King Street, Alexandria, Virginia

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King Street through Old Town Alexandria, as seen from the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.
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King Street through Old Town Alexandria, as seen from the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

King Street is a major road in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, and the heart of Old Town Alexandria. It extends westward from the Potomac River waterfront, becoming Leesburg Pike as it passes out of Alexandria. West of Washington Street (State Route 400), King Street is State Route 7. In Old Town Alexandria, King Street is the dividing line between north and south in the addressing system; in Alexandria's West End, the dividing line is Duke Street (State Route 236).

The Washington Metro has a station at King Street, just west of Old Town, on the Blue and Yellow Lines.