Virginia State Route 110

View north from the south end of SR 110 at I-395/US 1 in Crystal City

SR 110 begins at a partial interchange with US 1 (the southern continuation of the Jefferson Davis Highway) in Crystal City where US 1 joins I-395 to cross the 14th Street Bridge into Washington; the interchange allows access to and from US 1 in the direction of Alexandria. Immediately to the north, the state highway has a partial interchange with I-395 (Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway) that allows access from southbound SR 110 to northbound I-395 and US 1 and from southbound I-395 to northbound SR 110. The southbound exit ramp also includes a ramp for Army–Navy Drive, one of the main streets of Pentagon City. North of I-395, SR 110 heads north with six lanes immediately to the east of the Pentagon reservation. The southbound freeway has ramps to and from the Pentagon South Parking area, which serves as the main and visitor entrance to the Department of Defense headquarters. SR 110 passes under a pair of pedestrian bridges from Pentagon parking areas on between Boundary Channel Drive, which parallels the freeway, and the Boundary Channel's Pentagon Lagoon. SR 110 has a southbound exit to and entrance from the Pentagon Mall Terrace and River Terrace areas before the highway leaves the vicinity of the Pentagon by passing under SR 27 (Washington Boulevard). The partial interchange between the highways allows access from eastbound SR 27 to northbound SR 110 and from southbound SR 110 to westbound SR 27, which leads to southbound I-395 and SR 244 (Columbia Pike).[1][5]

View south along SR 110 in Arlington

North of SR 27, the freeway passes between the Washington Metro's Blue Line on the east and the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery to the west. SR 110 has a northbound exit to and southbound entrance from Memorial Drive, which is the main entrance to the national cemetery and also leads to the Arlington Memorial Bridge to Washington and the George Washington Memorial Parkway. SR 110 continues north with four lanes and has its sole at-grade intersection at Marshall Drive, which leads to the Marine Corps War Memorial, also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, and the Netherlands Carillon. The highway leaves the cemetery for the urban village of Rosslyn, where the highway reaches its northern terminus. SR 110 passes under US 50 with no access then has a northbound exit and southbound entrance for Wilson Boulevard, one of the main streets of Rosslyn. Immediately to the north, the highway ends at a partial interchange with I-66 allowing access to and from the direction of Falls Church. Westbound I-66 leads to Dulles International Airport and Front Royal.[1][5]

1945 map of the Pentagon road network, including what is now SR 110

The road was constructed as a part of the Pentagon Road network during World War II. Those roads were transferred to the Virginia Department of Highways on December 17, 1964 and assigned the number SR 110. At this time, the north end was reconfigured to accommodate the construction to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge in 1964 over the Potomac River and the re-routing of Arlington Ridge Road. As a result, the north end of SR 110 was shifted west toward the prior bridge that carried US 50 over Arlington Ridge Road. SR 110 then proceeded north on the Arlington Ridge Road right-of-way, under the new bridges that carried the approaches to the Roosevelt Bridge reaching Wilson Boulevard. The road extended north to merge with the future I-66 at the Virginia end of the Roosevelt Bridge. Until the 1980s, this extension ended with the exit and entrance ramps to Lee Highway at Lynn Street. However, when I-66 was completed, this stub was extended so that SR 110 had full access to westbound I-66. One block of the historic Arlington Ridge Road was left to act as a frontage road between Wilson Boulevard and 15th Street North.

Following the September 11 attacks, SR 110 was closed to trucks and tour buses due to its proximity to the Pentagon. Police checkpoints were staffed around the clock to enforce this restriction. In September 2002, a contract was awarded to reroute SR 110 to increase the standoff distance between vehicles and the Pentagon. The project, called the Pentagon Secure Bypass,[6] was completed in 2004. SR 110 was shifted eastward in a long arc to maintain a buffer distance from the Pentagon and a two-lane bridge to provide access to the Pentagon North parking lot and two pedestrian bridges were built over the new route. These and related security improvements cost $35 million (equivalent to $47 million in 2021[7]) and were completed in October 2004.[8][9]

The entire route is in Arlington County. All exits are unnumbered.

Location	mi[1][10]	km	Destinations	Notes
Crystal City	0.00	0.00	US 1 south – Alexandria, Crystal City, Reagan National Airport	Richmond Avenue continues south along US 1
	0.20	0.32	I-395 north / US 1 north – Washington, Pentagon City	Exit 8B on I-395; southbound exit and northbound entrance
The Pentagon	0.30	0.48	Pentagon Transit Center	Southbound exit and entrance; authorized buses only
	0.90	1.45	Pentagon River Terrace, Mall Terrace	Southbound exit and entrance
Arlington Cemetery	1.12	1.80	SR 27 west (Washington Boulevard) to I-395 south / SR 244 west (Columbia Pike)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
	1.70	2.74	Arlington Cemetery / Memorial Bridge – Washington	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; serves Arlington Cemetery station
	1.90	3.06	Marshall Drive – Netherlands Carillon, Iwo Jima Memorial, Fort Myer	At-grade intersection; no northbound entrance
Rosslyn	2.30	3.70	Wilson Boulevard – Rosslyn	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	2.41	3.88	I-66 west to US 29 south – Rosslyn, Key Bridge	Exit 75 on I-66; tolled PM rush hours (except HOV-2+ vehicles)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Electronic toll collection       Incomplete access

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