Virginia’s First Highways

Virginia’s First Highways is in Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Virginia’s First Highways is situated nearby to the railway station South Pavilion, as well as near the metro station Potomac Yard station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Potomac Yard station and James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library.

Potomac Yard station

Metro station

Photo: Mint0ri, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Potomac Yard station is a Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, serving both the Blue and Yellow Lines, and opened on May 19, 2023. Potomac Yard station is situated 330 feet east of Virginia’s First Highways.

James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library

Library

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James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Virginia’s First Highways.

The Birchmere

Theater building

Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Birchmere is a concert hall in Alexandria, Virginia, that features rock, blues, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz, ethnic, and comedic performers. Its main room seats 500 and provides dinner service, making for an intimate space, with tables only a few feet away from the stage. The Birchmere is situated 1 mile northwest of Virginia’s First Highways.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Potomac Yard and Crystal City.

Potomac Yard

Suburb

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Potomac Yard is a neighborhood in Northern Virginia that straddles southeastern Arlington County and northeastern Alexandria, Virginia, located principally in the area between U.S. Route 1 and the Washington Metro Blue Line /Yellow Line tracks, or the George Washington Memorial Parkway, depending on the definition used.

Crystal City

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Crystal City is the secondary "downtown" area of Arlington, Virginia, after the Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor. This article also includes the nearby neighborhoods of Pentagon City, Arlington Ridge, and Aurora Highlands.

Parkfairfax

Neighborhood

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Parkfairfax is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia, located in the northwestern part of the city near the boundary with Arlington County. Nearby thoroughfares are Interstate 395, State Route 402, and West Glebe Road. Parkfairfax is situated 1½ miles west of Virginia’s First Highways.

Virginia’s First Highways

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.83341° or 38° 50′ 0″ north

Longitude

-77.04758° or 77° 2′ 51″ west

Open location code

87C4RXM2+9X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8300215975

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Pavilion and North Pavilion.

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