Virginia State Route 261

State Route 261 (SR 261) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Statler Boulevard, the state highway runs 2.21 miles (3.56 km) from U.S. Route 11 (US 11) north to Coalter Street within the independent city of Staunton. SR 261 is an unsigned four-lane divided highway that provides an eastern truck bypass of downtown Staunton. The state highway is marked along much of its route as U.S. Route 11 Truck and US 250 Truck.

State Route 261 marker
State Route 261
Statler Boulevard
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length2.21 mi[1] (3.56 km)
Existedc. 1980–present
Major junctions
South end
US 11 / US 11 Truck begin / SR 613 in Staunton
Major intersections
North endNorth Coalter Street / Edgebrook Road in Staunton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesCity of Staunton
Highway system
SR 259 SR 262

Route description

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View south along SR 261 at US 250 in Staunton

SR 261 begins an intersection with US 11 (Greenville Avenue) and unnumbered Old Greenville Road southeast of downtown Staunton. This intersection is also the southern terminus of US 11 Truck. The four-lane divided highway intersects US 250 (Richmond Road), where the state highway also begins to run concurrently with US 250 Truck. SR 261 crosses over CSX's North Mountain Subdivision and curves west to intersect SR 254 (New Hope Road), the Chesapeake Western Railway, and US 11 (Commerce Road). At the US 11 intersection, US 11 Truck reaches its northern terminus and US 250 Truck turns north onto US 11. US 250 Truck follows US 11 and SR 262 north and west to reconnect with US 250 northwest of Staunton. SR 261 continues west to its northern terminus at the intersection of North Coalter Street and Edgewood Road northeast of downtown Staunton.[1][2]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Staunton.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00  
 
  
 
US 11 (Greenville Avenue) / US 11 Truck begin / SR 613 (Old Greenville Road) to SR 262 – Staunton, Montgomery Hall Park, Lexington
Southern terminus; southern end of concurrency with US 11 Truck; northern terminus of SR 613
0.841.35  
 
US 250 (Richmond Road) / US 250 Truck begin – Staunton, Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, Waynesboro
Southern end of concurrency with US 250 Truck
1.622.61  SR 254 (New Hope Road) – Waynesboro
1.762.83  
 
 
 
 
US 11 / US 11 Truck end / US 250 Truck west (Commerce Road) – Staunton, Harrisonburg
Northern end of concurrency with US 11 Truck / US 250 Truck; northern terminus of US 11 Truck
2.213.56North Coalter Street / Edgewood RoadNorthern terminus; road continues as Edgewood Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
  2. ^ "Virginia State Route 261" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
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