 U.S. Route 211 | ||||
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 US 211 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route ofUS 11 | ||||
| Maintained byVDOT | ||||
| Length | 59.09 mi[1] (95.10 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Virginia Byway | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   I-81 /SR 211 inNew Market | |||
| Major intersections |
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| East end |     US 15 Bus. /US 29 Bus. / US 211 Bus. inWarrenton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
| Counties | Shenandoah,Page,Rappahannock,Culpeper,Fauquier | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 211 (US 211) is a spur ofUS 11 in the U.S. state ofVirginia. Known for most of its length asLee Highway, the U.S. Highway runs 59.09 miles (95.10 km) fromInterstate 81 (I-81) andVirginia State Route 211 (SR 211) inNew Market east toUS 15 Business,US 29 Business, andUS 211 Business inWarrenton. US 211 connects theShenandoah Valley with thePiedmont town of Warrenton viaLuray andSperryville, where the highwayruns concurrently withUS 340 andUS 522, respectively.
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US 211 begins at adiamond interchange with I-81 just west of the town of New Market. Old Cross Road continues west as SR 211, a state-numbered extension of the U.S. Highway that runs west toTimberville. US 211 heads into the town as a four-lanedivided highway that reduces to a two-lane undivided road prior to turning north ontoUS 11 (Congress Street). The highway runs concurrently with US 11 north to two-lane Lee Highway, onto which US 211 turns east. The U.S. Highway expands to a four-lane divided highway after leaving the town of New Market. US 211 becomes a three-lane road, with two lanes in the ascending direction and one on the descending side, for its curvaceous path overMassanutten Mountain, which summits atNew Market Gap at theShenandoah–Page county line.[1][2]
US 211 expands to a four-lane divided highway again just west of its junction with US 340 at the hamlet ofIntersections. The two highways pass through the hamlets ofSalem,Whitehouse Landing—where the highways cross theSouth Fork Shenandoah River—and passLuray Caverns at the west end of the town of Luray.US 211 Business (Main Street) passes through the center of town while US 211 and US 340 bypass the town to the north. US 340 splits north at a diamond interchange with Broad Street, which heads south into town asUS 340 Business. US 211 crosses overNorfolk Southern Railway'sHagerstown District line just west of its intersection with the east end of US 211 Business (Main Street).[1][2]
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US 211 reduces to three lanes (two ascending, one descending) for its crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains within Shenandoah National Park. The U.S. Highway reaches its summit atThornton Gap, where the highway has an interchange withSkyline Drive and entersRappahannock County. US 211 follows theThornton River as a two-lane road east toSperryville, where the highway becomes concurrent with US 522 (Sperryville Pike). The U.S. Highways follow a four-lane divided highway pastRediviva to the Rappahannock County seat ofWashington.US 211 Business heads north onto town as Main Street and rejoins US 211 and US 522 as Warren Street adjacent to the historicCalvert Mill/Washington Mill. Just east ofRose Hill, US 522 splits north as Zachary Taylor Highway. US 211 passes throughAmissville and briefly throughCulpeper County, where the highway meets the northern end ofSR 229 (Rixeyville Road).[1][2]
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US 211 crosses theRappahannock River atWaterloo and entersFauquier County. The highway enters the town of Warrenton as Frost Street south ofFauquier High School. At its intersection with US 17 Business and US 29 Business (Broadview Avenue), US 211 Business continues straight toward downtown Warrenton as Waterloo Street while the mainline U.S. Highway turns north concurrent with the business routes, which pass through a commercial area. The highway curves east at its northern junction with US 17 Business (Broadview Avenue) and continues as Lee Highway. US 211 reaches its eastern terminus at Blackwell Road, which heads south as US 15 Business and north as SR 672. US 15 Business and US 29 Business continue east along Lee Highway a short distance to their northern termini at an interchange with US 15, US 17, and US 29.[1][2]
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Virginia State Route 21 was an original state route defined by theVirginia General Assembly as part of a 4,002-mile (6,441 km) state highway system in January 1918. Running from Warrenton throughManassas andFairfax to theHighway Bridge over the Potomac River at Washington, D.C. In 1921, VA 21 was rerouted around Manassas and also rerouted at Fairfax eastward throughFalls Church along Lee Highway to a terminus at theAqueduct Bridge (replaced by the nearbyKey Bridge in 1923). This new route was roughly that of present-dayUS 29 from Warrenton to Washington, D.C.
Also in December 1921, VA 21 was extended westward from Warrenton to what was then VA 7 at Massies Corner. It was then continuedconcurrently with VA 7 toWashington, Virginia. The following year, VA 21 was extended yet further west, first to Sperryville concurrent with VA 7, and then west through Luray to a terminus at VA 3 (nowUS 11) New Market, replacing VA 16.
In 1926 following the creation ofU.S. Numbered Highway System, US 211 andUS 50 designations were added to VA 21 (US 211 from New Market to Fairfax and US 50 from Fairfax to Washington, D.C.). In July 1933, VA 21 was removed from the state highway system as part ofa commonwealth-wide renumbering scheme.
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US 211 was an original US Highway, debuting in late 1926. It ranconcurrently with the portion of what was then Virginia State Route 21 from New Market to Fairfax. US 211 begins on Old Cross Road. In 1928, US 211 was extended eastward to Washington, D.C., along the remainder of VA 21, replacing what had been US 50. (US 50 was relocated to the south along the route of what is nowVA 236 from Fairfax toAlexandria.)
In 1934, US 29 was added to the route of US 211 from Warrenton to Washington, D.C. When it was extended to Washington, D.C. it was about 101 miles long.
In July 1980, the US 29/US 211 concurrency was eliminated. The eastern terminus of US 211 was truncated from Washington, D.C., to its current end in Warrenton, leaving US 29 on that route.
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Shenandoah | New Market | 0.00 | 0.00 |  I-81 /SR 211 west (Old Cross Road) –Mount Jackson,Staunton,Battlefield Park | Western terminus; I-81 exit 264 |
| 0.26 | 0.42 |   US 11 south (Congress Street) / Old Cross Road (SR 1002) –Staunton,Endless Caverns | West end of US 11 overlap | ||
| 0.53 | 0.85 |    US 11 north (Congress Street) toI-81 north –Winchester,Shenandoah Caverns | East end of US 11 overlap | ||
| Page | Intersections | 7.15 | 11.51 |  US 340 south –Stanley,Shenandoah | West end of US 340 overlap |
| Luray | 12.97 | 20.87 |  US 211 Bus. east (West Main Street) –Luray Business District | ||
| 14.75 | 23.74 | US 340 north /US 340 Bus. south –Luray,Front Royal | Interchange; east end of US 340 overlap | ||
| | 17.22 | 27.71 |  US 211 Bus. west /SR 739 (Veterans Lane) –Luray | ||
| Thornton Gap | 23.62 | 38.01 | Skyline Drive –Shenandoah National Park | Interchange | |
| Rappahannock | Sperryville | 30.71 | 49.42 |    US 522 south (Sperryville Pike) toSR 231 –Culpeper,Sperryville,Historic District | West end of US 522 overlap |
| | 35.33 | 56.86 | US 211 Bus. east (Main Street) –Washington, VA | ||
| | 36.42 | 58.61 | US 211 Bus. west (Warren Avenue) –Washington, VA | ||
| Massies Corner | 38.80 | 62.44 |  US 522 north (Zachary Taylor Highway) /SR 675 (Old Massies Corner Road) –Front Royal,Winchester | East end of US 522 overlap | |
| Ben Venue |  SR 729 (Ben Venue Road / Richmond Road) | formerSR 242 | |||
| Culpeper | | 50.92 | 81.95 |  SR 229 south (Rixeyville Road) –Culpeper | |
| Fauquier | Warrenton | 57.68 | 92.83 |  US 17 Bus. south /US 29 Bus. south (West Shirley Avenue) /US 211 Bus. east (Waterloo Street) –Culpeper,Fredericksburg | West end of US 17 Bus. and US 29 Bus. overlaps |
| 58.54 | 94.21 | US 17 Bus. north (Broadview Avenue) –Winchester | East end of US 17 Bus. overlap | ||
| 59.09 | 95.10 | US 15 Bus. /US 29 Bus. north /US 211 Bus. west (Lee Highway / Blackwell Road / SR 672) –Leesburg,Washington | Eastern terminus; east end of US 29 Bus. overlap | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 U.S. Route 211 Business | |
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| Location | Luray |
| Length | 4.10 mi[1] (6.60 km) |
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U.S. Route 211 Business (US 211 Business) is a business route of US 211 in Page County. The highway runs 4.10 miles (6.60 km) between from US 211 and US 340 west of Luray to US 211 east of Luray. US 211 Business follows Main Street through the downtown area, where the business route crosses Hawksbill Creek and intersects US 340 Business, which heads south as Virginia Avenue and north as Broad Street to reconnect with US 340. At the east edge of downtown, US 211 Business has an at-grade intersection with Norfolk Southern Railway's Hagerstown District, which the highway parallels to its eastern terminus at US 211 east of the town.[1][3]
U.S. Route 211 Business | |
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| Location | Washington |
| Length | 1.50 mi[1] (2.41 km) |
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U.S. Route 211 Business (US 211 Business) is a business route of US 211 in Rappahannock County. The highway runs 1.50 miles (2.41 km) between junctions with US 211 and US 522 on the south and east sides, respectively, of Washington. US 211 Business, which is coexistent withunsigned US 522 Business for its entire length, follows Main Street to the center of town and turns east onto Warren Avenue to return to US 211. The business route serves many art galleries and inns, includingThe Inn at Little Washington.[1][4]
U.S. Route 211 Business | |
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| Location | Warrenton |
| Length | 1.76 mi[1] (2.83 km) |
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U.S. Route 211 Business (US 211 Business) is a business route of US 211 in Fauquier County. The highway runs 1.76 miles (2.83 km) from US 211, US 17 Business, and US 29 Business on the west side of Warrenton east to US 211, US 15 Business, and US 29 Business on the north side of Warrenton. The latter intersection also serves as the eastern terminus of US 211. US 211 Business heads east as Waterloo Street into the center of Warrenton. At US 15 Business (Main Street), the business route veers north onto Alexandria Pike. When Alexandria Pike veers east, US 211 Business and US 15 Business continue north on Blackwell Road to the former business route's northern terminus at Lee Highway.[1][5]
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