Virginia State Route 277
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Virginia State Route 277 (SR 277) is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state
of Virginia
. Known as Fairfax Pike, the state highway runs 4.72 miles (7.6 km) from U.S. Route 11
and SR 631 in Stephens City
in southern Frederick County
east to US 522
and US 340
at Double Tollgate
in the southwestern corner of Clarke County
.
and out of town toward the village of Marlboro
. SR 277 heads east, leaving the town limits just west of a diamond interchange
with Interstate 81
. The state highway passes between residential subdivisions and passes to the north of Sherando High School
before entering farmland. SR 277 follows the height of land between Wrights Run, which feeds Opequon Creek
, to the north and Crooked Run, which is impounded to form Lake Frederick and flows south into the Shenandoah River
at Front Royal
. SR 277 reaches its eastern terminus immediately to the east of the Frederick–Clarke county line at an intersection with US 522 and US 340. US 522 heads north as Front Royal Pike toward Winchester
, US 340 heads east and then north as Lord Fairfax Highway toward Berryville
, and US 522 and US 340 join in a concurrency
as Winchester Road south toward Front Royal.
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|rowspan=2|Frederick
|rowspan=2|Stephens City
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|Western terminus
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|I-81 Exit 307
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|Clarke
|Double Tollgate
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|Eastern terminus
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...
. Known as Fairfax Pike, the state highway runs 4.72 miles (7.6 km) from U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11 in Virginia
U.S. Route 11 in Virginia runs north–south through the western part of the state, parallel to Interstate 81.-History:What is now US 11 was added to the state highway system in 1918 as portions of State Route 10 and State Route 3 . SR 3 became State Route 33 in 1923, and US 11 was applied to...
and SR 631 in Stephens City
Stephens City, Virginia
Stephens City is an incorporated town in the southern part of Frederick County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 1,829 at the time of the 2010 Census....
in southern Frederick County
Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...
east to US 522
U.S. Route 522 in Virginia
U.S. Route 522 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Powhatan, Virginia to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. In Virginia, the U.S. highway runs from its southern terminus at US 60 in Powhatan north to the West Virginia state line near Cross Junction...
and US 340
U.S. Route 340 in Virginia
In the U.S. state of Virginia, U.S. Route 340 runs north–south, parallel and east of U.S. Route 11, from US 11 north of Greenville via Waynesboro, Grottoes, Elkton, Luray, Front Royal, and Berryville to the West Virginia state line...
at Double Tollgate
Double Tollgate, Virginia
Double Tollgate is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia, USA. Double Tollgate is located at the intersection of Fairfax Pike , Front Royal Pike , Lord Fairfax Highway , and Stonewall Jackson Highway ....
in the southwestern corner of Clarke County
Clarke County, Virginia
Clarke County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 14,034. Its county seat is Berryville.-History:Clarke County was established in 1836 by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron who built a home, Greenway Court, on part of his 5 million acre property,...
.
Route description
SR 277 begins at an intersection with US 11 (Main Street) in the town of Stephens City. SR 631 (Fairfax Street) continues west from the intersection through the Newtown-Stephensburg Historic DistrictNewtown-Stephensburg Historic District
The Newtown-Stephensburg Historic District is located in the central section of Stephens City, Virginia along U.S. Route 11 from the far northern to the far southern boundaries of the town and from just east of Green Hill Cemetery to just west of the interchange of State Route 277 and Interstate...
and out of town toward the village of Marlboro
Marlboro, Virginia
Marlboro is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia, USA. It is located at the intersection of Middle Road and Cedar Creek Grade on Cedar Creek. Marlboro was originally known as Marlborough and Marlboroughtown....
. SR 277 heads east, leaving the town limits just west of a diamond interchange
Diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a freeway crosses a minor road. The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge...
with Interstate 81
Interstate 81 in Virginia
Interstate 81 is an long highway. In the U.S. state of Virginia, I-81 runs for , making it longer in Virginia than in any other state. It stretches from the Tennessee state line near Bristol to the West Virginia state line near Winchester. U.S...
. The state highway passes between residential subdivisions and passes to the north of Sherando High School
Sherando High School
Sherando High School is a public secondary school within Frederick County, Virginia, and is part of Frederick County Public Schools. The school is located east of the town of Stephens City.-History:...
before entering farmland. SR 277 follows the height of land between Wrights Run, which feeds Opequon Creek
Opequon Creek
Opequon Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River. It flows into the Potomac northeast of Martinsburg in Berkeley County, West Virginia, and its source lies northwest of the community of Opequon at the foot of Great North Mountain in Frederick County, Virginia...
, to the north and Crooked Run, which is impounded to form Lake Frederick and flows south into the Shenandoah River
Shenandoah River
The Shenandoah River is a tributary of the Potomac River, long with two forks approximately long each, in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia...
at Front Royal
Front Royal, Virginia
Front Royal is a town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Warren County.-Geography:Front Royal is roughly west of Washington, D.C....
. SR 277 reaches its eastern terminus immediately to the east of the Frederick–Clarke county line at an intersection with US 522 and US 340. US 522 heads north as Front Royal Pike toward Winchester
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...
, US 340 heads east and then north as Lord Fairfax Highway toward Berryville
Berryville, Virginia
Berryville is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,963 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, and US 522 and US 340 join in a concurrency
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
as Winchester Road south toward Front Royal.
Future
Current plans are to move State Route 277 one half mile south of its current location, having it begin one half mile south of its current terminus with US Route 11 and County Route 631 to near the Drake's Family Drive In. The ending terminus will be near Lake Frederick at US Route 522 in Clarke County near the Warren County line.Major intersections
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|rowspan=2|Frederick
Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...
|rowspan=2|Stephens City
Stephens City, Virginia
Stephens City is an incorporated town in the southern part of Frederick County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 1,829 at the time of the 2010 Census....
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|Western terminus
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|0.23
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|I-81 Exit 307
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|Clarke
Clarke County, Virginia
Clarke County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 14,034. Its county seat is Berryville.-History:Clarke County was established in 1836 by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron who built a home, Greenway Court, on part of his 5 million acre property,...
|Double Tollgate
Double Tollgate, Virginia
Double Tollgate is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia, USA. Double Tollgate is located at the intersection of Fairfax Pike , Front Royal Pike , Lord Fairfax Highway , and Stonewall Jackson Highway ....
|4.72
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|Eastern terminus