List of primary state highways serving Virginia state institutions
highway system
In the US state of Virginia, some state highways have been specifically designated to serve state parks and state institutions. State Route 217 and the range of numbers from State Route 302 to State Route 399 are currently used (non-exclusively) for this purpose. For a list of very short Virginia primary state highways, see List of primary state highways in Virginia shorter than one mile.
SR 217
State Route 217 is the designation for the roads on the grounds of the Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute (State Street, Morison Drive, Hospital Avenue) in Smyth County that are maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation. The roads were added to the state highway system in 1932, and the number was in use by 1936.
SR 302
State Route 302 is the designation for the roads on the Grounds of the University of Virginia in Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville that are maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation, including Copeley Road and Massie Road. The roads were added to the state highway system in 1932, and the number was in use by 1936.
SR 303
State Route 303 is the designation for the roads on the grounds of the Virginia Military Institute in the City of Lexington that are maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation. The roads were added to the state highway system in 1932, and the number was in use by 1936.
SR 305
State Route 305 is the designation for George Collins Parkway, the access road from SR 211 to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park in Shenandoah County.
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