Richmond Downtown Area
Purcellville, Virginia
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37°32'9.2"N 77°26'37.0"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | Virginia |
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Directions
From Purcellville, Virginia
- Head east on E Main St toward S 20th St (472 ft)
- Turn left onto N Hatcher Ave (0.5 mi)
- Turn right onto Hirst Rd (1.2 mi)
- Turn left onto Berlin Turnpike (430 ft)
- Turn right to merge onto VA-7 E toward Leesburg (9.0 mi)
- Take the Dulles Greenway ramp to Dulles Airport/Washington (0.4 mi)
- Continue onto VA-267 E/Dulles GreenwayPartial toll road(11.8 mi)
- Keep left to continue on VA-267 EPartial toll road(12.9 mi)
- Take exit 18A for Interstate 495 NPartial toll road(0.8 mi)
- Merge onto 495 Express Lanes/Capital Beltway Outer Loop/Interstate 495 High Occupancy TollToll road(9.0 mi)
- 495 Express Lanes/Capital Beltway Outer Loop/Interstate 495 High Occupancy Toll turns slightly left and becomes I-495 S/Capital Beltway Outer Loop (1.1 mi)
- Take exit 57A toward VA-644 (1.1 mi)
- Merge onto I-395 S (0.3 mi)
- Merge onto I-95 S (90.4 mi)
- Take exit 79 for I-195 S/I-64 W toward Powhite Pkwy (0.2 mi)
- Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 195 S/Powhite Parkway/U.S. 60/U.S. 360 W (0.4 mi)
- Continue onto I-195 S (2.0 mi)
- Keep right at the fork to continue on VA-195 E, follow signs for Interstate 195 S/Downtown/City StadiumPartial toll road(2.7 mi)
- Exit onto W Byrd St toward 2nd St (0.6 mi)
- Turn right onto S 5th StDestination will be on the right(0.1 mi)
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