Jefferson Davis Highway to Be Renamed Richmond Highway in Arlington Miranda Jackson, WRC-TV, May 15, 2019 The stretch of U.S. Route 1 and Virginia Route 110 that goes through Arlington, Virginia, will have its name changed from Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway as the county requested, the Commonwealth Transportation Board announced. ALEXANDRIA, VA—As of Jan. 1, 2019, Jefferson Davis Highway has been renamed to Richmond Highway in Alexandria.
The city council of Alexandria, Virginia unanimously voted to rename Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway and have now set up a survey for public feedback and suggestions for what to rename the road. The portion of Jefferson Davis Highway that runs through Arlington County could be renamed as early as this summer thanks to the discovery of … The portion of Jefferson Davis Highway that runs through Arlington County could be renamed as early as this summer thanks to the discovery of … A group of NAACP and Black Lives Matter members and supporters gathering south of Washington, D.C., called for the renaming of Jefferson Davis Highway in Northern Virginia -- … The Jefferson Davis Highway, also known as the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway, was a planned transcontinental highway in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s that began in Arlington, Virginia, and extended south and west to San Diego, California; it was named for Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States, United States senator, and Secretary of War.
Old Jefferson Davis Highway In Arlington To Be Ripped Up, Renamed. By Michael Grass.