Virginia State Route 400
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State Route 400, also known as Washington Street, is a primary state highway
in Alexandria, Virginia
, United States
. It runs from the south city limits (Hunting Creek
) north to First Street, forming a link of the George Washington Parkway and U.S. Bicycle Route 1
. SR 400 is the eastern terminus of State Route 7 and State Route 236.
Most of SR 400, from Franklin Street to Powhatan Street, was once part of U.S. 1
and the present alignment (roughly) of US 1 was then U.S. Route 1 Truck.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It runs from the south city limits (Hunting Creek
Hunting Creek
Hunting Creek is a cove and tributary stream of the Potomac River between the City of Alexandria and Fairfax County in Virginia. It is formed by the confluence of Cameron Run and Hooff Run. The community of Huntington takes its name from the creek. Jones Point forms the north side. Dyke Marsh is...
) north to First Street, forming a link of the George Washington Parkway and U.S. Bicycle Route 1
U.S. Bicycle Route 1
U.S. Bicycle Route 1 is a cross-country bicycle route that will run the length of the United States eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine. It is one of the two original U.S. Bicycle Routes, the other being U.S...
. SR 400 is the eastern terminus of State Route 7 and State Route 236.
Most of SR 400, from Franklin Street to Powhatan Street, was once part of U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1 in Virginia
U.S. Route 1 in the U.S. state of Virginia runs north–south through South Hill, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria on its way from North Carolina to the 14th Street Bridge into the District of Columbia...
and the present alignment (roughly) of US 1 was then U.S. Route 1 Truck.