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Virginia State Route 609 (Fairfax County)
Encyclopedia
State Route 609 is a secondary state highway in the U.S. state
of Virginia
, and traverses western Fairfax County. The road is also known as Pleasant Valley Road.
in Centreville
. It serves as an arterial road through the neighborhood of Virginia Run for its southernmost few miles. Once it leaves the neighborhood, Pleasant Valley becomes a twisty two-lane road, meeting SR 620 (Braddock Road) at a busy intersection about a mile north of Virginia Run. The road continues north, passing Pleasant Valley Golf Club (named for the road) and going through another large residential development (called Cub Run after a nearby stream). Pleasant Valley ends at US 50
after passing by a row of office buildings, including one housing an Intel
office.
has chosen to number that spur SR 609 (Loudoun County). Loudoun County has named that road Pleasant Valley Road, as well. Thus, the driver on US 50 driving into Loudoun first comes across SR 609 (Fairfax County) (Pleasant Valley Rd.), and one block later comes across SR 609 (Loudoun County) (Pleasant Valley Rd.).
) on the Loudoun
side of the county line, Pleasant Valley. In 1862, Confederate soldiers camped there as they were marching toward the site of the Battle of Chantilly
.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, and traverses western Fairfax County. The road is also known as Pleasant Valley Road.
Route description
Pleasant Valley Road's southern terminus is at US 29U.S. Route 29 in Virginia
U.S. Route 29 is a major north–south route in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It covers from the North Carolina border at the city of Danville to the Key Bridge in Washington, D.C....
in Centreville
Centreville, Virginia
Centreville is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a Census Designated Place , the community population was 71,135 as of the 2010 census and is approximately west of Washington, DC.-Colonial Period:Beginning in the 1760s,...
. It serves as an arterial road through the neighborhood of Virginia Run for its southernmost few miles. Once it leaves the neighborhood, Pleasant Valley becomes a twisty two-lane road, meeting SR 620 (Braddock Road) at a busy intersection about a mile north of Virginia Run. The road continues north, passing Pleasant Valley Golf Club (named for the road) and going through another large residential development (called Cub Run after a nearby stream). Pleasant Valley ends at US 50
U.S. Route 50 in Virginia
U.S. Route 50 is a transcontinental highway which stretches from Ocean City, Maryland to Sacramento, California. In the U.S. state of Virginia, US 50 extends from the border with Washington DC at a Potomac River crossing at Rosslyn in Arlington County to the West Virginia state line near Gore in...
after passing by a row of office buildings, including one housing an Intel
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
office.
Loudoun SR 609
As SR 609 approaches US 50, a spur goes off to the east into Loudoun County. The Virginia Department of TransportationVirginia Department of Transportation
The Virginia Department of Transportation is the agency of state government responsible for transportation in the state of Virginia in the United States. Headquartered in Downtown Richmond, VDOT is responsible for building, maintaining, and operating the roads, bridges and tunnels in the...
has chosen to number that spur SR 609 (Loudoun County). Loudoun County has named that road Pleasant Valley Road, as well. Thus, the driver on US 50 driving into Loudoun first comes across SR 609 (Fairfax County) (Pleasant Valley Rd.), and one block later comes across SR 609 (Loudoun County) (Pleasant Valley Rd.).
History
Pleasant Valley Road is named for the location at the northern terminus of the road (on US 50; that road was called the Little River Turnpike in the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
) on the Loudoun
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...
side of the county line, Pleasant Valley. In 1862, Confederate soldiers camped there as they were marching toward the site of the Battle of Chantilly
Battle of Chantilly
The Battle of Chantilly took place on September 1, 1862, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as the concluding battle of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War. Thomas J...
.