Visiting Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
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The TFHRC contains 15 laboratories, support facilities, and data sets. Group tours of the TFHRC laboratories are available to transportation officials, State and Federal stakeholders, international guests, high schools, colleges and universities on Wednesdays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Address
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101
6300 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101
| From Reagan National Airport |
Take the George Washington (GW) Memorial Parkway toward Washington, DC. Continue along the GW Memorial Parkway approximately 15.8 km (9.8 mi). Continue past the exit for Route 123 and take the exit marked by a small brown sign that reads, “George Bush Center for Intelligence CIA/FHWA.” At the yield sign, take the entrance that veers to the right before the gates to the CIA. This gate is open Monday–Friday from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. only. Use gate off of Route 193 on Colonial Farm Road for access at other times. (See directions from Dulles Airport.) |
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| From Dulles Airport |
Take the Dulles Toll Road (Route 267) east to the Route 123/McLean exit. Travel on Route 123/Dolly Madison Boulevard until you reach a stoplight at the intersection with Route 193/Georgetown Pike. Turn left on Route 193. Turn right at the first road (Colonial Farm Road). Continue along the road past the CIA entrances on the right until you reach a gated entrance to the TFHRC complex. There is a security guard on duty at all times, and this gate is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
| From Points North |
From points north of Washington, DC, take I-495 (Capital Beltway) around the west side of Washington, DC, to the GW Memorial Parkway, the first exit in Virginia. Continue along the parkway approximately 4.2 km (2.6 mi). Take the exit indicated by the small brown sign that reads, “George Bush Center for Intelligence CIA/FHWA.” Take the entrance that veers to the right before the gates to the CIA. This gate is open Monday–Friday from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. only. Use gate off of Route 193 on Colonial Farm Road for access at other times. (See directions from Dulles Airport.) |
| From Points South |
From points south of Washington, DC, take I-495 North/ Rockville to the GW Memorial Parkway exit. Continue along the parkway approximately 4.2 km (2.6 mi). Take the exit indicated by the small brown sign that reads, “George Bush Center for Intelligence CIA/FHWA.” Take the entrance that veers to the right before the gates to the CIA. This gate is open Monday–Friday from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. only. Use gate off of Route 193 on Colonial Farm Road for access at other times. (See directions from Dulles Airport.) |
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Security Procedures for Visiting Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Who:
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Visitors
What:
Due to increased security measures required at all Federal properties, the Federal Highway Administration Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) requests that all visitors follow the following security procedures when accessing and doing business at TFHRC.
Procedures
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Visitors and Identification: All visitors must present a government-issued photo identification to the guard to enter or drive through the TFHRC property.
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Visitors should call ahead to their TFHRC contacts to ensure that their names are placed on the "daily visitor list." This will ensure that security personnel expect your visit and that you will quickly pass through security procedures.
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Visitor Sign In: The guard at the entrance gate will direct TFHRC visitors to the designated visitor parking area. Visitors must sign in at the main security check-in desk in the Turner Building and will receive a badge, which must be worn at all times while on the property. Visitors must sign out before leaving the TFHRC facility.
Last updated: Thursday, March 6, 2025