ironic that we have this history here of a planned community in the late 19th century and then robert e. simon came down in 1961 and created his own town much larger than the town of wiehle was, but, you know sort of an ideal place to live. >> reporter: as robert e. simon built reston temporary road popped up for construction traffic, the original road is now a path but it was so often used temporary road was realigned and became quite permanent. >> the temporary permanent road. exactly. >> reporter: now to backlick road which conjures up some stranger visions perhaps. the area was once filled with hog and dairy farms. according to the west springfield village civi those farmers would drag huge salt licks along the route to entice cattle and move them from pastures back to their farms. hence the eventual name back lick. in annandale, virginia melissa mollet news4. >>> what i know about wiehle avenue it runs right behind my old house. tomorrow it will be snow covered and most of the roads will be snow covered. this is why. the temperatures still well below freezing. 21 in d.c., 17 huntingtown.