Road Renaming

Project Update: January 10, 2023

The process of renaming a number of roads and streets throughout Loudoun County, which began in April 2022, continues:

• The new name of Jackson Avenue will be Honeybee Avenue. 
• The new name of Lee Drive will be Turtle Hill Drive.
•  The new name of Pickett Road will be Broken Arrow Road. 

Property owners of these streets were asked to nominate names for consideration. Proposed names that were available for use were provided to property owners on ballot for a vote. The new names will not become official until later in 2023. Residents will be notified by letter of the exact date their new address will become effective.

The process of renaming Early Avenue, Longstreet Avenue and Jeb Stuart Road is currently underway. Affected property owners have been asked to submit new names for consideration. Names that are not already in use, a sound-alike to an existing or approved road name, and otherwise meet the naming standards in Chapter 1020 (Loudoun County’s Naming of Streets Ordinance) will be sent back to the property owners on a ballot for a vote. The name with the most votes will become the new street name.

Detailed information about the Loudoun County road renaming initiative is online at loudoun.gov/roadrenaming.

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Note: This clarifies that property owners on some streets are still in the process of nominating street names for consideration and have not yet received their ballots.

The process of renaming a number of roads and streets throughout Loudoun County that began in April 2022 continues.

Completed Renamings 

• The renamings of Leesburg Court in Sterling and Little River Lane in Aldie have been completed. Leesburg Court is now Compass Rose Court and Little River Lane is now Vilgrain Farm Lane. The new street names are now available in Apple Maps, Google Maps, Open Street Map and Waze.

Streets in and around Round Hill

• The renamings of Early Avenue, Jackson Avenue, Lee Drive, Longstreet Avenue and Pickett Road are underway. Property owners of these streets were asked to nominate names for consideration. Names that are available for use will be voted on by property owners. Once a new name has been chosen by the residents, it will not become official until after the new year. Residents will be notified by letter of the exact date their new address will become effective.
  
  
• Hampton Road: Hampton Road residents were asked to nominate names for consideration. Only one name was submitted that was available for use – “Cinnamon Fern Road,” which will become the new name of Hampton Road. This road name will not become official until after the new year. Residents should not begin using their new address until notified of the exact date it will officially change. Note: “Cinnamon Fern” is a type of fern that is native to Virginia.

Detailed information about the Loudoun County road renaming initiative is online at loudoun.gov/roadrenaming.

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At its February 15, 2022 meeting, the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB), pursuant to § 33.2-213 of the Code of Virginia, approved renaming the portions of Route 7 and Route 50, that are within the boundaries of Loudoun County, from Harry Byrd Highway to Leesburg Pike and from John Mosby Highway to Little River Turnpike, respectively. With the CTB’s approval, Loudoun County can now move forward with the continuation of the renaming process.  

 Currently, Loudoun County is developing the required engineering design plan that is estimated to be approved by Virginia Department of Transportation by the end of 2022. Following this approval, fabrication of the road signs will begin. Once complete, the signs are estimated to be installed in mid-to-late 2023.

This is a step in the renaming process and residents along the corridors should expect more information about their address change at later date. The county is also developing a grant program to assist impacted businesses with costs related to address changes.
 

Background

During the December 7, 2021 meeting, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved changing the name of Harry Byrd Highway to Leesburg Pike and changing the name of John Mosby Highway to Little River Turnpike. These designations honor the names traditionally used for these roads, which were developed as major transportation and trade routes between Alexandria and the Shenandoah Valley in the early 1800s.

Loudoun County conducted a thorough public process for identifying and recommending new names. A task force, comprising community representatives and members of the county’s Heritage Commission, was created to conduct research, engage the public, review public name submissions and recommend alternative road names to the Board.
 For more information about the renaming of Route 7 and Route 50, including a link to sign up for updates about the project, visit loudoun.gov/renaming7and50.