Evening star., 1942-05-04
Fairfax County
Lists Roads for
State System
Total of IN Miles
Is Recommended
By Supervisors
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, May 4.-Approxi-
mately III miles of Fairfax County
roads have been recommended for
inclusion in the secondary system
of the State Highway Department
by the Board of Supervisors.
Each year, under a State law,
counties are entitled to add to the
secondary road system a certain
mileage, the amount of which is
based on the total mileage at the
time the State assumed control Of
secondary roads. The cOunty's first
choice consists of any roads recon-
mended by the Board of Supervisors.
Its second choice is made up of
roads that meet certain specifi-
cations as provided for by the high
way department.
Under the first choice, the follow
ing roads have been recommended:
Dranesville District-Extension of
Route ISL toward the Loudoun
County line, sc mile.
Mount Vernon District-Holly Hill
drive, west from the intersection of
Routes ! and 628, .26 mile; con-
Meeting road between Routes 235
and 624, SO mile; Fairview ave-
nue., from Route l. near Penn-Daw
Hotel, east, 3 mile; extension OF
Route 1402. Groveton street. west,
20 mile; Marshall street, east from
Route /, near Oak street, 2 mile;
New Alexandria subdivision-Exten-
sion OF Route 1901, G street. to
Ninth street; Ninth street between
6 and H streets; H street between
Ninth and Tenth streets, "a mile;
extension of G street, Route 1901,
east. .09 mile. and the street north
from Franconia rod, Route 636, at
Wards Service Station, 25 mile.
Second Choices Listed.
Providence District-From Route
636 at Hunts Service Station, south
toward Stockton Farm, rs mile:
Buena Vista avenue and north end
of Park avenue, connecting Routes
123 and 738 at Mclean, 4 mile;
Handy Road, from Route 674, north
of Oakton, west toward the Miller
road, S mile; section of Spring
Hill road from the intersection of
Routes 695 and 685, northwesterly,
AS mile.
Centerville District-Street into
Glen Alden, south from Route 2ll
near Manuel's Camp, 2 mile; ex-
tension of Kincheloe road, Route
GAL, to intersection with Route 612,
A mile.
Lee District-Extension OF Route
TT, Fairfax Park, to Route GA, for
IS mile.
Under the second choice roads are
included as follows:
Falls Church DistrictTRavenwood
subdivision: Villa Lane and Juniper
Lane from Route 613, east, 102
miles; fremont Garden subdivision:
Fairmont and Strathmeade streets,
connection between Route 2ll and
so, sc mile: Virginia street, South
ern Villa subdivision: south from
Route 236, 3 mile; Pine Ridge sub
division: extension of Route 500,
Prosperity avenue, south to Hill
side Drive, .16 mile; Crestwood
Drive, from present end of Route
900. east to Highland road, % mile.
Hillside Drive, from Prosperity
avenue TO Highland road, IA mile;
Highland road, from Route 1893,
Overbrook road, south to Hillside
Drive, AZ mile; Hillwood subdi-
vision: Westover street from Route
TOT. South street, west to Cherry
street, -35 mile; Brook Drive, from
southern corporation limits of Falls
Church, near Hillwood avenue, south
to Westover avenue, IA mile
Road Widening Planned.
Sleepy Hollow ubdivision-exten-
sion of Route 100, Spring drive, east
from Route 1872, Beechwood lane, to
Aspen line, .13 mile: extension of
Route 1872, Beechwood lane. from
Ridge road to Route TIA, Holmes
Run road, ST mile Knobb drive,
from intersection of Beechwood lane
and Ridge road, loop to Ridge road,
% mile; Ridge road, from Route
613, Sleepy Hollow road, to Route
1872. Beechwood lane, "a mile.
Buffalo Hill ubdivision-Castle
road, from Route 7, near Fort
Buffalo intersection, west to Ridge
place, 06 mile; Ridge place. from
Castle road, south to end, i mile.
Lee District--Connection between
Routes 1901 and 1902 in Burke sub
division, L mile
Mount Vernon District-Teauxe-
mont road, from Route 626, loop to
Route 626 near Mount Vernon boule-
ward, % mile; New Alexandria sub
division, extension of Route 1904,
Fifteenth street, from H TO l streets,
.09 mile; Fourteenth street from H
to I streets. .09 mile; Collard street,
from Route l, near Popkin's lane,
west, 03 mile; Gunston Way, from
end OF Route 1888, south, % mile
Wilton road, from Route Gil, Tele-
graph road, north toward Route 636,
Franconia road, IA mile.
Providence District-eXtenSion OF
Route 1874 Hilbert street, east, is
mile.
In view of the difficulty of obtain
ing certain road building materials
because Of the war, highway officials
have indicated great part of their
work during the coming fiscal year
will be widening of roads in order
that they may be ready for surface
ing when supplies become available