Thoroughfare, Virginia

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Thoroughfare
Unincorporated community
Thoroughfare
Location within the state of Virginia
Coordinates: 38°49′14″N 77°40′32″W / 38.82056°N 77.67556°W / 38.82056; -77.67556Coordinates: 38°49′14″N 77°40′32″W / 38.82056°N 77.67556°W / 38.82056; -77.67556
Country United States
State Virginia
County Prince William
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Thoroughfare is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia. Roughly located on Virginia State Route 55 about 1.5 miles West of Haymarket where the Norfolk Southern Railway tracks cross the road. The community thrived through the 1940s as a community founded by former slaves. As a place name, Thoroughfare is no longer in common use.

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