Dunn Loring-Merrifield is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County,

Virginia on the Orange Line.

 

The station is physically located in both Dunn Loring and Merrifield, but its

official address is in Vienna.

 

The station is located in the median of Interstate 66 at Gallows Road, just

outside the Capital Beltway, and is accessed via a footbridge over the

eastbound lanes.

 

It was originally named Dunn Loring, but was renamed in 1998.

 

The station opened on June 7, 1986. 

 

By 1993, officials in Fairfax City were looking to add "Merrifield" to the station name.

 

In 1998, the station name was officially changed to "Dunn Loring-Merrifield".