Virginia State Route 245
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State Route 245 is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state
of Virginia
. It runs from U.S. Route 17 at Old Tavern
past exit 31 of Interstate 66 to end at State Route 55 in The Plains
. The road that is now SR 245 carried U.S. Route 15 until 1940 and State Route 17 from 1940 to 1944.
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
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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...
. It runs from U.S. Route 17 at Old Tavern
Old Tavern, Virginia
Old Tavern is an unincorporated community in Fauquier County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
past exit 31 of Interstate 66 to end at State Route 55 in The Plains
The Plains, Virginia
The Plains is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 266 at the 2000 census. It is centered around Virginia Route 55 and Virginia Route 245...
. The road that is now SR 245 carried U.S. Route 15 until 1940 and State Route 17 from 1940 to 1944.