Virginia State Route 613 (Fairfax County)
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State Route 613 is the designation of several distinct suburb
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an surface routes within Fairfax County
Fairfax County, Virginia
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 in the U.S.
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 state
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 of Virginia
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. These routes were once mostly connected but changes in road alignment, new road construction, and annexation
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s by the independent city
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 of Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia
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 have separated them. These routes are signed only sporadically as 613 and local residents usually refer to these routes by their names.

Route description

, SR 613 is the designation of four distinct routes within Fairfax County. From the north, the first is that of Wilson Boulevard from the Arlington County line to the intersection with State Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) and U.S. Route 50 (Arlington Boulevard
Arlington Boulevard
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) at Seven Corners
Seven Corners, Virginia
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. SR 613 then continues as Sleepy Hollow Road to a terminus at State Route 244 (Columbia Pike).

The second section is Lincolnia Road for its entire length and begins at an intersection with SR 244 0.75 miles (1.2 km) east of the previous terminus. It continues through an intersection with SR 620 (Braddock Road) to a dead end just before SR 2532 (Beauregard Street) with access only from southbound SR 2532.

The third section begins at the City of Alexandria/Fairfax County line as a continuation of South Van Dorn Street which is designated as State Route 401 within Alexandria. Its original terminus was at SR 644 (Franconia Road) but it was extended to SR 611 (Telegraph Road) in the mid-2000s.

The fourth section is known as Beulah Street for its entire length. It begins at SR 644 (Franconia Road) in Franconia
Franconia, Virginia
Franconia is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 18,245 at the 2010 census, down from 31,907 in 2000 due to the splitting off of part of it to form Kingstowne CDP....

, 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) west of the third section's intersection. It continues through intersections with SR 7900 (Franconia-Springfield Parkway) and SR 611 (Telegraph Road). Immediately past SR 611, SR 613 continues through Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Originally, it was the site of the Belvoir plantation. Today, Fort Belvoir is home to a number of important United States military organizations...

 United States Army
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 installation where traffic is regulated by the Telegraph Gate which, , only allows entry from 5:00-21:00 Monday-Friday with military identification card
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. SR 613 continues through the base, past the Fort Belvoir Golf Club, and intersection with Kingman Road, but is permanently obstructed beyond its intersection with Wills Road at a former gate just before an overpass of a former military railroad spur. This section serves as U.S. Bicycle Route 1
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 from SR 611 for 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) to SR 618
Virginia State Route 618 (Fairfax County)
State Route 618 Woodlawn Road is the designation of a distinct suburban surface route within Fort Belvoir, Virginia in the U.S. state of Virginia. This route once connected Route 1 and Beulah road, near Telegraph road...

 (Woodlawn Road).

The fifth section is less than 0.1 mile (0.160934 km) long and is the continuation of Beulah Street from the now obstructed former gate to an intersection with SR 617 (Backlick Road), 0.3 mile (0.482802 km) before US 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...

 (Richmond Highway) in Accotink
Accotink, Virginia
Accotink is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. Accotink is located along Accotink Creek within Fort Belvoir....

.

History

The annexation of parts of Fairfax County by Alexandria in the 1950s bifurcated SR 613 into sections to the south and northwest of the annexed land. Before that, the second and third sections of SR 613 described above were one route that was called Lincolnia Road and ran roughly along the current Lincolnia Road, Whiting Road, and South Van Dorn Street (from south of Edsall Road). After the annexation and significant road realignment, the southern parts of Lincolnia Road were severed and given their current names.

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