The Georgetown Pike or Route 193 is a two-lane road that connects Great Falls with McLean. It’s 12 miles long and in the west starts at Route 7 in Dranesville near Seneca Road and runs to Route 123 in McLean. In 1972, the road was designated Virginia’s first scenic and historic byway.
As the the road makes its way to McLean, it passes through the Great Falls Village Center at Walker Road. After passing Old Dominion Drive, the road features many sharp bends and grade changes as it drops in the Difficult Run Stream area. The Georgetown Pike can be quite slippery in inclement weather and this stretch is no exception. Most of the road lacks a shoulder, and the road’s edge includes a steep falloff unprotected by a guard rail in several places. The combination of the lack of any meaningful shoulder and the grade just off the road’s edge forces drivers to stay alert while on the Pike.
Along the Pike in Great Falls you’ll find a variety of upper-end subdivisions, including Autumn Wood, Hawthorne, Falls Run, Lake Windermere, Putnam Farm Estates, Grovemont, Hickory Vale, the Innsbruck Avenue neighborhood, Fallswood, The Maples, and Riverbend.
For a short stretch, the Georgetown Pike expands to 4 lanes at the inter-change with Interstate 495 in McLean. The road returns to 2 lanes and heads past Langley High School and eventually comes to an end at Dolley Madison Boulevard or Route 123.
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