Virginia State Route 174
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Virginia State Route 174 (SR 174) is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state of Virginia
. The state highway runs 5.58 miles (9 km) from U.S. Route 220 Business (US 220 Business) in Collinsville
east to SR 457
in Martinsville
. SR 174 is a C-shaped route between the de facto county seat
of Henry County
, Collinsville, and the nominal county seat and independent city
of Martinsville.
(Figsboro Road) and SR 714 (College Drive), which serves Patrick Henry Community College
and several industrial parks. South of Beaver Creek Plantation
, SR 174 becomes a three-lane road with center turn lane and enters the city of Martinsville as Liberty Street. The state highway passes under a rail line before reaching its eastern terminus at SR 457 (Commonwealth Boulevard) north of downtown Martinsville.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. The state highway runs 5.58 miles (9 km) from U.S. Route 220 Business (US 220 Business) in Collinsville
Collinsville, Virginia
Collinsville is a census-designated place in Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,777 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area...
east to SR 457
Virginia State Route 457
State Route 457 is a primary state highway in and near Martinsville, Virginia, United States. It is an old alignment of State Route 57, running east from the five-way intersection of SR 57 and U.S. Route 220 Business through downtown and back to SR 57....
in Martinsville
Martinsville, Virginia
Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...
. SR 174 is a C-shaped route between the de facto county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Henry County
Henry County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 57,930 people, 23,910 households, and 16,952 families residing in the county. The population density was 152 people per square mile . There were 25,921 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile...
, Collinsville, and the nominal county seat and independent city
Independent city
An independent city is a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity. These type of cities should not be confused with city-states , which are fully sovereign cities that are not part of any other sovereign state.-Historical precursors:In the Holy Roman Empire,...
of Martinsville.
Route description
SR 174 begins at an intersection with US 220 Business (Virginia Avenue) in Collinsville. The state highway heads northeast as Kings Mountain Road, a four-lane undivided highway. SR 174 becomes a divided highway as it curves east and passes by the Henry County offices and courthouse. The state highway curves south and intersects SR 108Virginia State Route 108
Virginia State Route 108 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Figsboro Road, the state highway runs from SR 174 near Collinsville north to SR 657 and SR 890 at Figsboro.-Route description:...
(Figsboro Road) and SR 714 (College Drive), which serves Patrick Henry Community College
Patrick Henry Community College
Patrick Henry Community College is a community college located at 645 Patriot Avenue in unincorporated Henry County, Virginia, United States, north of the City of Martinsville....
and several industrial parks. South of Beaver Creek Plantation
Beaver Creek Plantation
Beaver Creek Plantation, under the ownership of George Hairston, was a large slave-holding tobacco plantation and the center of an empire in tobacco-growing and slave-trading built by the Hairston family, Scottish emigrants to Pennsylvania in the early 18th century...
, SR 174 becomes a three-lane road with center turn lane and enters the city of Martinsville as Liberty Street. The state highway passes under a rail line before reaching its eastern terminus at SR 457 (Commonwealth Boulevard) north of downtown Martinsville.