Directions for Pentagon Memorial Tour

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  • Drivers coming from either direction on GW Pkwy
    • Take exit for Rte 395 SOUTH (toward Richmond) and then same directions as drivers' heading SOUTH on Rte 395
  • Drivers heading SOUTH on Rte 395
    • Cross 14th Street Bridge from the District into Virginia
    • Continue on Rte 395 to Exit 8A
  • Drivers heading NORTH on Rte 395
    • Coming from Virginia toward DC on Rte 395, take Exit 8B
  • Drivers coming from Columbia Pike/Rte 244
    • Continue on Rte 244 West until you pass Fort Myer

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  • Drivers heading SOUTH on Rte 395
    • Take Exit 8A (at sign: Pentagon South Parking, Rte 27/Washington Blvd, and S. Arlington Ridge Rd)
    • Stay in the far left exit lane to enter Pentagon South Parking; this will deposit you into the "loop" at S Rotary Road (heading East)
  • Drivers heading NORTH on Rte 395
    • Take Exit 8B (at sign: Rte 27/Washington Blvd, Pentagon, Arlington Cemetery, and Roslyn)
    • Follow the exit around to the left onto Washington Blvd, and turn right immediately beyond the Route 395 underpass (at sign: 244 West /Columbia Pike and Pentagon South Parking)
    • Continue down exit ramp and bear left/curve left to follow sign toward Pentagon Deliveries.
    • If you miss the left turn toward Pentagon Deliveries; don't panic. You will end up in the Pentagon South Parking and deposited into the "loop" at S Rotary Road heading East.
  • Drivers coming from Columbia Pike/Rte 244
    • Stay in the left lane for Pentagon South Parking.

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  • Drivers heading SOUTH on Rte 395
    • Get into the left lane closest to the parking aisles.
    • After crossing S. Fern Street, turn left into Row 23 (and continue to the far end of this row of parking)
    • At the end of Row 23, turn left to continue circulating (counter clockwise) through Rotary Road. (You are now heading West in the direction of the Memorial Trailer; the Pentagon should be on your right)
    • Where Rotary Road ends, you will see the Memorial Trailer; a beige construction trailer directly in front of you. To your right is a large, beige tent. (There is a Balfour-Beatty Construction sign on the left side of the trailer)
    • As you exit Rotary Road toward Columbia Pike, turn right into the gravel lot in front of the Memorial Trailer.
  • Drivers heading NORTH on Rte 395
    • Follow sign toward Pentagon Deliveries.
    • Turn left again at Stop Sign and get into the far right lane.
    • Turn right and park in the gravel lot in front of a beige construction trailer; this is the Memorial Trailer.
  • Drivers coming from Columbia Pike/Rte 244
    • After you pass under Rte 27, you will see the Memorial Trailer w/gravel parking lot on your left (but the highway is divided).
    • To avoid circling the entire Rotary Road "loop", you can make a U-turn; then a right turn into the parking lot in front of the Memorial Trailer. (Trailer has a Balfour-Beatty Construction sign on the left side)

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