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56-708: The Neabsco's watershed is highly developed because of its proximity to the I-95 corridor and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The EPA Office of Water recently identified the Neabsco Creek watershed as an "area of significant habitat degradation due to a loss of natural land cover and storm water management facilities designed without consideration for environmental conditions." Most of Dale City and Woodbridge empty into Neabsco Creek. Prince William County has made significant investments to offset stormwater impacts throughout

112-568: A branch of CSX Transportation 's RF&P Subdivision rail line on the northeast before drawing away from the tracks at a modified T-intersection. In this intersection, the westbound direction utilizes a flyover ramp to access a four-lane controlled access expressway known as the Blue and Gray Parkway, then immediately crosses the Rappahannock River into the independent city of Fredericksburg ; SR 3 Business continues along King's Highway and loops to

168-655: A commercial area. At the I-95/US 17 junction, the highway's name changes to Plank Road and it expands to six lanes, as it heads through more commercial areas and enters Spotsylvania County . SR 3 narrows back to four lanes, as it reverts to rural surroundings with the terrain becoming more hilly, as it crosses the Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line from the Tidewater Region to the Piedmont Plateau . Within this area,

224-553: A divided highway with four lanes, with a wide, grassy median, that crosses over Totuskey Creek on the Richmond County Veterans Memorial Bridge. From Totuskey Creek, development around the state highway increases again as it curves north into the town of Warsaw , the county seat of Richmond County. Within Warsaw, SR 3 comes to an intersection with US 360 and the southern terminus of SR 3 Business, while it bypasses

280-417: A four-lane divided highway again that has an intersection with western terminus of SR 202 , which leads east to the village of Mount Holly as well as Hague. A short distance later, the state highway reaches commercial surroundings and narrows to an undivided road that retains four lanes, heading west into the town of Montross , the county seat of Westmoreland County. SR 3 narrows to two lanes as it approaches

336-408: A four-lane divided highway and reaches an intersection with the western terminus of SR 206 , leading northeast to the unincorporated town of Dahlgren , and also provides access to Caledon State Park , in the community of Arnolds Corner. The state highway comes back into rural surroundings in the hamlet of Comorn , and begins to parallel the Rappahannock River, located a short distance to the south of

392-440: A four-lane divided highway that continues through wooded areas, meeting the western end of SR 205 in the hamlet of Purkins Corner . The state highway curves further westward as it passes through the village of King George , the unincorporated county seat of King George County, where it passes a commercial strip, before narrowing to a two-lane undivided road through the middle of the village. After exiting King George, SR 3 reverts to

448-530: A region that includes a Philip Morris USA office and an old bridge manufacturing plant. As I-95 itself crosses the James River , Richmond Main Street Station can be seen on the north bank, and the road winds around the station itself. The first interchange after it crosses the James River is the tolled SR 195 freeway and from there the road winds toward the concurrency with I-64 . I-64/I-95 curves to

504-559: A residential strip in the unincorporated village of Lancaster , the county seat of Lancaster County. The state highway west through a forested area, before turning north-northwest into open farm fields, where it reaches the unincorporated village of Lively . Here, SR 3 intersects SR 201 , in which southbound SR 201 provides access to Belle Isle State Park . The state highway leaves Lively and runs northwest through more rural areas, before it intersects another outlet to Belle Isle State Park, SR 354 . Past SR 354, SR 3 enters Richmond County as

560-544: A short distance to the west and close to the location of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center . Past this interchange US 522/SR 3 reduces to a two-lane undivided road, called Fredericksburg Road and follows it into the town of Culpeper , the county seat of Culpeper County. SR 3 reaches its western terminus at US 522's four way intersection with US 15 Business. US 522 continues west and north from this intersection into Downtown Culpeper, towards

616-568: A site just above the present-day I-95 crossing. Interstate 95 in Virginia Interstate ;95 ( I-95 ) runs 179 miles (288 km) within the commonwealth of Virginia between its borders with North Carolina and Maryland . I-95 meets the northern terminus of I-85 in Petersburg and is concurrent with I-64 for three miles (4.8 km) in Richmond . Although I-95

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672-407: Is accessible only from the southbound collector–distributor road . In Lorton , a scissor interchange exists with US 1 and, shortly after this, Lorton station serving Amtrak 's Auto Train is located near exit 163. Due to public opposition of efforts to build I-95 through Washington, D.C. and College Park, Maryland , I-95 is diverted onto a concurrency with I-495 (Capital Beltway) at

728-607: Is called Twiggs Ferry Road, at the intersection. The state highway heads north through the unincorporated village of Dixie , before crossing the Piankatank River and leaving Mathews County. Upon crossing the Piankatank River, SR 3 enters Middlesex County in an area of residences with large lots, as it continues to its first junction with SR 33 , which heads east from the junction toward the peninsula community of Deltaville . SR 3 turns left on westbound SR 33 to head through

784-720: Is consistently one of the most congested routes of highway in the US, particularly during holidays and rush hours. The causes for this congestion are lack of alternative routes, fewer lanes than needed, and the spread-out suburbs of the Washington, D.C. area. To solve this problem, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) started a project to widen I-95 to six lanes between the cities, as well as adding express lanes and new offramps to U.S. Route 17 (US 17) and State Route 3 (SR 3) through Fredericksburg. The project

840-461: Is located about 22 miles (35 km) south of Washington, D.C. at the confluence of Neabsco Creek and the Potomac River and provides a habitat for neotropical migrants, waterfowl , ospreys , and historically bald eagles . Neabsco Creek was the site of Neabsco Iron Works , one of the first iron production furnace plantations in northern Virginia. It operated on the creek from 1737 to 1820 at

896-657: The Appomattox River and enters the city of Colonial Heights and then Chesterfield County . An extraordinarily high Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge carries SR 895 (Pocahontas Parkway) over I-95 and the James River just south of the Richmond city limits. A CSX Transportation railroad line runs parallel to the northbound lane in the vicinity of the Port of Richmond , and the Commerce Road Industrial Area,

952-658: The Chopawamsic Creek takes I-95 through Marine Corps Base Quantico , which includes restrictive interchanges. Further north in Prince William County , there are four rest areas; two for trucks in Dumfries and two for cars in Dale City . The truck rest areas, with weigh stations , are near exit 152. The car rest areas have uniquely positioned entrance and exit ramps. The southbound car rest area, near exit 156,

1008-553: The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park and the athletic campus of the University of Mary Washington , prior to picking up the western end of SR 3 Business, providing access to the main campus of the university. From here, SR 3 continues west along William Street, taking over that name from SR 3 Business, and continues to full and almost cloverleaf interchanges with US 1 , and Interstate 95 and US 17 respectively, in

1064-593: The Rapidan River to the northwest of the Germanna site. SR 3 passes to the northwest of the rural village of Lignum before it curves west through the village of Stevensburg . From here, the state highway passes mainly open farm fields, before reaching the eastern end of its concurrency with US 522 in the hamlet of Winfrey . US 522 heads south from Winfrey toward the town of Mineral while northbound US 522 joins westbound SR 3 to reach an interchange with US 15 / US 29 ,

1120-541: The Rappahannock Community College campus in the Kilmarnock Center strip mall. The state highway leaves Kilmarnock and expands to a four-lane divided highway as Mary Ball Road, that heads back into wooded areas. A short distance later, SR 3 narrows to a two-lane undivided highway surrounded by additional farm fields, as it passes through the hamlets of Brook Vale and Milestone , before passing through

1176-516: The Robert O. Norris Bridge , a truss bridge that has a 14-foot vertical clearance. Past the river, the state highway enters the state's Northern Neck peninsula, where its name changes to Mary Ball Road, and comes into the town of White Stone on Rappahannock Drive, where it meets the southern terminus of SR 200 . Past White Stone, SR 3 resumes its Mary Ball Road name, and widens to a four-lane divided highway, before becoming undivided again when it enters

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1232-736: The Springfield Interchange , with the former alignment north of here becoming I-395 . I-95/I-495 continue east through Franconia , over the Washington Metro 's Blue Line and Rose Hill . At Huntington , I-95/I-495 run under the Washington Metro's Yellow Line and through Alexandria before crossing over the Potomac River on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge briefly into Washington, D.C. and then into Maryland . I-95 extends

1288-521: The State Highway Commission looked at possible routes between Winchester and Front Royal, specifically via Middletown to Cedarville and via Boyce , White Post , Stone Bridge , and Rockland to Cedarville, and decided on the direct route via Double Toll Gate . SR 7 at first ran from Montross via Templeman to Warsaw and then east via Heathsville to Reedville. By late 1922, a branch northwest from Callao via Hague to Templeman

1344-453: The town of Culpeper south and eastwardly to Gloucester in Virginia's Middle Peninsula region. For many years, a portion was named "Historyland Highway". SR 3 begins in the community of Gloucester Courthouse , the unincorporated county seat of Gloucester County , on Virginia's Middle Peninsula , at a three-way junction with U.S. Route 17 Business and SR 14 . SR 14 continues west from

1400-660: The HOV facilities were extended. It was previously used as a detour bridge and retained its lane striping from such use. In December 2014, this bridge became part of the Southern HOV/HOT lane extension project that now runs to just north of Garrisonville Road (exit 143) in Stafford . The new I-95 HOV/HOT lanes project created approximately 29 miles (47 km) of HOV/HOT lanes on I-95 from Garrisonville Road in Stafford County to

1456-485: The History Land Highway, passes through the residential hamlet of Robley , before it passes to the southwest of the center of the unincorporated village of Farnham , in an agricultural area. From this point, the state highway runs West-Northwest through a residential strip consisting of farmhouses, as well as open farm fields between Farnham and the hamlet of Emmerton . Northwest of Emmerton, SR 3 widens again into

1512-531: The capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia , while SR 3 narrows as it turns northeast onto a two-lane undivided highway called Greys Point Road. The state highway continues through agricultural areas in the unincorporated village of Topping , before it passes to the southeast of Hummel Field , a local airport that serves Saluda. SR 3 comes into Lancaster County , on its crossing of the Rappahannock River on

1568-586: The center of Montross, where it reverse turns and passes east of the Historic Westmoreland County Courthouse, before it leaves town and regains it shoulder. It continues north-northwest through rural forested areas with nearby farms and residences, where it intersects SR 214 , the primary access road to Stratford Hall , in the hamlet of Lerty . East of the hamlet of Baynesville , the route also insects SR 347 , which leads into Westmoreland State Park , before it turns northwest again through

1624-430: The center of town to the east; westbound US 360/SR 3 Business provides access to the center of Warsaw as well as Richmond. The state highway continues from US 360 along four-lane bypass until SR 3 Business loops back to road, north of the center of Warsaw, where it narrows back two lanes and becomes undivided again. SR 3 intersects the western end of SR 203 , which leads east toward the unincorporated town of Kinsale , in

1680-635: The city of Petersburg at exit 47. A series of frontage roads connect the interchanges with US 460 , US 301 and the northern terminus of I-85 . Immediately after the interchange with I-85, remnants of the former toll booths for the Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike can be found. Also, the I-95/I-85 interchange was formerly marked with signs directing southbound travelers to the long-distance cities of Miami, Florida , and Atlanta, Georgia , respectively. North of Petersburg, I-95 crosses

1736-510: The clearings. SR 3 meets SR 198 in the hamlet of Soles , where it turns east onto another wrong-way concurrency and two-lane alignment with eastbound SR 198; SR 198 continues west from SR 3 towards its intersection with US 17 . The state highway follows SR 198 east along Buckley Hall Road, passing through another mix of woodland and farmland, to another three-way intersection where the two routes split. SR 198 continues east toward Mathews, while SR 3 turns north onto another undivided alignment that

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1792-553: The corner of a truck stop and travel center. Crossing the Sussex– Prince George county line, the first site along I-95 is another rest area that also serves as the Petersburg Area Tourist Information Center. The road makes a slight northeast turn between Carson and Templeton , then turns straight north again before approaching the south end of I-295 just before crossing the southern border of

1848-406: The eastern junction with SR 205, SR 3 heads back into wooded surroundings and then into open farm fields, where it enters King George County , east of the village of Rollins Fork . From here, the state highway turns northwest and passes through the rural villages of Index and Shiloh , before coming to a four-way intersection with US 301 in the hamlet of Office Hall . From US 301, SR 3 widens to

1904-410: The extension were not open. The intermediate exits opened on December 7, 2023. In 2010, volume at Newington, northbound, from 6:00–9:00 am, is about 8,800 vehicles in the two HOV lanes and 18,300 vehicles in the three lanes with no restriction. Virginia State Route 3 Virginia State Route 3 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia that extends from

1960-542: The freeway has an interchange with US 58 . North of here, I-95 and US 301 are often intertwined with each other as they encounter interchanges with Virginia Secondary State Routes . In the Owens– Stony Creek area in Sussex County , the road not only runs parallel to US 301 but shares bridges with I-95, many of which have access to US 301 from connecting roads. This pattern ends at exit 33 at

2016-600: The hamlet of Potomac Mills , prior to coming to an intersection with SR 204 , the primary access road to the George Washington Birthplace National Monument in the hamlet of Wakefield Corner . SR 3 turns nearly due west as it reaches the village of Oak Grove , where it intersects the east end of SR 205 that loops away to serve the town of Colonial Beach , as well as providing access to the James Monroe Family Home Site . Past

2072-477: The highway passes west of the city of Fredericksburg . The bidirectional high-occupancy toll lane (HOT lane) begins at the northern US 17 interchange and runs through the center of I-95 through most of the rest of its journey toward Washington, D.C. At exit 143 in Aquia , the northbound off- and onramps connect directly to US 1, even though the interchange is specifically for SR 610 . Crossing over

2128-490: The junction along northbound US 17 Business through the central business district of Gloucester Courthouse. SR 3 follows SR 14 east in a wrong-way concurrency and immediately heads into rural agricultural and residential surroundings as a four-lane divided highway , called the John Clayton Memorial Highway heading northeast. The two state highways run concurrent until they cross into Mathews County , and reach

2184-552: The medium-sized cities of Emporia , Petersburg, Colonial Heights , Fredericksburg , and Alexandria . It enters the Capital Beltway at the Springfield Interchange , also known as the Mixing Bowl. I-95 continues over the Potomac River on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge into Washington, D.C. (for 0.11 miles [0.18 km] on the bridge) and then into Maryland on the Capital Beltway. The route between Fredericksburg and Springfield

2240-461: The north to serve Downtown Fredericksburg. Upon entering the city of Fredericksburg, SR 3 continues along the Blue and Gray Parkway as it reaches an interchange with US 17 Business south of downtown, that also provides access to SR 2 . The state highway then crosses over the RF&;P Subdivision line before the expressway ends, at an at-grade intersection with Bellman Road. SR 3 passes to the southwest of

2296-584: The northwest to cross under US 1 /US 301, only to turn back north briefly, and curve northwest again, as it approaches SR 161 . This pattern ends when I-64 turns west at the same interchange as the northern terminus of I-195 . From here I-95 curves back to the northeast and has two interchanges with US 1, and later US 301 separately, the latter of which has separate carriageways on both side of I-95. Another interchange with I-295 exists in Glen Allen . However, I-295 does not terminate there, and

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2352-452: The primary access road to James Madison's Montpelier . Upon entering Orange County, SR 3 becomes Germanna Highway and turns northwest through forested areas, before becoming a commercial strip road serving the planned communities in the suburban development of Lake of the Woods . The state highway heads through more areas of rolling hills before it comes into Culpeper County , at the crossing of

2408-400: The road. SR 3 continues through the hamlet of Graves Corner , before reaching the village of Sealston , west of which the road enters Stafford County . The state highway continues through a mix of woods and farm fields, passing through the hamlet of Little Falls , prior to heading into residential and commercial areas of suburban development. In this area, SR 3 features a parallel route along

2464-609: The south-to-eastbound and west-to-northbound offramps between the two can be accessed in the medians of both roads. Throughout much of central Virginia, I-95 climbs a series of hills and contains wide tree-lined medians. Near Doswell , the SR ;30 interchange provides access to the Kings Dominion amusement park, with signs for the amusement park blended in with standard destination signs. US 17 overlaps I-95 from Massaponax at exit 126 north to Falmouth at exit 133 as

2520-433: The state highway passes through the hamlet of Chancellorsville , which is home to Chancellorsville Battlefield site, as well as the rural hamlet of Wilderness Corner , before crossing into Orange County just before intersecting the northern terminus of SR 20 , in the village of Wilderness ; SR 20 provides access to the town of Orange , the county seat of Orange County, and the city of Charlottesville , as well as being

2576-569: The town of Kilmarnock , becoming Main Street. Within Kilmarnock, thru trucks are prohibited and the state highway insects SR 200 again, forming a brief concurrency with that route through town. SR 200 heads south from SR 3 back toward the town of Irvington , while it heads north from SR 3 towards the community of Reedville in neighboring Northumberland County , via a connection with US 360 . SR 3 heads north through commercial areas, passing northeast of

2632-482: The twin-lane barrier-separated high-occupancy toll lanes (HOV lanes) that begin on I-395 at the 14th Street bridges in Washington. These lanes have been extended south several times, most recently to US 17 near Fredericksburg. As part of the Quantico Creek bridge rebuilding project, a three-lane, 300-foot-long (91 m) bridge was constructed in the median just south of the old southern HOV terminus for use when

2688-522: The unincorporated village of Hartfield , along a two-lane undivided highway known as the General Puller Highway. The two state highway continue northwest through forested and agricultural surroundings, before expanding again, to a four-lane divided highway. Immediately after the highways widen, SR 3 and SR 33 split, with SR 33 continuing west along the divided highway toward Saluda , the unincorporated county seat of Middlesex County, and Richmond ,

2744-492: The unincorporated village of James Store , where SR 14 continues east towards the community of Mathews , the unincorporated county seat of Mathews County along an undivided alignment, while westbound SR 3 turns north onto a two-lane undivided highway, known as Windsor Road. Immediately past the split with SR 14, the state highway passes to the west of Fort Nonsense , a state historical park, before it continues north through wooded areas with some farm fields, houses, and churches at

2800-571: The vicinity of Edsall Road on I-395 in Fairfax County. In July 2016, VDOT began construction of an additional one-mile (1.6 km) extension of the HOV/HOT lanes on I-95 south of Garrisonville Road in Stafford County. This addition opened in November 2017. On August 17, 2023, the HOV/HOT lanes were extended south from Garrisonville Road to US 17 near Fredericksburg; at the time, intermediate exits along

2856-484: The village of Lyells , before it leaves Richmond County; SR 203 also provides access to the villages of Hague and Sandy Point , via connections with secondary state highways SR 616 and SR 604 , respectively. Past Lyells, the state highway comes into Westmoreland County where its name changes to King's Highway , through areas of rural residences, before it reaches the agricultural hamlet of Nomini Grove . At this point, SR 3 heads through wooded areas, where it becomes

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2912-605: The village of Sperryville , in adjacent Rappahannock County , and city of Winchester , as well as providing access to the Culpeper National Cemetery . State Route 7 was defined as part of the original 1918 state highway system from Winchester southeast via Front Royal , and Culpeper to Fredericksburg , and then along the Northern Neck via Warsaw to Reedville . This is now approximated by U.S. Route 522 , State Route 3, and U.S. Route 360 . In late 1921,

2968-531: The watershed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal to dredge Neabsco Creek to help alleviate flooding on Route 1 was never funded, and the area continues to flood on a routine basis. Congressman Tom Davis secured more than $ 4 million in funds to clean up the Dale Service Corporation's sewage treatment plant on Neabsco Creek. Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge , 325 acres (1.32 km) of tidal marsh and riparian wetlands and woodlands ,

3024-462: Was added and assigned the State Route 7-X designation. In the 1923 renumbering , SR 7 became State Route 37 (and SR 7-X became State Route 371 ). By the end of that year, SR 37's east end was moved from Reedville to Westland , and the old road between Warsaw and Reedville became part of SR 371. State Route 3 Business runs through historic Fredericksburg primarily along William Street and

3080-464: Was originally planned as a highway through Washington, D.C. (following the route of what is now I-395 ), it was rerouted along the eastern portion of the Capital Beltway concurrent with I-495 . From Petersburg to Richmond, I-95 utilized most of the Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike , a former toll road (the south end of the toll road was on I-85). In addition to Richmond, the route also runs through

3136-465: Was started in 2018 and was completed on December 7, 2023. On January 4, 2022, a major traffic jam occurred, leaving some people stuck in traffic for more than 24 hours due to heavy snowfall. I-95 continues the pattern of being a four-lane highway from North Carolina . The northbound welcome center forbids trucks, but truck stops at the first two interchanges provides a substitute place for truckers to stay before reaching Emporia . In Emporia,

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