway attract motorists that are traveling from one part of Fairfax County to another. SR 620 begins in Fairfax County at Columbia Pike ( SR 244 ) near Lake Barcroft and runs southward, crossing the Little River Turnpike . It then intersects the Capital Beltway , Interstate 495. SR 620, heading westward at this point, then passes north of Burke and intersects SR 123 near George Mason University . It remains well south of Fairfax City and meets
1368-469: The roundabout with SR 705 (Lightridge Farm Rd.) in Stone Ridge. Braddock Road, now designated SR 705 , continues northwest to US 15 near Gilberts Corner . Among the cities, towns and other landmarks traversed by SR 620 are: Many residents oppose the possible new construction of a shopping center at the southwestern corner of the intersection of SR 620 and SR 659 (Gum Springs Road), directly behind
1406-401: The section of SR 620 between SR28 south of I-66 and a point north of the new I-66 was deleted, and a new SR 620 entrance was created intersecting with SR 28 north of I-66. When SR 28 was widened from a 4-lane highway to a 6-lane one SR 620 was changed again. SR 620 south of I-66 no longer intersected with SR 28; SR 620 ended where Willoughby Newton Drive is now. In the 1980s a shopping center
1444-471: Was built at the corner of U.S. 29 and Old Centreville Road. At that time the non-SR 620 section of Braddock Road was constructed linking SR 620 to Old Centreville Road. The intersection between SR 620 and U.S. 29 was cut, and this small portion of SR 620 was renamed Spindle Court. The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors undertook an effort in 1989 to give the county's roads names that were determined to be more historically accurate. The plan proposed to rename
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