State Route 286 | ||||
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| Fairfax County Parkway | ||||
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| Maintained by VDOT | ||||
| Length | 35 mi[1] (56 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 1 at Fort Belvoir | |||
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| North end |  SR 7 in Dranesville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
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The Fairfax County Parkway, numbered State Route 286 (SR 286, formerly SR 7100[2]), is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia, acting as an arterial route in Fairfax County with a mix of interchanges and signalized and unsignalized intersections. Its alignment runs from southeast to northwest and roughly corresponds to part of the once-proposed Outer Beltway around Washington, D.C. The first segment of the roadway opened in 1987; the road was completed in 2010.
SR 286 is also known as the John F. (Jack) Herrity Parkway, designated by the Virginia General Assembly in 1995,[3] and the Trooper Charles Mark Cosslett Memorial Highway, designated in 2010 as the final link through Fort Belvoir.[4] Jack Herrity served for 12 years on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and was instrumental in getting the road built.[5] This name is ceremonial, and is rarely used by the public.[6]
- ^ "Transportation Board Approves Fairfax County Parkway Plans Final Segment of 35-mile parkway" (Press release). Virginia Department of Transportation. March 22, 2004. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
vdotwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Chapter 183, S. 812". March 14, 1995. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ . myfoxdc.com http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/traffic/fairfax-county-parkway-extension-to-open-091310. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Dying for Recognition". The Washington Post. February 9, 1995. p. V3.
- ^ Kelly, John (April 21, 2005). "Honored in All but Name". The Washington Post. p. T10.