Virginia State Route 784 (Prince William County)

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Circle sign 784.svg
State Route 784
Route information
Length7.95 mi (12.79 km)
Major junctions
West endCircle sign 642.svg SR 642 in Dale City
 
East endUS 1.svg US 1 in Woodbridge
Highway system

Virginia State Route 784 in Prince William County, Virginia, United States is a 7.95-mile (12.79 km) secondary state highway officially named Dale Boulevard for its entire route. It is a divided highway and acts as a major northwest-southeast thoroughfare through the southeastern area of Prince William County, serving Dale City (the road's namesake) as well as the Potomac Mills community and southern Woodbridge area.

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Route description

Dale City

State Route 784/Dale Boulevard begins at the SR 642 (Hoadly Road)/SR 643 (Purcell Road) intersection in northern Dale City where it continues southeast serving many residential areas and providing primary access to parks, schools, and shopping plazas in the area. SR 784 then intersects Ridgefield Road and soon Delaney Road and eventually heads south into central Dale City at the intersection with SR 640 (Minnieville Road). The road continues southeast from there and passes through more residential areas before intersecting Benita Fitzgerald Drive then Gideon Drive (which heads north towards Potomac Mills) and heading east passing the PRTC OmniRide Transit Center and forming a cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 95.

Woodbridge

After crossing I-95, SR 784 enters Woodbridge, continuing southeast and shortly intersecting with Potomac Center Boulevard, providing access north to the Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center and the Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center shopping center, and Neabsco Mills Road, which heads south providing access to the Northern Virginia Community College Woodbridge Campus and Freedom High School. SR 784 then ends at U.S. Route 1, with continuation beyond the southeastern terminus as Rippon Boulevard heading towards the Potomac River.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Prince William County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Dale City 0.000.00Circle sign 642.svgCircle sign 643.svg SR 642 (Hoadly Road) / SR 643 (Purcell Road)Northwestern terminus of SR 784; continuation northwest beyond terminus as SR 643 (Purcell Road)
1.121.80Nottingdale Drive, Princedale Drive
1.772.85Queensdale Drive, Mapledale AvenueAccess to Mapledale Plaza shopping center
2.073.33Ridgefield Road
2.333.75Quate Lane, Lindendale Road
2.664.28Delaney Road
3.325.34Bus Sign.svg Hillendale Drive, Kaiser CourtAccess to PRTC Hillendale Communter Lot [1] and John D. Jenkins Neighborhood Park [2]
3.826.15Glendale Road
3.976.39Bus Sign.svg Gemini WayAccess to PRTC Dale City Commuter Lot [1]
4.106.60Gerry Lane, Central PlazaAccess to Center Plaza shopping center and Dale City Neighborhood Library [3]
4.216.78Circle sign 640.svg SR 640 (Minnieville Road)
4.35–
4.47
7.00–
7.19
Forestdale Shopping Center access roadsAccess to Forestdale Shopping Center
4.667.50Forestdale Avenue
5.148.27Forestdale Avenue
5.528.88Cloverdale Road
5.779.29Barksdale Street, Cherrydale Drive
6.049.72Benita Fitzgerald Drive
6.199.96Birchdale Avenue
6.4710.41Ashdale Avenue, Ashdale Circle
6.5910.61Bus Sign.svg Gideon DriveAccess to PRTC OmniRide Transit Center and Potomac Mills
6.8210.98Ashdale PlazaAccess to Ashdale Plaza shopping center
Dale CityWoodbridge line6.86–
7.40
11.04–
11.91
I-95.svg I-95  Richmond, Washington, D.C. Cloverleaf interchange
Woodbridge 7.5812.20Potomac Center Boulevard, Neabsco Mills RoadAccess to Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Northern Virginia Community College Woodbridge Campus, and Freedom High School
7.9512.79US 1.svg US 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway)Southeastern terminus of SR 784; continuation southeast beyond terminus as Rippon Boulevard
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Places along State Route 784

Public transportation

The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) operates a local bus route along SR 784/Dale Boulevard, [4] along with two commuter lots nearby the road, the Hillendale Commuter Lot and Dale City Commuter Lot. [1]

Dale City Independence Day Parade

Since July 4, 1970, Dale City has held a nearly 2.5 mi (4.0 km) annual Independence Day parade along SR 784/Dale Boulevard from Mapledale Avenue and Queensdale Drive at Mapledale Plaza to the Center Plaza at Gemini Way near Minnieville Road. The parade usually consists of parade floats, marching bands from local schools, churches, and community groups, martial arts and cheerleading performances, and convoys of motorcycles, police cars and fire engines, and PRTC buses. For 2018, the parade had an estimated 10,000 spectators and it is considered to be the largest 4th of July parade in Virginia. [5]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Dale City Independence Day Parade was cancelled, therefore cancelling what would have been the 50th consecutive year the parade has been held on July 4 since its first year in 1970. [6]

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