Editing Fredericksburg, Virginia (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:2019-06-24 11 22 41 View south along Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 17 from the overpass for Fall Hill Avenue in Fredericksburg, Virginia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Interstate 95 in Virginia|I-95]] and [[U.S. Route 17 in Virginia|US 17]] in Fredericksburg]]
Fredericksburg is traversed by a series of rural and suburban four-lane highways and a multitude of small, two-lane roads. The primary highway serving Fredericksburg is [[Interstate 95 in Virginia|Interstate 95]], which connects northward to [[Washington, D.C.]] and southward to [[Richmond, Virginia]]. Among the major arterial roads is [[U.S. Route 17 in Virginia|U.S. Route 17]], providing northwest–southeast transportation across the region. Through Fredericksburg, I-95 and US 17 are concurrent, though a local [[U.S. Route 17 Business (Fredericksburg, Virginia)|business route]] on the latter provides local access to downtown. [[Virginia State Route 3|Route 3 (Plank Road)]] is a major east–west route that connects downtown Fredericksburg (via the Blue and Gray Parkway bypass), southern Stafford and King George counties, and [[U.S. Route 301 in Virginia|Route 301]] to the east with the large shopping centers, Spotsylvania Town Center and Central Park. To the west, Route 3 reaches [[Culpeper, Virginia|Culpeper]], where it meets [[U.S. Route 29 in Virginia|Route 29]] and [[U.S. Route 15 in Virginia|Route 15]].{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

[[Image:Fredericksburg Amtrak station.jpg|thumb|The [[Fredericksburg station|Fredericksburg train station]], formerly of the [[Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad]]]]
Most of Fredericksburg's traffic flow is to or from the north ([[Washington, D.C. metropolitan area]]) during peak commuting hours, primarily via I-95 and [[U.S. Route 1 in Virginia|U.S. Route 1]]. The Route 1 bridge over the Rappahannock River is often a traffic bottleneck, and Route 3 has become increasingly congested as residential development grows and as the location of major regional shopping centers.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}

As an alternative to I-95, some commuters use the [[Virginia Railway Express]] rail service to Washington. Long-distance rail service to the north is available on [[Amtrak|Amtrak's]] ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' trains.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hamlin|first=George W|title=Hot spot: Fredericksburg, Va.|magazine=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]]|publisher=[[Kalmbach Media]]|date=September 2020|pages=56–57}}</ref> Long-distance rail service to the south is provided by Amtrak's ''[[Silver Meteor]], [[Carolinian (train)|Carolinian]], [[Palmetto (train)|Palmetto]]'' and ''[[Piedmont (train)|Piedmont]]'' trains<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railpassengers.org/site/assets/files/20928/silver-service-carolinian-palmetto_3_13.pdf|title=Amtrak's Silver Service-Carolinian-Palmetto}}</ref>

[[Fredericksburg Regional Transit]] (FRED) is a bus service that started in 1996 in Fredericksburg and serves most area communities, retail shopping centers, two VRE stations, and downtown Fredericksburg.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/media/2337/fredericksburg-tdp.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/media/2337/fredericksburg-tdp.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |title=Fredericksburg Regional Transit – Transit Development Plant FY 2017 – FY 2022 |date=May 2017 |website=[[Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation]] |access-date=March 25, 2019 }}</ref>

Four major airports serve Fredericksburg and the surrounding area.  [[Reagan National Airport|Reagan National]] and [[Dulles International Airport]]s are to the north within Virginia. Beyond them to the northeast is [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport]] in Maryland, and [[Richmond International Airport]] is south of Fredericksburg.