Editing Fairfax County, Virginia (section)

== Transportation ==

=== Roads ===
Several major highways run through Fairfax County, including the [[Capital Beltway]] (Interstate 495), [[Interstate 66]], [[Interstate 95 in Virginia|Interstate 95]], and [[Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia)|Interstate 395]]. The [[American Legion Memorial Bridge (Potomac River)|American Legion Bridge]] connects Fairfax to Montgomery County, Maryland. The [[George Washington Memorial Parkway]], [[Dulles Toll Road]], and [[Fairfax County Parkway]] are also major arteries. Other notable roads include [[Braddock Road (Northern Virginia)|Braddock Road]], [[Virginia State Route 644 (Fairfax County)|Old Keene Mill Road]], [[Little River Turnpike]], State Routes [[State Route 7 (Virginia)|7]], [[State Route 28 (Virginia)|28]], and [[State Route 123 (Virginia)|123]], and U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 1 in Virginia|1]], [[U.S. Route 29 in Virginia|29]], and [[U.S. Route 50 in Virginia|50]].

The county is part of the [[Washington metropolitan area]], the nation's third-most congested area as of 2008.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.vaperforms.virginia.gov/s-Transportation.php|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080211215852/http://www.vaperforms.virginia.gov/s-Transportation.php|archive-date = February 11, 2008|title = Transportation|website=Virginia Performs|access-date = September 3, 2007|publisher = Council on Virginia's Future}}
</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last1 = Schrank | first1 = David | last2 = Lomax | first2 = Tim | title = The 2002 Urban Mobility Report | publisher = Texas Transportation Institute | date = June 2002 }}</ref><!--The solid waste plan cites the transportation study --><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/swmp/forms/fnlch2proj1_3.pdf|title = Chapter 2: Projections and Waste Quantities |publisher=Fairfax County, Virginia |access-date = September 3, 2007|date = June 2004|work=Fairfax County Solid Waste Management Plan |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090044/http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/swmp/forms/fnlch2proj1_3.pdf|archive-date = September 29, 2007|url-status = dead}}</ref>

Northern Virginia, including Fairfax County, is the third-worst congested traffic area in the nation, in terms of percentage of congested roadways and time spent in traffic. Of the lane miles in the region, 44 percent are rated "F" or worst for congestion. Northern Virginia residents spend an average of 46 hours a year stuck in traffic.

=== Major highways ===
[[File:2019-06-24 16 43 31 View north along Interstate 95 (Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway) from the overpass for Virginia State Route 789 (Commerce Street) in Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|[[Interstate 95 in Virginia|I-95]] in Fairfax County]]
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
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*[[File:I-66.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 66]]
*[[File:I-95.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 95 in Virginia|Interstate 95]]
*[[File:I-395.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia)|Interstate 395]]
*[[File:I-495.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)]]
*[[File:US 1.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 1 in Virginia|U.S. Route 1]]
*[[File:US 29.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 29 in Virginia|U.S. Route 29]]
*[[File:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50 in Virginia|U.S. Route 50]]
*[[File:Virginia 7.svg|20px]] [[State Route 7 (Virginia)|State Route 7]]
*[[File:Virginia 28.svg|20px]] [[State Route 28 (Virginia)|State Route 28]]
|
*[[File:Virginia 123.svg|25px]] [[State Route 123 (Virginia)|State Route 123]]
*[[File:Virginia 193.svg|25px]] [[State Route 193 (Virginia)|State Route 193]]
*[[File:Virginia 236.svg|25px]] [[State Route 236 (Virginia)|State Route 236]]
*[[File:Virginia 237.svg|25px]] [[State Route 237 (Virginia)|State Route 237]]
*[[File:Virginia 243.svg|25px]] [[State Route 243 (Virginia)|State Route 243]]
*[[File:Virginia 267.svg|25px]] [[State Route 267 (Virginia)|State Route 267]] (Dulles Toll Road)
*[[File:Virginia 286.svg|25px]] [[File:Virginia 289.svg|25px]] [[State Route 286 (Virginia)|State Route 286]] and [[State Route 289 (Virginia)|State Route 289]] (Fairfax and Franconia-Springfield Parkways)
*[[George Washington Memorial Parkway]]
|}

=== Air ===
{{Further|Dulles International Airport}}
[[File:Washington Dulles International Airport at Dusk.jpg|thumb|[[Dulles International Airport]], partially located in Fairfax County]]
[[Dulles International Airport]] lies partly within Fairfax County and provides most air service to the county. Fairfax is also served by two other airports in the Washington area, [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport]] and [[Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport]]. [[Manassas Regional Airport]], in neighboring [[Prince William County]], is also used for regional cargo and private jet service.

From 1945 to 1961, the eastern part of Fairfax County hosted [[Falls Church Airpark]], an airfield primarily used for [[general aviation]] and [[civil defense]] purposes until encroaching residential development forced its closure.<ref name="At">Bredemeler, Brandon (November 9, 1970) "At 95 Former Va. Realtor Still Donates to Build Park" ''The Washington Post'', page C1</ref> The area the airport occupied is now mainly used as a shopping center, with the western end of the complex occupied by the Thomas Jefferson branch of the [[Fairfax County Public Library]] system. Parts of several apartment complexes are also on some of the airport's former grounds.<ref name="Paul" /><ref name="Rollo"/>

=== Public transportation ===
[[File:2018-10-23 12 15 37 View east along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 66 and the Orange Line of the Washington Metro from the overpass for Vaden Drive (Virginia State Route 6731) in Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|[[Vienna station (Washington Metro)|Vienna station]], the western terminus of the [[Orange Line (Washington Metro)|Orange Line]] of the [[Washington Metro]] rapid rail system]]
Fairfax County has multiple public transportation services, including the [[Washington Metro]]'s [[Blue Line (Washington Metro)|Blue]], [[Orange Line (Washington Metro)|Orange]], [[Silver Line (Washington Metro)|Silver]] and [[Yellow Line (Washington Metro)|Yellow]] lines. The Silver line, which runs through the [[Tysons, Virginia|Tysons]], [[Reston, Virginia|Reston]], and [[Herndon, Virginia|Herndon]] areas of the county, opened in 2014, later extended in 2022, as the first new Washington Metro line since the [[Green Line (Washington Metro)|Green Line]] opened in 1991.<ref name="sivlerline">{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/24/silver-line-opening-will-be-a-boon-for-northern-vi/?page=all|title=Silver Line opening will be a boon for Northern Virginia|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|author-first1=Crystal|author-last1=Hill|date=24 July 2014}}</ref>

The [[Virginia Railway Express]] (VRE) provides commuter rail service to [[Union Station (Washington Metro)|Union Station]] in Washington, D.C., with stations in Fairfax County. The VRE's Fairfax County stations are [[Lorton station|Lorton]] and [[Franconia-Springfield station|Franconia-Springfield]] on the [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]] line, and [[Burke Centre station|Burke Centre]], [[Rolling Road station|Rolling Road]], and [[Backlick Road station|Backlick Road]] on the [[Manassas, Virginia|Manassas]] line.<ref name="vre">{{cite web|url=http://www.vre.org/service/systmmp.htm|title=Station Map|publisher=Virginia Railway Express|access-date=April 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810071013/http://www.vre.org/service/systmmp.htm|archive-date=August 10, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Fairfax County contracts its bus service, the [[Fairfax Connector]], to [[Transdev]]. The county is also served by [[WMATA]]'s Metrobus service.