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Braddock Road (other)
Braddock Road has the following meanings: *Braddock Road (Braddock expedition), the road in Maryland and Pennsylvania laid out by the Braddock expedition, including: **Maryland Route 49, a state highway in Allegany County, Maryland *Braddock Road (Northern Virginia), signed as State Route 620 (Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia), State Route 620 *Braddock Road (Alexandria, Virginia) **Braddock Road (Washington Metro), a subway station in Alexandria, Virginia See also * Braddock (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braddock Road (Braddock Expedition)
The Braddock Road was a military road built in 1755 in what was then British America and is now the United States. It was the first improved road to cross the barrier of the successive ridgelines of the Appalachian Mountains. It was constructed by troops of Virginia militia and British regulars commanded by General Edward Braddock of the Coldstream Guards, part of an expedition to conquer the Ohio Country from the French at the beginning of the French and Indian War, the North American portion of the Seven Years' War. George Washington was an aide-de-camp to General Braddock (one of his favorites) who accompanied the expedition. The expedition gave him his first field military experience along with other American military officers. A number of these men would profit from this experience during the Revolutionary War. Construction In 1755, Braddock was sent to remove the French from Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh). Starting from Fort Cumberland, General Braddock ordered 600 men, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland Route 49
Maryland Route 49 (MD 49) is a state highway located in Allegany County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Braddock Road, the state highway runs from MD 658 in La Vale east to Greene Street in Cumberland. MD 49 is maintained by the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) for on the west side of Haystack Mountain. The eastern segment, which is maintained by the city of Cumberland, is not recognized as part of the state highway by MDSHA but is signed as MD 49. Braddock Road was cleared as a military trail in the 1750s and was part of the National Road in the early 19th century. The modern MD 49 was constructed in the 1920s. The state highway originally extended west to MD 53 just south of U.S. Route 40 (US 40), but the highway was physically truncated by the construction of Interstate 68 (I-68) in the early 1970s. The eastern part of MD 49 was transferred to Cumberland in the early 1990s. Route description MD 49 begins as the east leg of an intersection w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braddock Road (Northern Virginia)
State Route 620 in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia is a secondary state highway. The entire length of SR 620 is also known as Braddock Road (except for a small section in Centreville called Spindle Court). SR 620 also has a short concurrency with SR 659 / Union Mill Road in Centreville. In Centreville and Eastern Loudoun County, SR 620 is a major commuter route, as it empties onto SR 28 (Sully Rd.), which in turn has a nearby interchange with Interstate 66. SR 620 also has major junctions with SR 123, Fairfax County Parkway, and Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway). It has a very large number of residential neighborhoods lining the road, so most of the remainder is also a major commuter artery. The length and positioning of the highway attract motorists that are traveling from one part of Fairfax County to another. Route description East and Central Fairfax County SR 620 begins in Fairfax County at Columbia Pike ( SR 244) near Lake Barcroft and runs southward, cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Route 620 (Fairfax And Loudoun Counties, Virginia)
State Route 620 in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia is a secondary state highway. The entire length of SR 620 is also known as Braddock Road (except for a small section in Centreville called Spindle Court). SR 620 also has a short concurrency with SR 659 / Union Mill Road in Centreville. In Centreville and Eastern Loudoun County, SR 620 is a major commuter route, as it empties onto SR 28 (Sully Rd.), which in turn has a nearby interchange with Interstate 66. SR 620 also has major junctions with SR 123, Fairfax County Parkway, and Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway). It has a very large number of residential neighborhoods lining the road, so most of the remainder is also a major commuter artery. The length and positioning of the highway attract motorists that are traveling from one part of Fairfax County to another. Route description East and Central Fairfax County SR 620 begins in Fairfax County at Columbia Pike ( SR 244) near Lake Barcroft and runs southward, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braddock Road (Alexandria, Virginia)
Braddock Road in the City of Alexandria runs northwestward from West Street near the Braddock Road Metro station to the Alexandria campus of the Northern Virginia Community College, just beyond Beauregard Street. About west, unconnected, another Braddock Road ( SR 620) begins in Fairfax County at Columbia Pike near Lake Barcroft. History Braddock Road was originally composed of paths established by the Native American inhabitants of Northern Virginia. Later, British colonialists and Virginian governments developed and improved the paths into what became known as "Braddock's Road." Colonial and revolutionary era Civil War During the American Civil War, both Union and Confederate Confederacy or confederate may refer to: States or communities * Confederate state or confederation, a union of sovereign groups or communities * Confederate States of America, a confederation of secessionist American states that existed between ... troops traversed Braddock Road during various bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braddock Road (Washington Metro)
Braddock Road is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for both the Blue and Yellow Lines, the station is located at Braddock Road and West Street. History Originally scheduled to open in summer 1982, its opening was delayed because of both unavailability of new subway cars and the lack of a test track. Construction of the station was complete by summer 1982, and in September 1983 Metro announced the station would open that December as the new cars would be ready for service. The station opened on December 17, 1983. Its opening coincided with the completion of of rail between National Airport and Huntington and the opening of the Eisenhower Avenue, Huntington and King Street–Old Town stations. In 2014, the Metroway Bus Rapid Transit system began service with Braddock Road station serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
