I used to drive from Petersburg, VA [[Ft Lee) to Aberdeen, MD [[Aberdeen Proving Ground) and back a lot in the 1973-1985 timeframe. To stay oput of the Washington mess, I would take US 301 and cross the Potomac River Bridge and go up through MD. Hitting the DC beltway at the wrong time of day was a disaster.
Then in 1985, I moved up to the DC area [[amazing what we will do for money) and had the long slog up Shirley Highway everyday from Backlick Road to King Street [[including the infamous Springfield-Franconia "mixing bowl".
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