Virginia State Route 256

State Route 256 (SR 256) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Weyers Cave Road, the state highway runs 6.78 miles (10.91 km) from U.S. Route 11 (US 11) near Weyers Cave east to US 340 in Grottoes. SR 256 connects Interstate 81 (I-81) with Weyers Cave in northern Augusta County and Grottoes, which is home to Grand Caverns, in southeastern Rockingham County.

State Route 256
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length	6.78 mi[1] (10.91 km)
Existed	1933–present
Major junctions
West end	US 11 near Weyers Cave
	I-81 near Weyers Cave SR 276 in Weyers Cave
East end	US 340 in Grottoes
Location
Counties	Augusta, Rockingham
Highway system
Virginia Routes Interstate U.S. Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes ← SR 255 SR 257 →

Route description

View east from the west end of SR 256 at US 11 and I-81 near Weyers Cave

SR 256 begins at an intersection with US 11 (Lee Highway) west of Weyers Cave. The state highway heads east as two-lane Weyers Cave Road, which immediately has a diamond interchange with I-81. SR 256 has a grade crossing of the Chesapeake Western Railway and meets the southern end of SR 276 (Keezletown Road) in the community of Weyers Cave. The state highway passes Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport and crosses the Middle River, a tributary of the North River. SR 276 then crosses the South River—which with the North River forms the South Fork Shenandoah River—into Rockingham County and the town of Grottoes. The state highway passes along the southern edge of the town as 3rd Street and provides access to Grand Caverns, a National Natural Landmark that was originally known as Weyer's Cave and is the oldest show cave in the United States. SR 256 has a grade crossing of Norfolk Southern Railway's Roanoke District before reaching its eastern terminus at US 340 (East Side Highway).[1][2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Augusta	​	0.00	0.00	US 11 (Lee Highway) – Mount Sidney, Harrisonburg, Blue Ridge College
	​	0.14	0.23	I-81 – Harrisonburg, Staunton	Exit 235 (I-81)
	Weyers Cave	1.36	2.19	SR 276 north / SR 750 (Keezletown Road) to US 33	Southern terminus of SR 276
	​	2.65	4.26	SR 750 (Airport Road) – Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport
	​	4.59	7.39	SR 865 (Rockfish Road) – Mt. Meridian, New Hope	former SR 12 south
	​	4.95	7.97	SR 605 (Lee Roy Road) – Port Republic
Rockingham	Grottoes	6.28	10.11	SR 825 (Dogwood Avenue) – Grand Caverns Regional Park	former SR 12 north
		6.78	10.91	US 340 (Augusta Avenue) – Elkton, Waynesboro
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
   • Augusta County, City of Staunton, and City of Waynesboro (PDF)
   • Rockingham County and City of Harrisonburg (PDF)
2. Google (2011-12-20). "Virginia State Route 256" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-12-20.

External links

Template:Attached KML/Virginia State Route 256

KML is from Wikidata

• Virginia Highways Project: VA 256