Nice of Virginia to put up this sign for its neighbor.


WB into Monterey, the last real town in Virginia before the border, by which I mean it has sundries.


A couple of EB signs.


A couple of WB signs and some high land.

A couple of cutouts, SR 616 SB (Upper Fork Rd.).

EB cutout at the end of a duplex in Churchville, courtesy Lou Corsaro.


WB at the same point, small shields but no cutout.


Vinegar Hill Rd. (SR 722) NB, and turned west for a cool drink of whisky. Note the old reflector on the left parapet.


I know the independent city of Staunton came up with these signs, because Virginia could never produce such monstrosities.


US 250/Business US 11 EB/SB in Staunton, with a bunch of cutouts and I-Arrow. The question it begs is, which Interstate? I-81 is the obvious answer, but I-64 is right there too, so that's why there's no number shown. (Not that that excuses the sign.) The two branches of US 11 (Business and "Truck", which I believe to be the mainline) come back together at the railroad underpass, whose clearance signs need up arrows to be completed.


US 250/Business US 11 WB/NB at the same turn that produced I-Arrow, Greenville Ave. at Augusta St. Greenville Ave. is not VA 254, which is on Frederick St. two blocks north and has a convenient left turn. I think Staunton is just trying to get traffic out of downtown.


Y'all wanna explain why there's a watering can on the south side of Staunton? I got nothing. I'll note here that the EB railroad arch is clearly the original two-way underpass for US 11/250, because here's the new mess on the NB/WB side:


Nothing like the original, right? The only thing more wrong than Staunton's attempts at sign fonts is covering up the Chesapeake & Ohio logo. VA 254 is actually its own truck route here; the Truck banner is supposed to be for all trucks. That's what a separate "Truck Route" sign is intended for.


The last interesting bit, EB/SB where US 250 and 11 split. The shape of the I-81 shield makes me wonder if someone tried to replace an original-spec squashed shield (21"x18" were the proportions) by replicating the design. News flash: you failed.


US 250 WB from Statler Blvd., which is not US 11 Truck or any other official route, to the actual US 11. Midway, there's an old railroad trestle leading into a warehouse, which is just the bee's knees.


More WB signs east of Staunton. Hey, that sign is a McGuffin!


Old US 250, Rowe Rd., was cut off by I-81 and the interchange it brought. Sangers Lane is the way out to US 250, and gives you this interpretation of a "divided highway" sign. It's special.


If you sprinkle where you tinkle, use your wipers on VA 285.


Over to Waynesboro, at Lew Dewitt Blvd., EB and WB. US 250 does not turn here.


I saw this 1963 Studebaker Avanti the second time I visited Waynesboro.


The front view of the Avanti gives me a chance to pontificate about the shields at the western intersection of US 250/340. As you'll see below, US 250 goes left on Broad St. and US 340 heads straight on Main St. While they come back together on the east side of town and Broad St. is arguably faster (they're really a wash overall), it is wrong to sign US 340 onto Broad St. The first photo shows the incorrect shields you'll see on the US 340 page as well as a warning of the replacement of the US 250 South River bridge. See, that's why there are two routes through downtown!


WB in downtown Waynesboro, where 3-digit shields and cutout Interstate blanks are never used. Unlike the US 340 approaches, these signs are correct. To see what I mean, follow the US 340 link at the bottom of the page and make your way to the US 250 intersection. VA 254, which you first saw in Staunton, is definitely the long way between the two points.


Upon my second visit, here are newer and still-squishy shields replacing those in the first of the previous 2 photos. It looks like the VA 254 shield has Series D numerals compressed to Series C.


US 250 EB with US 340 NB, which come together briefly east of Waynesboro before parting here. US 340 almost looks normal in its narrow shield with a Series C font. US 250/340 once ran together for a lot longer until US 250 was rerouted onto Broad St. and a newer bridge to the north of Main St. - hence the "bump" in the previous photos where US 250 and 340 both turn at the same intersection without crossing.


US 250 SB and US 340 SB separate after that brief concurrency, though all trucks are signed onto Broad St. Based on that, I have a suggestion for the 2nd photo: use "TRUCK" instead of "TO."

Continue east on US 250
Onto US 11 alone
Back to US 250 main page

Into West Virginia on US 250
Onto US 220
Onto VA 42
Onto VA 254
To I-81
Onto US 340
To I-64
Back to Virginia Roads
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