I-95/495 Capital Beltway - Inner Loop

Traffic from Interstate 66 eastbound merged onto the left-hand lanes of Interstate 495 north / inner while at the same location Exit 49A looped onto Interstate 66 west. This is no longer the case as the merge occurs from the right, seperated from the Exit 49A ramp to the Northern Virginia communities of Vienna, Fairfax, Centreville, and Manassas. 09/25/04

Interchange sequence sign that was posted for Exits 47 (Virginia 7), 46 (Virginia 123), and 45 (Virginia 267) on I-495 north / inner. The Capital Beltway maintained eight overall lanes through to the split with Interstate 270 Spur near Oakmont, but now includes four express toll lanes through to McLean. 09/25/04

Interstate 495 originally met Virginia 7 (Leesburg Pike) at a cloverleaf interchange with a collector/distributor system The eastbound to northbound loop ramp was eliminated during 495 ExpressLane construction. Pictured here is the one-mile overhead for Exit 47, an Interstate 495 Virginia shield, and the original Virginia Secondary 695 (Idylwood Road) overpass. 09/25/04

One half mile south of Virginia 7 (Leesburg Pike) on Interstate 495 north at the original Oak Street overpass. Leesburg Pike comprises a major arterial between the independent city of Falls Church and Tysons Corner. Leesburg Pike derives its name from the connection with Leesburg in northern Loudon County. 09/25/04

Interstate 495 northbound at the former c/d roadway (Exit 47) for Virginia 7 (Leesburg Pike). Virginia 7 serves the Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria nearby at its crossroads with Virginia 123 (Chain Bridge Road). 09/25/04

Exit 47B departed the Capital Beltway for Virginia 7 (Leesburg Pike) east to Falls Church. Leesburg Pike becomes Broad Street upon crossing the Falls Church city line. The state route continues from Falls Church and Seven Corners southeast to Baileys Crossroads and the city of Alexandria. 09/25/04

The ramp to SR 7 westbound departed from Interstate 495 north. Leesburg Pike sees an interchange with SR 267 (Dulles Access Toll Road) to the north of Tysons Corner on the drive to Dranesville and Leesburg. There is no longer return access to I-495 north here as the loop ramp from SR 7 east was removed to accommodate the new 495 ExpressLanes exit to Leesburg Pike. 09/25/04

One half mile separates Exit 47 with the cloverleaf interchange at SR 123 (Exits 46B/A). SR 123, like SRa 7, is a heavily developed surface arterial serving the Washington suburbs of Fairfax County. The highway follows Chain Bridge Road from the independent city of Fairfax to Interstate 495. 09/25/04

The c/d roadway for Virginia 123 was added during construction of the 495 ExpressLanes project. Before that work, ramps directly tied into the beltway mainline. Pictured here was the ramp departure of Exit 46B for Virginia 123 (Chain Bridge Road) northbound. Virginia 123 becomes Dolley Madison Boulevard on the eastward venture to McLean and Langley. Virginia 123 ends at George Washington Parkway. 09/25/04

Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) northbound at the original loop ramp (Exit 46A) onto Virginia 123 (Chain Bridge Road) south. Virgina 123 meets Tysons Boulevard between the Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria. 09/25/04

Virginia 267 comprises the Dulles Access & Toll Roads between Interstate 66 and Dulles International Airport. Exit 45 departed Interstate 495 northbound from the left for the Tolled outer roadways and free inner roadways of Virginia 267 west. 09/25/04

Virginia 267 travels west toward Reston and Hearndon in addition to Dulles International Airport (IAD). The Hirst Brault Expressway continues west as the 14-mile long tolled Dulles Greenway from Herndon and IAD Airport to Leesburg and U.S. 15 Bypass. 09/25/04

Approaching the Old Dominion Drive overpass on Interstate 495 north / inner after it departed from the directional interchange with SR 267. The 495 ExpressLanes now merge onto the Capital Beltway mainline here. 09/25/04