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Parkview Hills: I-495 - MM 42.6 - NB
Tucked into the wooded, rolling terrain near the Potomac River, Parkview Hills is a place whose character is shaped by the Capital Beltway corridor. Interstate 495 carries a constant flow around Washington, linking northern Virginia with major employment centres, residential districts and crossings of the Potomac. Road infrastructure cuts through mature tree cover here, a defining feature of this part of Fairfax County. The wider county was created in 1742 and is now one of the most populous and economically significant suburban areas in the Washington metropolitan region. Parkview Hills reflects the meeting of established woodland, low-density neighbourhoods and the transport network serving the capital.
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