Virginia State Route 293
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State Route 293 is a primary state highway
in the city of Danville, Virginia
, United States
. It was the first alignment of U.S. Route 29 in the city, and carried U.S. Route 29 Business until 1996, when the Danville Expressway
was completed and the old US 29 alignment became a new U.S. Route 29 Business. SR 293 runs along West and North Main Streets, and crosses the Dan River
on the Main Street Bridge.
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 city of Danville, Virginia
Danville, Virginia
Danville is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. It was the last capital of the Confederate States of America. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was the first alignment of U.S. Route 29 in the city, and carried U.S. Route 29 Business until 1996, when the Danville Expressway
Danville Expressway
The Danville Expressway is a 15 mile partial-loop Interstate-grade highway around the city of Danville, Virginia, United States. The highway is signed as U.S. Route 29 from the U.S. Route 29 Business split north of Danville, around the eastern and southern edge of the city to the US 29/US 29...
was completed and the old US 29 alignment became a new U.S. Route 29 Business. SR 293 runs along West and North Main Streets, and crosses the Dan River
Dan River
The Dan River flows in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It originates in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it goes back into Virginia. It reenters North Carolina near the...
on the Main Street Bridge.