Areas · Prince William County
Reels and spools in Woodbridge: the I-95 corridor south of the Occoquan
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Woodbridge, ZIPs 22191 to 22193, with Dumfries in 22025 and 22026, lines I-95 and Route 1 in eastern Prince William County, just south of the Occoquan River. Its reels come from housing, retail and warehouse building along the corridor, and the desk collects them and delivers spools.
From the reel desk · Checked 9 November 2026
Schematic line map, not to survey: Woodbridge marked, with I-95, Route 1 drawn heavier. The Potomac, the Anacostia, the District line and the Beltway are drawn for bearings.
Fact box: Woodbridge
- ZIPs
- 22191, 22192, 22193, 22025, 22026
- Main roads
- I-95, Route 1, Prince William Parkway, Route 123
- Transit
- Virginia Railway Express (Woodbridge, Rippon, Quantico)
- Neighbours
- Lorton across the Occoquan; Marine Corps Base Quantico to the south
The eastern half of the county
Prince William splits in two, and Woodbridge is the centre of the eastern half. It is a large unincorporated area of neighbourhoods, shopping centres and offices along I-95 and Route 1, from the Occoquan River south toward Dumfries and Quantico. Potomac Mills, one of the region’s largest shopping centres, is here, and so are the Virginia Railway Express stations that carry commuters north.
What builds here
Three kinds of work produce reels:
- Housing. Townhouses and apartments along Route 1 and near the commuter rail stations.
- Retail and offices around Potomac Mills and the I-95 interchanges.
- Warehouses. Distribution buildings along the I-95 corridor, which use long runs of feeder and branch cable.
The mix is building wire on small and plywood reels, and feeders on mid-size reels. Large medium-voltage reels are less common here than in the western half of the county.
Federal neighbours
Marine Corps Base Quantico is to the south and Fort Belvoir to the north across the Occoquan. Federal sites are renovated and extended over long cycles, and contractors on that work often live and keep yards along the I-95 corridor.
Pickups along the corridor
Woodbridge pickups usually combine with Dumfries to the south and Lorton to the north. Builders’ sites have room; townhouse sites less so. The desk asks for:
- Photos and flange sizes.
- Where a truck can stop and turn.
- Steel reels set aside.
Buyers by the water
Woodbridge has neighbourhoods along the Occoquan and the Potomac, and homeowners there ask for table and dock-side reels. A reel that will sit near water should be nailed wood, sealed, and kept off the ground. Plywood flanges do not last in damp air.
Getting here
I-95 runs north to Springfield and the Beltway and south to Fredericksburg. Route 1 runs parallel. The Prince William Parkway runs west to Manassas. Route 123 crosses the Occoquan toward Lorton and Fairfax.
Sending a request from Woodbridge
- Count and measure. Count the reels and measure the largest flange edge to edge across the face. A photo with the tape in it is better than a guess.
- Check the build. Nailed lumber, plywood sheet, steel or plastic. Look for a stencil or tag naming the maker and the reel number.
- Set aside steel and tagged returnables with their serial numbers. Those go back to the maker, not to the desk.
- Say where they stand: yard, dock, garage level, alley or curb, plus clearance, gate hours, badging or escort a driver needs.
- Say what loads them: forklift, pallet jack, loader, ramp, or only people. Reels over 42 inches weigh more than 100 lb empty.
- Say how often: one time, weekly, monthly or at each job close-out.
- Buying instead? Give the flange and height you want, how many, and how the reel gets from the truck to where it will sit.
- No form handy? Email info@dcwoodenspools.com with the same details and a few photos.
Reels you are likely to have
| Reel | Build | Flange | Traverse | Drum | Lb | Usually carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-5 | Nailed wood | 23 | 17 | 12 | 34 | Copper building wire, grounding |
| A-10 | Nailed wood | 30 | 22 | 16 | 66 | Service drop, bare aluminium |
| N-24 | Nailed wood | 36 | 28 | 14 | 83 | Insulated and multiplex cable |
| A-29 | Nailed wood | 42 | 28 | 21 | 154 | Overhead conductor, feeders |
| A-38 | Nailed wood | 48 | 28 | 24 | 212 | Aluminium and ACSR, large feeders |
| A-62 | Nailed wood | 60 | 28 | 28 | 397 | Utility conductor |
| A-76 | Nailed wood | 66 | 28 | 30 | 473 | Heavy conductor |
| S-120 | Steel, returnable | 84 | 36 | 42 | 895 | Transmission and medium voltage |
Other makers' reels differ by an inch or two. All flange sizes · How to measure
Questions the desk gets
Does the desk combine Woodbridge pickups with Lorton?
Often. Lorton is just across the Occoquan on I-95.
What reel suits a waterside deck?
A sealed nailed wood reel, kept off the ground. Plywood flanges swell and split in damp air.
Sources
Each opened and read on 9 November 2026.
- Data Center Frontier, Prince William County weighs proposals that could accelerate data center growth (8 August 2022): 33 existing data centres, 5.49 million sq ft, 13 under construction, 29 in the Data Center Overlay District created in 2016
- AFL, Wood Reel Recycling Program: nailed wood only, no plywood; flanges at least 1½ in thick and 30 in across; 75% of staves; full truckloads; mainly East Coast and Midwest