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20-538: The Shirley Highway is named in honor of Henry G. Shirley , the head of the Virginia Department of Highways, now Virginia Department of Transportation , from 1922 to 1941, who died in July, 1941, just a few weeks after giving the "go-ahead" for work on the new highway. The road was originally a four-lane highway, and it was designated State Route 350 from its southern intersection with U.S. Route 1 north of

40-741: A civil engineering degree and later earned a doctorate degree from the University of Maryland . He played on the football team at the Virginia Military Institute. From 1898 to 1900, Shirley served as commandant of cadets and professor of military science at Horner Military School in Oxford, North Carolina . He then served in the United States Volunteers during the Spanish–American War . After

60-626: A 2.5-mile (4.0 km) section of the Shirley Highway. From 1965 to 1975, the Shirley Highway was reconstructed to Interstate Highway System standards. As portions were completed, they were designated as Interstate 95 . This project led to the purchase and demolition of the Twin Bridges Hot Shoppes Restaurant and the closure of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad - the latter of which delayed

80-625: A bridge over the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad just north of Shirlington Circle . This location was the site of a fatal collision between a train and a dump truck on June 26, 1952. The remaining portions of the Shirley Highway south to U.S. Route 1 in Colchester, just north of Woodbridge, were completed in 1952. It facilitated the rapid development of Arlington County in the Shirlington , Parkfairfax , and Fairlington neighborhoods during World War II, and during that period connected

100-446: A merge section each way, about 1/3 mile long, with a third "mixing lane" where the vehicles would weave when they wanted to change to the other freeway. It was rebuilt in the 1960s. After rebuilding, it was the largest interchange complex in the world. There are currently 52 lane-miles of roadways and ramps, with four freeway junctions and numerous local ramps, and with several interchanges to the reversible express (HOV) roadway, all within

120-664: The District of Columbia , northward into Prince George's County to Interstate 495 , the Capital Beltway , the I-95 designation was rerouted onto the eastern half of the Beltway. The remaining portion of the Shirley Highway north of Springfield was redesignated Interstate 395 , which continues into D.C. to its end at U.S. Route 50 (New York Avenue). On September 22, 1969, the reversible roadway between Edsall Road and SR 7

140-754: The Occoquan River near Woodbridge, Virginia , and its northern intersection with U.S. Route 1 near the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia . Construction began in October 1941. The first section in Arlington, from the Pentagon south to State Route 7 , mostly two lanes, was opened in October 1943. This section was completed with four lanes in October 1944. Due to World War II constraints, the new highway had an unusual at-grade railroad crossing instead of

160-25865: The U.S . state of Virginia is a secondary route designation applied to multiple discontinuous road segments among the many counties. The list below describes the sections in each county that are designated SR 648. List [ edit ] County Length (mi) Length (km) From Via To Notes Accomack 6.16 9.91 SR 657 (Edgar Thomas Road/Merry Branch Road) Merry Branch Road Daugherty Road Custis Neck Road Dead End Gap between segments ending at different points along SR 605 Albemarle 1.90 3.06 Dead End Clarks Tract SR 22 (Louisa Road) Alleghany 0.76 1.22 Dead End Horse Mountain View Road I-64 / US 60 Amelia 3.00 4.83 SR 608 (Little Patrick Road) Beaver Pond Creek Road SR 38 (Five Forks Road) Amherst 2.91 4.68 Dead End Beck Creek Road SR 663 (Brightwells Mill Road) Appomattox 7.80 12.55 US 460 (Richmond Highway) Reedy Spring Road Gala Lake Road SR 650 (Narrow Passage Road) Gap between segments ending at different points along SR 679 Augusta 3.74 6.02 SR 647 (Hammond Lane) Christians Creek Road SR 608 (Tinkling Spring Road) Bath 0.44 0.71 Dead End Lotts Road US 220 (Ingalls Boulevard) Bedford 0.40 0.64 SR 122 (Moneta Road) Piney Grove School Road Dead End Bland 0.49 0.79 US 52 (North Scenic Highway) Angles Pass Drive Dead End Botetourt 2.61 4.20 Roanoke County line Reservoir Road Dead End Brunswick 2.30 3.70 SR 46 (Christanna Highway) Great Creek Road SR 644 (Brunswick Drive) Buchanan 1.90 3.06 Dead End Pounding Mill Branch Road SR 643 (Hurley Road) Buckingham 2.65 4.26 US 60 (James Anderson Highway) Katrine Road SR 649 (Slate River Mill Road) Campbell 12.42 19.99 SR 643 (Lewis Ford Road) Three Creeks Road Suck Creek Road Nowlins Mill Road SR 646 (Spring Mill Road) Gap between segments ending at different points along SR 615 Caroline 4.38 7.05 US 301 (Richmond Turnpike) Sunshine Road US 301 (Richmond Turnpike) Carroll 4.93 7.93 SR 608 (Boundary Road) Willis Gap Road Windover Road Excelsior School Road US 58 (Danville Pike) Charles City 0.30 0.48 Dead End New Quarter Run Road SR 607 (Church Lane) Charlotte 5.58 8.98 SR 746 (Scuffletown Road) Hannah Road SR 619 (Harrisburg Road) Chesterfield 0.40 0.64 US 360 (Hull Street Road) Lockhart Road SR 647 (Hicks Road) Clarke 0.08 0.13 Dead End Lanham Lane SR 255 (Bishop Meade Highway) Craig 0.42 0.68 Dead End Herndon Avenue SR 42 (Main Street) Culpeper 2.20 3.54 Dead End Peacock Lane Cedar Ridge Road US 15 (James Madison Highway) Gap between segments ending at different points along US 15 Cumberland 0.15 0.24 Dead End Parker Road SR 616 (Deep Run Road) Dickenson 1.90 3.06 SR 649 (DC Caney Ridge Road) Unnamed road SR 649 (DC Caney Ridge Road) Dinwiddie 1.50 2.41 SR 650 (Lew Jones Road) Hudgins Road SR 647 (Nash Road) Essex 0.20 0.32 SR 684 (Howerton Road) Old Howerton Road Dead End Fairfax 2.55 4.10 SR 617 (Backlick Road) Edsall Road Alexandria city limits Fauquier 1.80 2.90 SR 602 (Rogues Road) Ebenezer Church Road SR 610 (Midland Road) Floyd 3.73 6.00 SR 642 (Conner Road) Graysville Road Jacks Mill Road US 221 (Floyd Highway) Fluvanna 0.90 1.45 SR 649 (Central Plains Road) Turner Road SR 647 (Shiloh Church Road) Franklin 2.17 3.49 SR 605 (Henry Road) Stanley Branch Road SR 837 (Marshall Hill Road) Frederick 1.51 2.43 SR 631 (Fairfax Street/Marlboro Road) Passage Road SR 649 (Springdale Road) Giles 1.08 1.74 West Virginia state line Elgood Mountain Road Ball Avenue West Virginia state line Gap between segments ending at different points along US 460 / SR 704 Gloucester 1.30 2.09 Dead End Maundys Creek Road Horse Point Road Dead End Gap between segments ending at different points along SR 649 Goochland 2.00 3.22 SR 610 (Community House Road) Matthews Road SR 606 (Hadensville-Fife Road) Grayson 1.50 2.41 SR 94 (Scenic Road) Mandolin Drive Providence Road SR 805 (Spring Valley Road) Greene 1.80 2.90 SR 603 (Bingham Mountain Road) Chapman Road SR 604 (Celt Road) Greensville 1.20 1.93 SR 630 (River Road) Felts Road Dead End Halifax 3.70 5.95 SR 696 (Henderson Road) Mason Chapel Road SR 699 (Mount Caramel Road) Hanover 0.90 1.45 SR 660 (Winns Church Road) Rocky Ridge Road SR 623 (Cedar Lane) Henry 5.42 8.72 US 58 / SR 620 (Al Philpott Highway) Stoney Mountain Road SR 57 Highland 0.80 1.29 SR 619 Unnamed road Dead End Isle of Wight 2.00 3.22 SR 614 (River Run Trail) Duck Town Road SR 641 (Bows and Arrows Road) James City 0.61 0.98 US 60 (Pocahontas Trail) Howard Drive Whiting Avenue SR 692 (Railroad Street) Gap between segments ending at different points along SR 654 King and Queen 1.40 2.25 Dead End Kingston Road SR 605 (Plain View Lane) King George 1.21 1.95 Dead End Winston Place SR 609 (Comorn Road) King William 1.00 1.61 SR 30 (King William Road) White Bank Road Dead End Lancaster 0.83 1.34 SR 647 (Poplar Neck Road/Chases Road) Poplar Neck Road Dead End Lee 2.23 3.59 SR 614 (Sandy Ridge Road) Emmit Allen Farm Road Ridgeview Road Town Branch Road Unnamed road US 58 Alt Loudoun 1.41 2.27 Dead End Gulick Mill Road SR 625 (Sycolin Road) Louisa 5.80 9.33 US 522 (Cross County Road) Gardners Road Jouett School Road SR 609 (Buckner Road) Lunenburg 1.81 2.91 SR 647 (Sneads Store Road) Mayflower Road SR 637 (Craig Mill Road) Madison 1.71 2.75 Dead End Finks Hollow Lane SR 670 (Old Blue Ridge Turnpike) Mathews 0.30 0.48 SR 639 (Crabe Neck Road) Big Gum Road SR 640 (Point Breeze Road) Mecklenburg 0.64 1.03 Dead End Lafayette Road SR 677 (Wilkerson Road) Middlesex 1.97 3.17 SR 604 (Nesting Road) Montague Island Road Dead End Montgomery 2.11 3.40 Blacksburg town limits Bishop Road Dead End Nelson 1.50 2.41 SR 56 Deer Run Road Eagle Mountain Drive SR 56 New Kent 0.14 0.23 SR 249 (New Kent Highway) Courthouse Circle SR 249 (New Kent Highway) Northampton 0.80 1.29 US 13 Bus Stumptown Drive Dead End Northumberland 0.80 1.29 Dead End Wicomico Point Road SR 644 (Ferry Road) Nottoway 0.40 0.64 SR 641 (Cedar Run Road) Pridgen Lane Dead End Orange 1.07 1.72 Dead End Browntown Road SR 643 (Cox Mill Road) Page 1.26 2.03 US 340 Sandy Hook Road SR 654 Formerly SR 280 Patrick 6.30 10.14 SR 773 (Ararat Highway) Kibler Valley Road Dead End Pittsylvania 1.71 2.75 SR 969 (Sago Road) Smith Road SR 652 (Cavalry Road) Powhatan 0.63 1.01 SR 13 (Old Buckingham Road) Flippen Road Dead End Prince Edward 4.89 7.87 SR 643 (Back Hampden Sydney Road) Hardtimes Road SR 695 (Tuggle Road) Prince George 0.53 0.85 Dead End Clary Road US 301 (Crater Road) Prince William 1.73 2.78 SR 649 (Old Church Road) Bridwell Road Keyser Road SR 1652 (Clinton Drive) Gap between dead ends Pulaski 0.47 0.76 Pulaski town limits Snider Lane SR 636 (Alum Springs Road) Rappahannock 0.35 0.56 Dead End Jefferson Road SR 611 (Seven Ponds Road) Richmond 0.70 1.13 SR 647 (Hales Point Road) Oakley Lane Dead End Roanoke 0.18 0.29 Botetourt County line Reservoir Road US 11 (Lee Highway) Rockbridge 0.50 0.80 Dead End Ollie Knick Road SR 647 / SR 749 Rockingham 1.60 2.57 SR 996 (McGaheysville Road) Dave Berry Road SR 641 (White Rose Road) Russell 1.80 2.90 SR 620 (Finney Road) Thackers Branch Road Dead End Scott 1.90 3.06 SR 65 Unnamed road SR 647 Shenandoah 2.63 4.23 Dead End Unnamed road Sandy Hook Road Strasburg town limits Gap between dead ends Smyth 5.02 8.08 SR 762 (White Top Road) Grinstead Hollow Road Dead end Gap between segments ending at different points along SR 647 Gap between segments ending at different points along SR 660 Southampton 1.40 2.25 Dead End Old Hickory Road SR 35 (Plank Road) Spotsylvania 3.41 5.49 SR 738 (Partlow Road) Block House Road SR 208 (Courthouse Road) Stafford 5.56 8.95 SR 616 (Poplar Road) Stefaniga Road Shelton Shop Road SR 610 (Garrisonville Road) Gap between segments ending at different points along SR 627 Surry 2.22 3.57 SR 618 (Southwick Road) Gilpark Road SR 31 (Rolfe Highway) Sussex 6.82 10.98 SR 630 (Little Mill Road) Unnamed road Reed Road Unnamed road FR-313 Gap between segments ending at different points along SR 649 Tazewell 0.71 1.14 Tazewell town limits County Farm Road Dead End Warren 0.22 0.35 Dead End Spangler Lane SR 674 (Limeton Church Road) Washington 1.50 2.41 SR 647 (Kings Mill Pike) Sinking Creek Road Dead End Westmoreland 0.50 0.80 SR 645 (Zacata Road) Stratford Hall Road SR 643 (Chilton Road) Gap between dead ends Wise 0.93 1.50 SR 646 (Coeburn Mountain Road) Unnamed road Dead End Wythe 0.30 0.48 Dead End Cody Lane SR 643 (Old School Road) York 0.32 0.51 Dead End Browns Lane SR 238 (Yorktown Road) References [ edit ] ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_001_Accomack_2017.pdf VDOT Accomack County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_002_Albemarle_2017.pdf VDOT Albemarle County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_003_Alleghany_2017.pdf VDOT Alleghany County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_004_Amelia_2017.pdf VDOT Amelia County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_005_Amherst_2017.pdf VDOT Amherst County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_006_Appomattox_2017.pdf VDOT Appomattox County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_007_Augusta_2017.pdf VDOT Augusta County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_008_Bath_2017.pdf VDOT Bath County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_009_Bedford_2017.pdf VDOT Bedford County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_010_Bland_2017.pdf VDOT Bland County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_011_Botetourt_2017.pdf VDOT Botetourt County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_012_Brunswick_2017.pdf VDOT Brunswick County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_013_Buchanan_2017.pdf VDOT Buchanan County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_014_Buckingham_2017.pdf VDOT Buckingham County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_015_Campbell_2017.pdf VDOT Campbell County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_016_Caroline_2017.pdf VDOT Caroline County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_017_Carroll_2017.pdf VDOT Carroll County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_018_CharlesCity_2017.pdf VDOT Charles City County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_019_Charlotte_2017.pdf VDOT Charlotte County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_020_Chesterfield_2017.pdf VDOT Chesterfield County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_021_Clarke_2017.pdf VDOT Clarke County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_022_Craig_2017.pdf VDOT Craig County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_023_Culpeper_2017.pdf VDOT Culpeper County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_024_Cumberland_2017.pdf VDOT Cumberland County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_025_Dickenson_2017.pdf VDOT Dickenson County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_026_Dinwiddie_2017.pdf VDOT Dinwiddie County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_028_Essex_2017.pdf VDOT Essex County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_029_Fairfax_2017.pdf VDOT Fairfax County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_030_Fauquier_2017.pdf VDOT Fauquier County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_031_Floyd_2017.pdf VDOT Floyd County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_032_Fluvanna_2017.pdf VDOT Fluvanna County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_033_Franklin_2017.pdf VDOT Franklin County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_034_Frederick_2017.pdf VDOT Frederick County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_035_Giles_2017.pdf VDOT Giles County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_036_Gloucester_2017.pdf VDOT Gloucester County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_037_Goochland_2017.pdf VDOT Goochland County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_038_Grayson_2017.pdf VDOT Grayson County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_039_Greene_2017.pdf VDOT Greene County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_040_Greensville_2017.pdf VDOT Greensville County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_041_Halifax_2017.pdf VDOT Halifax County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_042_Hanover_2017.pdf VDOT Hanover County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_044_Henry_2017.pdf VDOT Henry County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_045_Highland_2017.pdf VDOT Highland County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_046_IsleofWight_2017.pdf VDOT Isle of Wight County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_047_JamesCity_2017.pdf VDOT James City County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_049_KingAndQueen_2017.pdf VDOT King and Queen County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_048_KingGeorge_2017.pdf VDOT King George County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_050_KingWilliam_2017.pdf VDOT King William County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_051_Lancaster_2017.pdf VDOT Lancaster County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_052_Lee_2017.pdf VDOT Lee County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_053_Loudoun_2017.pdf VDOT Loudoun County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_054_Louisa_2017.pdf VDOT Louisa County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_055_Lunenburg_2017.pdf VDOT Lunenburg County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_056_Madison_2017.pdf VDOT Madison County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_057_Mathews_2017.pdf VDOT Mathews County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_058_Mecklenburg_2017.pdf VDOT Mecklenburg County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_059_Middlesex_2017.pdf VDOT Middlesex County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_060_Montgomery_2017.pdf VDOT Montgomery County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_062_Nelson_2017.pdf VDOT Nelson County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_063_NewKent_2017.pdf VDOT New Kent County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_065_Northampton_2017.pdf VDOT Northampton County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_066_Northumberland_2017.pdf VDOT Northumberland County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_067_Nottoway_2017.pdf VDOT Nottoway County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_068_Orange_2017.pdf VDOT Orange County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_069_Page_2017.pdf VDOT Page County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_070_Patrick_2017.pdf VDOT Patrick County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_071_Pittsylvania_2017.pdf VDOT Pittsylvania County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_072_Powhatan_2017.pdf VDOT Powhatan County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_073_PrinceEdward_2017.pdf VDOT Prince Edward County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_074_PrinceGeorge_2017.pdf VDOT Prince Edward County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_076_PrinceWilliam_2017.pdf VDOT Prince William County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_077_Pulaski_2017.pdf VDOT Pulaski County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_078_Rappahannock_2017.pdf VDOT Rappahannock County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_079_Richmond_2017.pdf VDOT Richmond County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_080_Roanoke_2017.pdf VDOT Roanoke County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_081_Rockbridge_2017.pdf VDOT Rockbridge County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_082_Rockingham_2017.pdf VDOT Rockingham County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_083_Russell_2017.pdf VDOT Russell County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_084_Scott_2017.pdf VDOT Scott County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_085_Shenandoah_2017.pdf VDOT Shenandoah County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_086_Smyth_2017.pdf VDOT Smyth County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_087_Southampton_2017.pdf VDOT Southampton County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_088_Spotsylvania_2017.pdf VDOT Spotsylvania County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_089_Stafford_2017.pdf VDOT Stafford County 2017 Traffic Counts ^ http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/Traffic_2017/AADT_090_Surry_2017.pdf 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180-612: The Shirley Highway. This jumble of highways in Springfield, Virginia , where I-395, I-95, and the Capital Beltway meet, is officially called the "Springfield Interchange." It is colloquially referred to as the "Mixing Bowl," but highway officials still use that terminology to refer to the interchange complex at the Pentagon (see Pentagon road network ). 38°46′40″N 77°10′47″W  /  38.77773°N 77.17976°W  / 38.77773; -77.17976 Henry G. Shirley Henry Garnett Shirley (1874 – July 16, 1941)

200-505: The city to suburban shopping opportunities at Shirlington Shopping Center , which at the time was a five-minute drive away. The new Shirley Highway included the "Mixing Bowl" interchange complex near the newly completed Pentagon (War Department Building), which was completed in 1944. At this location, the State Route 27 freeway (Washington Blvd.) merges with the Shirley Highway and then branches off again. The original interchange had

220-633: The end of 1974, demonstrating that BRT on a highway was a feasible way to boost public transit ridership and on-time performance. However, compared to the Lindenwold High Speed Line , a light rail service of comparable distance serving approximately the same number of people, Prof. Vukan R. Vuchic found the Shirley Busway had fewer riders and revenue. The roots of the Springfield Interchange began with

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240-483: The 💕 State highway in Virginia, United States [REDACTED] State Route 648 Route information Maintained by VDOT Location Country United States State Virginia Highway system Virginia Routes Interstate US Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes State Route 648 ( SR 648 ) in

260-558: The roads of the nation in shape to handle military traffic. In 1918, he became executive secretary of the Federal Highway Council . Around 1920, Shirley worked again as a roads engineer for Baltimore County. In 1922, Shirley was appointed as State Highway Commissioner by Virginia Governor E. Lee Trinkle . He continued to serve under Governors Harry F. Byrd , John Garland Pollard , George C. Peery , and James H. Price until his death. The Department of Highways

280-654: The war, Shirley worked for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad and other railroad companies and for the engineering department of the District of Columbia . He was roads engineer for Baltimore County, Maryland from 1904 to 1912, and chief engineer of the Maryland State Roads Commission . During World War I , he served on the Highway Transport Committee, Council of National Defense , helping keep

300-574: The widening of the highway while a fight over its abandonment was resolved. Original plans called for I-95 to cut straight through Washington, D.C. , and connect with the Capital Beltway (I-495) in Maryland . However, community opposition halted this plan in 1977, diverting planned funding to construction of the Washington Metro subway system. Because of the cancellation of the originally-proposed section of I-95 from New York Avenue in

320-703: Was Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Highways . He was a leader in national highway policy and oversaw the development of an extensive state highway system in Virginia. Henry Garnett Shirley was born in Locust Dale in Jefferson County, West Virginia , the son of Robert Vinson Shirley and Julia Moore Baylor. He attended Charles Town Academy. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1896 with

340-628: Was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing Jefferson County. Shirley died on July 16, 1941, at his home in Richmond. He was buried at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. This article about a United States engineer, inventor or industrial designer is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Virginia road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Virginia State Route 648#Fairfax From Misplaced Pages,

360-464: Was converted to the first separated bus rapid transit (BRT) route on an Interstate highway during peak morning commute hours (0630–0930); this was extended north to Shirlington the next day. The busway was extended to north of Glebe Road in September 1970, and then to the new Center Span Bridge on April 5, 1971. The Shirley Highway Express Bus-on-Freeway Project was implemented from June 1971 to

380-614: Was created as a state agency in 1927. He was a founder and served as the first president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials . He approved and promoted plans for the first limited access highway in Virginia, extending from Route 1 in Northern Virginia to the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. Construction on the highway began shortly after his death. This road

400-451: Was named as the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway in his honor, and now is part of I-95 and I-395 . Shirley married twice. Shirley married Alice Robertson Graham, of Oxford, North Carolina and daughter of Judge A. W. Graham Sr., in 1904. She died in 1916 and they had five children. He later married Sara Anne Berkeley in 1930. Shirley was first cousins with James William Shirley who

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