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Getting Around Lee Highway

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Metrobus Rt. 3 operates along Lee Highway, connecting the neighborhoods along the corridor to each other and to the Rosslyn and East Falls Church Metro stations. ART 51, ART 52, and Metrobus 23 intersect Lee Highway and provide transporation to Ballston. The Custis (I-66) Trail parallels Lee Highway on the eastern end of the corridor, providing an important route for bicyclists. Choose a link below or scroll down for more information about getting around the Lee Highway corridor.

Metrorail | Metrobus | Arlington Transit-ART | Bicycling | Walking | Car Sharing | Taxis | Maps | Metro's Trip Planner (door-to-door directions) | Transit Fares & Information

Metrorail

Regional rail service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

• Lee Highway locations – Although there are no Metrorail stations within easy walking distance of most of the Lee Highway corridor, there are stations at both ends of the corridor - East Falls Church station on the western end and Rosslyn station on the eastern end. Metrobus service along the corridor connects to either station. Residents near the center of the corridor also have access to Ballston-MU station via Metrobus and ART. Bike trails and routes also provide access to any of the three stations.
  • East Falls Church station – on the Orange Line. Located in the median of I-66 at N. Sycamore St.
  • Rosslyn station – on the Orange and Blue lines. Rosslyn Metro Center, between Ft. Myer Dr. & N. Moore St. Elevator (handicapped access): N. Moore St., across street from Rosslyn Metro Center
  • Ballston-MU station – on the Orange Line. Located at Ballston Metro Center, N. Stuart and N. Fairfax Dr. Elevator (handicapped access): N. Fairfax Dr., between N. Stuart St. and N. Taylor Sts.
• CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about Metrorail
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – operators of the Metro system

Metrobus

Regional bus service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. For additional bus routes, see ART, below.

• Metrobus routes serving Lee Highway
  • 3ABE – Lee Highway
  • 3Y – Lee Highway-Farragut Square
  • 15KL – Chain Bridge Road
  • 23 A,C – McLean-Crystal City
• CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about Metrobus, schedules, maps, more.
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – operators of the Metro system

Arlington Transit–ART

ART is Arlington's local bus service. For additional bus service, see Metrobus, above.

• ART Routes Serving Lee Highway
  • ART 51 – Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center
  • ART 52 – Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center-East Falls Church
  • ART 53 – Ballston Metro-Old Glebe-East Falls Church Metro
  • ART 62 - Court House Metro-Lorcom Lane-Ballston Metro
• ArlingtonTransit.com – general information, route maps and schedules

Bicycling

• Bike Access – The Custis Trail intersects Lee Hwy. in two locations, near Spout Run Pkwy. in the east and at the intersection of Washington Blvd. and I-66 in the west. Kirkwood Rd., Lorcom Ln., Nelly Custis Dr., Military Rd., Quincy St., Patrick Henry Dr., John Marshall Dr., Williamsburg Blvd. and Yorktown Blvd. all have bike lanes.
• Bike Parking - Bike parking is available at a few on-street locations along Lee Hwy. and at the Williamsburg Shopping Center.
• Bicycling general information
  • BikeArlington.com
  • CommuterPage.com® Bicycling and Walking page
  • Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA)

Walking

• Custis Trail – See “Bike Access” above.
  
• Countdown Lights – special signals facilitate crossing at major intersections, showing pedestrians how many seconds are left before the signal changes
  
• WalkArlington – general information about walking in Arlington
  • WalkArlington Rosslyn Walkabout
  • WalkArlington Clarendon-Court House Walkabout
  • WalkArlington Yorktown Walkabout

Car Sharing

• Zipcar offers car sharing at East Falls Church Metro station
• Car Sharing at Metro stations – information about WMATA's partnership with Zipcar to provide car sharing
• CommuterPage.com® Carsharing page – news and information about carsharing in the D.C. area

Maps

• Rosslyn Bus Bay Diagram (PDF, 504 KB, Adobe Reader required)
• East Falls Church Bus Bay Diagram (PDF, 369 KB, Adobe Reader required)
• Arlington Transit Options Map (PDF, 3 MB, Adobe Reader required)
• BikeArlington.com Maps and Rides page – includes a PDF version of the Arlington County Bike Map.
• Metrobus schedules and maps (CommuterPage.com)
• Metrorail system map (WMATA)

Taxis

• Blue Top Cab
• Red Top Cab
• CommuterPage.com® Taxicabs Page – General information about taxicabs in the Washington, D.C. area.

Metro's Trip Planner

Use Metro's Trip Planner to find out exactly how to get where you want to go in the Washington, D.C. area, using Metro bus and rail and local bus systems. The Trip Planner asks you where you're starting and when and where you want to go. Then it finds the best way for you to get there using the Metro system and local bus systems.

Transit Fares & Information

• CommuterPage.com® – Easy commutes begin here®.
• CommuterDirect.com® – Purchase transit fares online.
• The Commuter Store® - Brick-and-mortar stores with four Arlington locations and a Mobile Commuter Store.
  
  • Rosslyn location: Rosslyn Metro Center Mall, Level 2, 1700 N. Moore Street.