The Monticello Freeway was a planned freeway that was a part of the 1969 Northern Virginia Major Thoroughfare Plan.[1] The proposal was to connect Arlington directly to Manassas[2] as an Interstate, hence its name freeway.[citation needed] The plan overall was turned down[3] due to environmental, preservation, and financial issues.[citation needed] Parts of the freeway would have been where Braddock Road is located.[2]
The Freeway
editArlington County
editThe Monticello Freeway would have begun at another proposed highway as part of the 1969 NOVA Major Thoroughfare Plan. The road would have started at a trumpet interchange at the proposed Four Mile Run Expressway at modern-day Virginia State Route 120. The freeway would have been within the boundaries of Arlington County for about a mile and a half before going into Fairfax County for no more than a fraction of a mile. From there, the freeway would enter the western boundaries of the City of Alexandria.
Alexandria City
editLike Arlington County, the freeway would have not been in the boundaries of Alexandria for long. Its prime purpose would be to serve as a three-way interchange between Virginia State Route 236 and Interstate 395. It then would have replaced Braddock Road as it entered Fairfax County in Annandale.
Fairfax County
editHad the freeway been built in Fairfax County, the freeway would have gone through the regions of Annandale, Burke, Fairfax Station and the southern outskirts of Clifton before crossing Bull Run into Prince William County.
Annandale
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Burke
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Fairfax Station
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Clifton
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Prince William County
editManassas Park
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Manassas
editReferences
edit- ^ David B, Ellington; Hoel, Lester A; Miller, John S. "Standard Title Page - Report on Federally Funded Projec" (PDF). ww.vtrc.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b "Political Dynamite". The Washington Post. 1986-09-06. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Berry, William H (1986-11-02). "The Roads Not Built". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2024-11-16.