Interstate 395 South - Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway

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Interstate 395 South
I-395/U.S. 1 enter a cloverleaf interchange (Exits 10B/A) with Boundary Channel Drive immediately south of the exchange (Exit 10C) with George Washington Memorial Parkway. 10/12/14
Boundary Channel Drive stems north from Long Bridge Drive to the North Parking area for The Pentagon and SR 27 (Washington Boulevard). Long Bridge Drive parallels I-395 southwest to Clark Street at 12th Street near Crystal City. 08/04/13
Interstate 395 runs 3.34 miles southwest through Arlington County. 08/04/13
U.S. 1 south splits with I-395 for Crystal City and Alexandria after the loop ramp (Exit 9) to Boundary Channel Drive south for Clark Street. SR 110 extends Richmond Highway 2.34 miles north from U.S. 1 to Arlington National Cemetery and I-66 at Rosslyn. 01/04/19
Left Exit 8C leads U.S. 1 south onto a short expressway to 20th Street at Crystal City. Richmond Highway continues along an arterial route from there to Alexandria. The corridor south to Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) was proposed as I-595 in the 1970s. 01/04/19
A 2.48 mile long expressway, SR 27 (Washington Boulevard) encircles Arlington National Cemetery south from George Washington Memorial Parkway to The Pentagon and U.S. 50 (Arlington Boulevard) at Lyon Park. 01/04/19
Exit 8A joins I-395 south with The Pentagon South Parking area and SR 27 (Washington Boulevard) northbound ahead of SR 244 (Columbia Pike). 01/04/19
Exit 8A joins parallel SR 27 (Washington Boulevard) ahead of a c/d roadway along I-395 south to S Arlington Ridge Road. 01/04/19
The Pentagon 08/04/13
The entrance ramp from Army Navy Drive and Hayes Street partitions for SR 27 (Washington Boulevard) north and I-395 (Shirley Memorial Highway) south. 01/04/19
The Air Force Memorial comes into view as Interstate 395 curves southwest from S Joyce Street through the directional T interchange with SR 27 (Washington Boulevard). 01/04/19
Exit 8A merges with SR 27 (Washington Boulevard) west ahead of ramp separation for I-395 south and S Arlington Ridge Road. SR 27 west meets SR 244 (Columbia Pike) at the succeeding exit. 01/04/19
The c/d roadway from SR 27 (Washington Boulevard) splits into ramps for S Arlington Ridge Road and I-395. Arlington Ridge Road leads south from Lynn Street near the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City to Mount Vernon Avenue in Alexandria. 01/04/19
The first confirming marker for Interstate 395 south in Virginia stands alongside Army Navy Country Club. 08/04/13
Advancing southwest, I-395 (Shirley Memorial Highway) next meets SR 120 (S Glebe Road) at a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 7). 01/04/19
Exit 7 constitutes a c/d roadway extending south from the exchange with SR 120 (S Glebe Road) to ramps for Shirlington Road and Quaker Lane in Alexandria. 01/04/19
SR 120 (Glebe Road) constitutes a 9.10 mile long arterial between U.S. 1 in Arlington and SR 123 at Chain Bridge. SR 120 parallels Four Mile Run and the Alexandria city line east to U.S. 1 (Richmond Highway) near Crystal City. 01/04/19
Heading north from I-395, SR 120 (Glebe Road) runs through Westmont, Buckingham and Ballston in Arlington to Interstate 66. 01/04/19
Exit 7 partitions with the ramp to SR 120 (S Glebe Road). Marymount University lies along SR 120 north at SR 309 (Old Dominion Drive). 01/04/19
A separate exit ramp links the 395 Express Lanes southbound with Shirlington Road north and Quaker Lake south at Shirlington. 01/04/19
The parallel c/d roadway to Shirlington partitions with ramps for Shirlington Road at S Arlington Mill Drive and SR 402 (Quaker Lane) south to Oakcrest. 01/04/19
Although unmarked from I-395, Quaker Lane is SR 402 south 1.82 miles to SR 236 (Duke Street) at Cameron Valley in Alexandria. 01/04/19
Turning more to the west, I-395 converges with SR 7 (King Street) at Exit 5 in North Fairlington. SR 7 follows King Street 3.42 miles east to SR 400 (Washington Street) in Downtown Alexandria. 01/04/19
All traffic bound for SR 7 (King Street) departs in unison at Exit 5. SR 7 follows Leesburg Pike west to Baileys Crossroads, Seven Corners, and Falls Church northwest from I-395. 01/04/19
Interstate 395 south continues 6.16 miles to I-95/495 at the Springfield Interchange from the exchange with SR 7 (King Street). 01/04/19
Interstate 395 enters the independent city of Alexandria at the SR 7 (King Street) over crossing. 01/04/19
Separate ramps link the tolled 395 Express lanes with forthcoming Seminary Road (SR 420). 01/04/19
Seminary Road is part of SR 420, a 2.75 mile long route north to George Mason Drive on the Fairfax County line and southeast to SR 7 (King Street) via Janneys Lane. 01/04/19
A three-level interchange joins I-395 and SR 420 (Seminary Road) at Exit 4. Seminary Road (SR 716) extends 0.67 miles north from SR 420 to Leesburg Pike at Baileys Crossroads. Adjacent SR 401 (Van Dorn Street) leads east to Fort Ward Museum and Park. 01/04/19
The conversion of the reversible HOV-3 roadway to the 395 Express Lanes included reconstruction of the exchange with Seminary Road. 01/04/19
An ingress point to the 395 Express Lanes is two miles southwest of Seminary Road at Turkeycock Run. 01/04/19
Interstate 395 navigates through a sweeping S-curve across Holmes Run to the cloverstack interchange (Exit 3) with SR 236 (Duke Street / Little River Turnpike). 01/04/19
The 395 Express Lanes south lead directly onto the 95 Express Lanes at the Springfield Interchange. The previous HOV-3 roadway was converted to high occupancy toll (HO/T) lanes in December 2014. 01/04/19
Confirming marker posted southbound by the Winkler Botanical Preserve and preceding the Sanger Avenue underpass. 01/04/19
The 395 Express Lanes are toll free for HOV-3 traffic using E-ZPass Flex Transponders. 01/04/19
Exit 3 connects Interstate 395 south with SR 236 (Little River Turnpike) west to Lincolnia and Annandale. 01/04/19
An egress point from the 395 Express Lanes joins the I-395 general travel lanes ahead of the Springfield Interchange with I-95/495. 01/04/19
SR 236 constitutes a 15.54 mile long route between SR 400 at Downtown Alexandria and U.S. 29/50 at Fairfax. 01/04/19
Landmark Mall lines the south side of I-395 between SR 236 (Duke Street) and parallel SR 401 (Van Dorn Street). 01/04/19
A separate ramp departs from Exit 3 for Quantree Avenue north to Beauregard Street ahead of SR 236 (Duke Street / Little River Turnpike). 01/04/19
Completed in December 2020, conversion of the HOV roadway into the tolled 395 Express Lanes included the changes at Exit 3, where the loop ramp to SR 236 (Duke Street) eastbound was removed. 01/04/19
Replaced by a signalized turn from a consolidated Exit 3, Exit 3B previously linked I-395 south with SR 236 (Duke Street) east directly. The arterial route continues past Landmark Mall to Wakefield, Duke Gardens and College Park toward Downtown Alexandria. 01/04/19
A flyover partitions from the 395 Express Lanes south to the outside of the general travel lanes ahead of Exit 2 with SR 648 (Edsall Road). The managed lanes advance south uninterrupted through the Springfield Interchange to the exit for SR 644 (Old Keene Mill Road) west to Springfield. 01/04/19
SR 643 (Edsall Road) converges with Interstate 395 at Exit 2, midway between SR 617 (Backlick Road) at Edsall Park and SR 401 (Van Dorn Street) in Alexandria. 01/04/19
The ingress point for the 395 Express Lanes at Turkeycock Creek. 01/04/19
Exits 1D/C/B/A represent the Springfield Interchange connections to I-495 (Capital Beltway) west, I-95/495 north, and SR 644 (Franconia Road). 01/04/19
SR 648 (Edsall Road) leads 0.94 miles west from Exit 2B to SR 617 (Backlick Road) at Leewood. SR 617 runs north to Annandale and south to Springfield. 01/04/19
The cloverstack interchange (Exit 2) with Edsall Road lies north of the Shirley and Shirley Edsall Industrial Parks. 01/04/19
Exit 2A loops onto SR 648 (Edsall Road) east ahead of Bren Mar Park. Edsall Road continues 1.87 miles east from I-395 to SR 401 (Van Dorn Street) north of Cameron. 01/04/19
Exits 1D/C depart next for Interstate 495 west to Tysons Corner and I-95/495 north to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. 01/04/19
Interstate 395 south expands to five overall lanes leading into the Springfield Interchange. Major construction underway from 1999 to 2007 upgraded the previous cloverleaf at I-95/395/495 into a multi level systems interchange. 01/04/19
The final confirming marker for Interstate 395 south stands by Shirley Industrial Park. 01/04/19
Exit 1D departs for Interstate 495 north to Tysons Corner, I-66 west to Manassas, and I-270 Spur north to Rockville, Maryland. 01/04/19
Flyover ramps also connect the 395 Express Lanes with both directions of the Capital Beltway. 01/04/19
Exit 1C consists of a high flyover ramp onto I-95/495 north to Alexandria, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, and Oxon Hill, Maryland. 08/04/13
Exit 1B follows as a connector ramp onto the I-95 southbound c/d roadway for SR 644. Exit 1A represents the continuation of the I-395 general travel lanes onto the I-95 mainline. 01/04/19
Forthcoming SR 644 follows Franconia Road east to Springfield Mall and Old Keene Mill Road west to Springfield. The 395 Express Lanes also connect with the arterial westbound. 01/04/19
High speed ramps and flyovers were constructed during the 1999-07 Springfield Interchange project. Associated work also upgraded the exchange joining I-95 and SR 644 with high flyovers. 01/04/19
Interstate 395 ends as I-95 leaves the Capital Beltway for the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway south toward Fredericksburg and Richmond. 01/04/19


 


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08/04/13, 10/12/14, 01/04/19 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 95
Interstate 495 / Capital Beltway
U.S. 1
State Route 110

Page Updated 05-05-2021.

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