Neighborhood around Braddock Road WMATA station - 2

Braddock Road in the City of

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runs northwestward from West Street near the Braddock Road Metro station to the Alexandria campus of the

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, just beyond Beauregard Street. About west, unconnected, another Braddock Road ( SR 620) begins in

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at Columbia Pike near

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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

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troops traversed Braddock Road during various battles in Fairfax County and other parts of Northern Virginia.

External links

The Many Lives of Braddock Road, from The Roads of Northern Virginia
Transportation in Alexandria, Virginia Roads in Virginia {{Virginia-road-stub