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Gainesville: US-29 - Baltusrol Blvd
Gainesville occupies a suburban corridor in northern Virginia’s Prince William County. The community developed along the route of present-day U.S. Route 29, a major highway linking the Washington area with central Virginia, and commercial growth has followed this road. The Bull Run Mountains rise to the west, while the surrounding lowland was a Civil War theatre: the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap was fought nearby in August 1862. Gainesville is now an expanding residential and retail centre, with broad arterial roads, major junctions and services reflecting its position on the outer edge of the Washington metropolitan area.
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