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Re: Capital Beltway Semantics
In article <415iec$648@pioneer.uspto.gov>, wiecking@uspto.gov (David
Wiecking) wrote:
>(Little-known fact: the southernmost wedge of DC cuts across one of the :
>bridges.) The Beltway is the boundary between the City of Alexandria and
>Fairfax County. All the VA part is in Fairfax County (unless for some silly
>reason the Inner Loop is considered to be in Alexandria during this 4 mile
>stretch, but it's all maintained (?) by the state, so that doesn't really
>come up).
I'm new to the area, so bear that in mind. When asking for directions to a
place in Falls Church, I told someone that I would be coming from Maryland
south
on I-95 and then taking the West side of the beltway. They asked me
if it was the "inner loop" or the "outer loop." I said, "There's more than
one?"
I finally figured out what the inner and outer loops were. I moved here
from Houston
where the "inner loop" was I-610 (both directions) and the "outer loop" was
the Sam Houston Parkway (again both directions) several miles from I-610. If it
weren't for my arsenal of ADC maps, I'd be lost all the time!
--
Pam J.
Opinions are my own...
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