Virginia State Route 657 (Fairfax County)
{{short description|State highway in Virginia, United States}}
{{For|other roads known as Virginia State Route 657|Virginia State Route 657}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox road
|state=VA
|type=Sec
|route=657
|map=
|length_mi=8.4
|length_round=1
|length_notes=Walney Road: 3.4 mi.
Centreville Road: 5.0 mi.
|established=
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|terminus_a={{jct|state=VA|VA|28|name1=Sully Road|county1=Fairfax}} in Centreville–Chantilly
|junction={{jct|state=VA|Sec|662|name1=Westfields Boulevard|county1=Fairfax}} in Chantilly
{{jct|state=VA|US|50|name1=Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway|county1=Fairfax}} in Chantilly
{{jct|state=VA|VA|267|name1=Dulles Toll Road|county1=Fairfax}} near Herndon
|terminus_b={{jct|state=VA|VA|228|name1=Elden Street|county1=Fairfax}} in Herndon
}}
State Route 657 in Fairfax County, Virginia is a secondary state highway which traverses the western portion of the county.{{cite web |url= http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_029_Fairfax_2010.pdf |publisher= Virginia Department of Transportation |title= Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Including Vehicle Classification Estimates: Jurisdiction Report 29
|year= 2010 |access-date= September 11, 2013}} It runs 8.4 miles from SR 28 near the boundary between Centreville and Chantilly to SR 228 at the town limits of Herndon.
Route description
SR 657 uses two different names: Walney Road and Centreville Road.
=Walney Road=
The southern terminus of SR 657 is at SR 28 (Sully Road), just north of Interstate 66. The terminus is a Right-in/right-out intersection that only allows traffic from and to northbound SR 28. Walney Road is a two-lane undivided road for most of its length, widening to a four-lane divided highway about 0.3 miles south of US 50.
The southern section of Walney Road passes through [http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/eclawrence/ Ellanor C. Lawrence Park]. North of the park, Walney Road tends to divide business parks from residential areas before ending in the traditional center of Chantilly at US 50.
=Centreville Road=
File:2017-10-17 15 20 13 View north along Centreville Road (Virginia State Secondary Route 657) at Frying Pan Road (Virginia State Secondary Route 608) in McNair, Fairfax County, Virginia.jpg section of Oak Hill.]]
North of US 50, SR 657 becomes Centreville Road, a divided highway, mostly four lanes wide except at its northern end. There are commercial districts at the southern and northern ends; otherwise most of Centreville Road also divides business parks from residential areas.
SR 657 ends by changing into SR 228 at the southern town limit of Herndon between Parcher Avenue and Herndon Parkway. The street name also changes at the town line (to Elden Street). This is about 0.3 miles north of the SR 267 interchange.
History
SR 657 was the primary travel route between Centreville and Herndon for much of the 20th century. From September 1961 to August 1966, the section south of US 50 was part of SR 28.{{cite web |first1= Adam |last1= Froehlig |first2= Mike |last2= Roberson |name-list-style= amp |work= Virginia Highways Project |title= VA 28|url= http://vahighways.com/route-log/va028.htm |date= March 8, 2013 |access-date= September 11, 2013}}{{verify credibility |failed=y|date= September 2013}}
Major intersections
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{{VAint
|location=none
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|28|county1=Fairfax|dir1=north|name1=Sully Road}}
|notes=no left turn to or from SR 28
}}
{{VAint
|location=Chantilly
|lspan=2
|mile=2.3
|road={{jct|state=VA|Sec|662|county1=Fairfax|name1=Westfields Boulevard}}
}}
{{VAint
|mile=3.4
|road={{jct|state=VA|US|50|county1=Fairfax|name1=Lee Jackson Memorial Highway}}
}}
{{VAint
|location=none
|mile=8.1
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|267|location1=Dulles Airport|location2=Washington}}
|notes=SR 267 exit 10
}}
{{VAint
|location=Herndon
|mile=8.4
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|228|dir1=north|name1=Elden Street}}
|notes=Herndon town limits
}}
{{jctbtm}}
References
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