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Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county is located in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington, D.C., the national capital. Arlington County is coextensive with the U.S. Census Bureau's census-designated place of Arlington.
4 days ago · Arlington, urban county in northern Virginia, U.S., lying across the Potomac River (southwest) from Washington, D.C., and adjoining the city of Alexandria (south). Arlington is connected to Washington by five bridges—Francis Scott Key, Arlington Memorial, George Mason, Theodore Roosevelt, and Rochambeau Memorial.
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Arlington County is a jurisdiction of 25.8 square miles located across the Potomac River from Washington D.C. The County was originally part of the ten-mile square surveyed in 1791 for the Nation’s Capital.
hide. Beginning. Notable People. References. Arlington County, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.880278°N 77.108333°W. Arlington National Cemetery. 1878 map of Alexandria County, now Arlington County. Aerial view of a growth pattern in Arlington County, Virginia.
Arlington, Virginia is an urban county located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Land area: 25.8 square miles. Highest point: 461 feet above sea level. Eleven of the 86 stations in the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Metrorail system are located in Arlington.
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Arlington County is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county is located in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington, D.C., the national capital. Arlington County is coextensive with the U.S. Census Bureau 's census-designated place of Arlington.
