Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. It is located on the west bank of the Potomac River, six miles south of downtown Washington, DC.

Transportation

Alexandria is bisected north and south by Virginia State Highway 7, known in most of the city as the major thoroughfare of King Street, and in its western portions as Leesburg Pike. The traditional boundary between Old Town and the latterly annexed sections of the city followed the railway now owned by CSX Transportation.

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Virginia State Highway 7 - King Street - Leesburg Pike - Railway - CSX Transportation

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Interstate Highway 95/495 (the Capital Beltway), including the Woodrow Wilson Bridge over the Potomac, approximately parallels the city's southern boundary with Fairfax County. Interstate 395 (Virginia) crosses through the western part of the city. Other major routes include U.S. Highway 1, named Jefferson Davis Highway and Patrick and Henry Streets (after Patrick Henry), the George Washington Memorial Parkway, and Duke Street (Virginia State Highway 236).

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Interstate Highway - Capital Beltway - Woodrow Wilson Bridge - Interstate 395 (Virginia) - U.S. Highway 1 - Jefferson Davis Highway - Patrick Henry - George Washington Memorial Parkway - Virginia State Highway 236

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Alexandria is located just south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington County. As with other Washington suburbs, Alexandria is also served by Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, and by Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport near Baltimore, Maryland.

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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - Arlington County - Washington Dulles International Airport - Chantilly, Virginia - Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Baltimore - Maryland

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Alexandria Union Station, the city's historic train station, is served by both Amtrak intercity and Virginia Railway Express regional rail service. The station is directly adjacent to the King Street Metrorail station, at the convergence of the Blue and Yellow Lines. Three other Metrorail stations lie within the city limits: Braddock Road, Van Dorn Street, and Eisenhower Avenue.

Related Topics:
Alexandria Union Station - Train station - Amtrak - Virginia Railway Express - Regional rail - King Street - Metrorail - Blue - Yellow Lines - Braddock Road - Van Dorn Street - Eisenhower Avenue

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The city government operates its own mass transit system, the DASH bus, connecting points of interest with local transit hubs.

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Mass transit - DASH bus

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