Virginia State Route 274

State Route 274
Riverside Drive
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length: 7.36 mi[1] (11.84 km)
Existed: c. 1980 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 58 / US 221 near Independence
East end: SR 94 near Fries
Location
Counties: Grayson
Highway system

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Virginia State Route 274 (SR 274) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Riverside Drive, the state highway runs 7.36 miles (11.84 km) from U.S. Route 58 and US 221 near Independence east to SR 94 near Fries. Together with SR 94, SR 274 forms part of the old alignment of US 58 and US 221 between Independence and Galax in eastern Grayson County.

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Route description

SR 274 begins at US 58 and US 221 (Grayson Parkway) a short distance east of the town of Independence. The state highway heads northeast and veers north on reaching the New River. SR 274 follows the river north and east along its left bank, once veering away from the river as it bends southeast. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at SR 94, which heads north as Scenic Road toward Fries and east as a continuation of Riverside Drive.[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Grayson County.

Location Mile
[1]		 Destinations Notes
Independence 0.00 US 58 / US 221 (Grayson Parkway) – Independence, Galax Western terminus
  7.36 SR 94 (Scenic Road/Riverside Drive) – Fries, Galax Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2010_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Virginia State Route 274 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=VA-274+W%2FRiverside+Dr&daddr=VA-274+W%2FRiverside+Dr+to:VA-94+N%2FScenic+Rd&hl=en&ll=36.645283,-81.062622&spn=0.107155,0.154324&sll=36.637983,-81.084938&sspn=0.107166,0.154324&geocode=FUq8LgId6nIq-w%3BFRQ0LwIdZgQr-w%3BFeyWLwId_rcr-w&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=13. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 

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