![]() The road had in previous years held a speed limit of 55 mph (89 km/h), but had been decreased to 45 mph (72 km/h) north of Arcola sometime in the last 20 years, and has always been 35 mph (56 km/h) through the town of Arcola. The origin of the road's path is unclear (possibly the road had been a colonial byway, but no specific evidence is available to back up this assumption), but the road has been used by Loudoun County residents for years. The expansion of the southern quarry led to the relocation of a portion of the route in May 2012. There are two Luck Stone quarries along Route 659, one outside the community of Belmont Green just southeast of Leesburg, and another just inside the Loudoun side of the county border near Route 234. The southern terminus is State Route 234 just past the Loudoun-Prince William County border. The road’s actual northern terminus is the Nation Conference Center just off the shores of the Potomac River, but for all practical uses of the road, the northern terminus is Route 7. This approximately 17-mile (27 km) long north–south running road is mostly a four-lane (a few parts are two lanes), but heavily traveled, connection between State Route 7 and Prince William County. Otherwise known as Belmont Ridge Road north of Arcola, and Gum Spring Road to the south, the road is heavily used by commuters in the suburbs and bedroom communities of Loudoun County. State Route 659 in Loudoun and Prince William Counties, Virginia is a secondary state highway.
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