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Fort Belvoir (/ ˈ b ɛ l v w ɑːr / BEL-vwar) is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It was developed on the site of the former Belvoir plantation , seat of the prominent Fairfax family for whom Fairfax County was named.
The state highway runs 5.05 miles (8.13 km) between intersections with U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Fort Belvoir and Hybla Valley. SR 235 forms a southeast loop off of US 1 through the community of Mount Vernon in southeastern Fairfax County , connecting US 1 with Mount Vernon , the plantation home of George Washington , and the southern end of the ...
The project has been controversial in the region because of potential traffic impacts: many of the approximately 6,500 employees who will be relocated to the site were formerly located in Metro-accessible locations such as Crystal City, Virginia, and office buildings in Washington, D.C., itself, but must commute by car or bus to the new site ...
Throughout most of the route from SR 635 (Hayfield Road) to the Fairfax County Parkway it forms the northernmost boundary of Fort Belvoir. After intersecting with the Fairfax County Parkway, Telegraph Road gradually turns to the south and passes by an industrialized area. It ends at an intersection with US 1 (Richmond Highway).
The Fairfax County Parkway Trail is a multi-use trail that runs alongside the Franconia–Springfield Parkway and Fairfax County Parkway from Beulah Street in Springfield to SR 7, [10] mostly as a sidepath, but sometimes using adjacent frontage roads and old alignments of the roads that the parkway replaced.
The route loops around Fort Belvoir between Fort Belvoir Community Hospital and Fort Belvoir Post Exchange & Commissary. Northbound and Southbound stops are provided in both directions of the road; Passengers traveling toward Fort Belvoir must have a valid Federal or State issue photo I.D. before entering the military base for security procedures.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1]
Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 12,914 at the 2020 census. [ 1 ] Primarily due to its historical significance and natural recreation and beauty, the Mount Vernon area receives over one million tourists each year.