Virginia State Route 255

State Route 255
	Bishop Meade Highway
Route information
	Maintained by VDOT
Length	3.84 mi[1] (6.18 km)
Existed	1933–present
Tourist; routes	Virginia Byway
Major junctions
South end	US 17 / US 50 / SR 624 near Millwood
North end	US 340 at Briggs
Location
Counties	Clarke
Highway system

State Route 255 (SR 255) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Bishop Meade Highway, the state highway runs 3.84 miles (6.18 km) from U.S. Route 17 and US 50 near Millwood north to US 340 at Briggs in southern Clarke County.

SR 255 is a Virginia Byway.

Route description

View south at the north end of SR 255 at US 340 in Briggs

SR 255 begins at an intersection with US 17 and US 50 (Millwood Pike) south of Millwood. The state highway heads north as a two-lane road through the village of Millwood, the location of several historic sites including the estate Carter Hall. SR 255 continues north through the hamlet of Claytonville. The state highway passes under Norfolk Southern Railway's Hagerstown District before reaching its eastern terminus at US 340 (Lord Fairfax Highway) in the village of Briggs.[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Clarke County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.00	0.00	US 17 / US 50 (John Mosby Highway) / SR 624 (Red Gate Road) – Paris, Winchester
Millwood			SR 723 (Millwood Road)	south end of SR 723 overlap; former US 50 east
Millwood			SR 723 (Millwood Road)	north end of SR 723 overlap; former US 50 west
Briggs	3.84	6.18	US 340 (Lord Fairfax Highway) – Boyce, Berryville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

"2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- Clarke County (PDF)
Google (2011-12-19). "Virginia State Route 255" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

External links

Virginia Highways Project: VA 255

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[VDOT_Traffic_Data-1] "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
Clarke County (PDF)

[2] Clarke County (PDF)

[Google_Maps_VA_255-2] Google (2011-12-19). "Virginia State Route 255" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-12-19.