State Route 402 (SR 402) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of

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. Known as Quaker Lane, the state highway runs from SR 420 north to Interstate 395 at

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within the

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Route description

SR 402 begins at an intersection with SR 420, which heads west as Seminary Road and east as Janneys Lane. Quaker Lane continues south as an unnumbered street past the Clarens mansion to SR 236 (Duke Street). SR 402 heads north as a four-lane undivided highway that passes to the east of the

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and Episcopal High School. The state highway intersects northwest–southeast SR 7 (King Street) and east–west Braddock Road at a triangular six-way intersection; each street intersects the two other streets for a total of three intersections. North of SR 7, SR 402 becomes a

divided highway A dual carriageway ( BE) or divided highway ( AE) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation (BrE) or median (AmE). Roads with two or more carriageways which are ...

and passes between the

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and

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neighborhoods. The state highway's northern terminus is at Shirlington Circle, a

roundabout interchange A roundabout interchange is a type of interchange between a controlled access highway, such as a motorway or freeway, and a minor road. The slip roads to and from the motorway carriageways converge at a single roundabout, which is grade-separa ...

with I-395 (Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway) on the boundary between the city of Alexandria and

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. The roundabout also includes

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intersections with Gunston Road in Alexandria and Campbell Avenue in Arlington, which provides access to

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commercial area, which includes the Signature Theatre. North of the roundabout interchange, the highway continues north as Shirlington Road through the

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neighborhood of Arlington.

History

The section of Quaker Lane north of SR 7 (King Street) was originally known as Seminary Road. SR 402 was assigned to its present location, previously unnumbered, in the early 1980s.

Major intersections

References

External links

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Virginia Highways Project: VA 402

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State Route 402