Virginia State Route 609 (Fairfax County)

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State Route 609

Pleasant Valley Road
Virginia State Route 609 (Fairfax County)
SR 609 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length6.12 mi [1]  (9.85 km)
Tourist
routes
Virginia D6-V1.svg Virginia Byway
Major junctions
South endUS 29.svg US 29 in Centreville
Major intersectionsCircle sign 620.svg SR 620 near Chantilly
North endUS 50.svg US 50 in Chantilly
Location
Country United States
State Virginia
CountiesFairfax
Highway system

State Route 609 in Fairfax County, Virginia is a secondary state highway which traverses western portion of the county. The road is also known as Pleasant Valley Road.

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Route description

Pleasant Valley Road's southern terminus is at US 29 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 roundabout about a mile north of Virginia Run. The road continues north, passing Pleasant Valley Golf Club [2] (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. [3]

Loudoun SR 609

As SR 609 approaches US 50, a spur goes off to the west into Loudoun County. The Virginia Department of Transportation 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.). [4]

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 War) 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. [5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Fairfax County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Centreville 0.000.00US 29.svg US 29 (Lee Highway)Southern terminus
Chantilly 6.129.85US 50.svg US 50 (Lee Jackson Memorial Highway)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  1. 2008 VDOT Traffic Data - Fairfax County p. 39 Retrieved November 10, 2009
  2. Pleasant Valley Golf Club Retrieved November 10, 2009
  3. Jobs at Intel - United States, Chantilly, VA
  4. 2008 Loudoun County AADT Reference by VDOT p. 17 Retrieved November 10, 2009
  5. Encyclopedia of the American Civil War p. 400 Article by Ethan S. Rafuse Retrieved November 14, 2009