Virginia State Route 401
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State Route 401, also known as part of Van Dorn Street, is a primary state highway
in Alexandria, Virginia
, United States
. It runs from the south city limits near the Van Dorn Street Metro station northeast to State Route 420 (Seminary Road), generally paralleling Interstate 395 to the east. State Route 613 continues south from the south end of SR 401 past an interchange
with the Capital Beltway
(Interstate 95/Interstate 495) and through Franconia
. From the north end of SR 401, Van Dorn Street continues next to I-395, ending near State Route 7 (King Street).
SR 401 has interchange
s with State Route 236 (Duke Street) and with the road into the Van Dorn Street Metro station. Landmark Mall
is located at the junction of SR 401 and SR 236. Please see the SR 613
page for Van Dorn Street in Fairfax County
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
, United States
United States
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. It runs from the south city limits near the Van Dorn Street Metro station northeast to State Route 420 (Seminary Road), generally paralleling Interstate 395 to the east. State Route 613 continues south from the south end of SR 401 past an interchange
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...
with the Capital Beltway
Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)
Interstate 495 is a Interstate Highway that surrounds the United States' capital of Washington, D.C., and its inner suburbs in adjacent Maryland and Virginia. I-495 is widely known as the Capital Beltway or simply the Beltway, especially when the context of Washington, D.C., is clear...
(Interstate 95/Interstate 495) and through Franconia
Franconia, Virginia
Franconia is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 18,245 at the 2010 census, down from 31,907 in 2000 due to the splitting off of part of it to form Kingstowne CDP....
. From the north end of SR 401, Van Dorn Street continues next to I-395, ending near State Route 7 (King Street).
SR 401 has interchange
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...
s with State Route 236 (Duke Street) and with the road into the Van Dorn Street Metro station. Landmark Mall
Landmark Mall
The Landmark Mall, or Landmark Regional Shopping Center, is located in a triangle formed by Duke Street , Shirley Highway , and Van Dorn Street in Alexandria, Virginia....
is located at the junction of SR 401 and SR 236. Please see the SR 613
Virginia State Route 613 (Fairfax County)
State Route 613 is the designation of several distinct suburban surface routes within Fairfax County in the U.S. state of Virginia. These routes were once mostly connected but changes in road alignment, new road construction, and annexations by the independent city of Alexandria have separated them...
page for Van Dorn Street in Fairfax County