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Overview:
  • Northern Virginia as portion of entire state:
    • Land area – 4% (1584 sq. miles)
    • Miles of Roadway – 8.5% (5,818).
    • Lane Miles of Roadway – 9.8% (12,292)
    • Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) – 21% (46,335,508)
    • Registered Vehicles - 23.4% (1,763,736 as of 6/30/09) out of 7.5 million statewide
    • Population – 27.1% (2,114,348)
    • Employment – 29%
    • State Transit Ridership – 75% (125,365)

Northern Virginia Highway Network:
  • Total – 5,818 centerline miles
  • Interstate – 94.14
    • Arlington – 11.22
    • Fairfax – 57.34
    • Loudoun - 0
    • Prince William – 25.58
  • Primary – 417.42
    • Arlington – 39.66
    • Fairfax – 154.88
    • Loudoun – 125.37
    • Prince William – 97.51
  • Secondary – 4,575.23
    • Fairfax – 2,619.45
    • Loudoun – 951.02
    • Prince William – 1,004.76
  • Urban – 690.43
    • Principal/Minor Arterial Roads – 139.38
    • Collector/Local Streets – 551.05
  • Urban by City – Principal/Minor/(Total)
    • Alexandria 55.13/155.82(210.95)
    • Fairfax 15.58/54.76(70.34)
    • Falls Church 7.24/24.64(31.88)
    • Herndon 7.52/44.37(51.89)
    • Leesburg 11.81/89.32(101.13)
    • Manassas 25.55/78.55(104.1)
    • Manassas Park 3.72/20.47(24.19)
    • Vienna 9.26/52.88(62.14)
  • Frontage – 40.68