Bailey 's Crossroads is formed by the junction of State Route 7 connecting Alexandria , Virginia with the Shenandoah Valley and State Route 244 ( Columbia Pike ) connecting the Pentagon and Washington , D.C. , with Annandale , Virginia . The most noticeable landmark at Bailey 's Crossroads is Skyline Center , a towering group of 26-story apartment buildings and offices built in the 1970s . A branch of Northern Virginia Community College , and offices of the U.S. Department of Defense are nearby . The neighborhood has a large Hispanic population . The largest single store of the entire Giant Food supermarket chain is also there . While the closest Metrorail station is a few miles away , Metrobus service on the Columbia Pike corridor has recently been improved
Skyline Center
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Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia