Expressway Site Virginia US211

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US 211:

Summary:

Segment	Type of Highway	Approximate Length	Pictures
Through New Market	City Street	1 mile
New Market to New Market Gap	4-lane Arterial	1 mile	View Pictures (AARoads)
Through the mountains of New Market Gap	3-lane Country Road	3 miles
New Market Gap to Luray	4-lane Arterial	9 miles	View Pictures (AARoads)
Luray Bypass	4-lane Expressway	3 miles	View Pictures (AARoads)
Luray to Shenandoah National Park	4-lane Arterial	3 miles
Through Shenandoah National Park and east to Sperryville	2-3-lane Country Road	13 miles	View Pictures (AARoads)
Sperryville to Washington (VA)	4-lane Arterial	5 miles
Washington (VA) Bypass	4-lane Expressway	2 miles	View Pictures (AARoads)
Washington (VA) to Warrenton	4-lane Arterial	19 miles	View Pictures (AARoads) (Gribblenation)
Through Warrenton	4-lane Boulevard	2 miles	View Pictures (AARoads)

Detailed Description:
US 211, a Virginia one-state US highway, travels through some beautiful scenery courtesy of the Shenadoah Valley. Beginning at I-81 (although VA 211 continues west of I-81), it is usually a 4 lane highway on flat ground and a 3 lane country road when crossing mountains. When crossing the Shenandoah Mountains, US 211 travels through Shenandoah National Park. Parking pull offs along US 211 in the park lead to the famous Appalachian Trail as well as shorter trails such as the Buck Hollow Trail and Buck Ridge Trail. US 211 does have two expressway-grade bypasses but it runs through towns on either end, with New Market on the western end and Warrenton on the eastern end.

History:

Segment	Designated as Limited Access Highway
Luray Bypass	11/1966
Washington Bypass	5/1966

More History: (courtesy of Mike Roberson)

Junction Log:

Junction	Type of Access	Highway Type at Junction	Location
I-81	Diamond Interchange	City Street	New Market
US 11	Signal	City Street	New Market
US 211 cosigns with US 11 for a couple yards.
US 11	At-grade (US 211 turns right)	City Street	New Market
Enter Page County, Leave Shenadoah County
US 340	Signal	Arterial	Central Page County
US 340 cosigns with US 211
BEGIN EXPRESSWAY - Begin Luray Bypass
US 211 BUSINESS	At-grade	Expressway	Luray
Cave Hill Rd / Northcott Dr	At-grade	Expressway	Luray
Mechanic St	Overpass with at-grade at access road	Expressway	Luray
Hawksbill St / Cottage Dr	At-grade	Expressway	Luray
US 340/US 340 Business	Diamond Interchange	Expressway	Luray
Collins Ave	Overpass - NO ACCESS	Expressway	Luray
Wallace Rd / Whispering Hill Rd	At-grade	Expressway	Luray
US 211 Business	At-grade	Expressway	Luray
END EXPRESSWAY - US 211 becomes a 4-lane arterial at the end of the Luray Bypass
Enter Rappahanock County, Leave Page County
US 522	Signal	Country Road	Sperryville
BEGIN EXPRESSWAY - Begin Washington Bypass
US 211 Business	At-grade	Expressway	Washington
Mount Salem Ave / SR 626	At-grade	Expressway	Washington
US 211 Business	At-grade	Expressway	Washington
Library Rd / SR 623	At-grade	Expressway	Washington
END EXPRESSWAY - US 211 becomes a 4-lane arterial at the end of the Washington Bypass
US 522	Signal	Arterial	Massies Corner
Enter Culpeper County, Leave Rappahancock County
VA 229	Signal	Arterial	Northern Culpeper County
Enter Fauquier County, Leave Culpeper County
BUS US 211 / BUS US 17/29	This signal has BUS US 211 East going straight across, BUS US 17/29 South to the right, and US 211 / BUS US 17/29 turning left.	Boulevard	Warrenton
BUS US 17 North	Signal	Boulevard	Warrenton
BUS US 15/29 BUS US 211	This signal marks the eastern end of US 211. It has BUS US 15/29 North going straight across and BUS US 15 South / BUS US 211 West turning right.	Boulevard	Warrenton