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Merrifield: I-495 - MM 49.9 - NB
Few places in Northern Virginia have a history as closely tied to the expansion of metropolitan Washington as Merrifield. This Fairfax County community evolved from a rural crossroads into a suburban centre shaped by roads, commerce and housing. Interstate 66 meets the Capital Beltway here, making Merrifield an important transport junction linking Washington, D.C., with the wider Virginia suburbs. The Mosaic District occupies redeveloped land and brings shops, restaurants and a cinema to the area. Merrifield lies in Virginia’s Piedmont, where wooded corridors and low, rolling ground remain woven into a dense metropolitan setting.
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Among Virginia’s communities, Merrifield stands out for the Mosaic District, a mixed-use neighborhood built on former industrial land. In Fairfax County, it lies between U.S. Route 50 and the Capital Beltway within the Accotink Creek watershed, part of the suburban terrain west of Washington, D.C. The district brings shops, restaurants, apartments and the Angelika Film Center into a compact, walkable setting, while the nearby Dunn Loring–Merrifield Metro station connects the area to the wider Washington network. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Fairfax County and Northern Virginia.
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