State Route 204 marker

State Route 204

Popes Creek Road
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length1.73 mi[1] (2.78 km)
Existed1933–present
Tourist
routes		 Virginia Byway
Major junctions
West end SR 3 near Potomac Mills
East endWashington's Birthplace
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesWestmoreland
Highway system
← SR 203→ SR 205

State Route 204 (SR 204) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Popes Creek Road, the state highway runs 1.73 miles (2.78 km) from SR 3 near Potomac Mills east to George Washington Birthplace National Monument in northwestern Westmoreland County.

SR 204 is a Virginia Byway.

Route description

View west at the east end of SR 204 at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument

SR 204 begins at an intersection with SR 3 (Kings Highway) just north of Potomac Mills, the former site of a mill on Popes Creek. The state highway heads straight east-northeast through a forested area with intermittent farmland. As SR 204 approaches George Washington Birthplace National Monument, the state highway passes between fields and is flanked by rows of trees. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at the entrance to the national monument, just east of which is a four-leg roundabout that contains in its center a replica of the Washington Monument.[1][2]

History

SR 204 was designated in July 1933. The section from SR 3 to the George Washington Birthplace was a renumbering of State Route 610, and a second section from US 360 north to Oak Row was a renumbering of State Route 609. In August 1933, the southern section extended north to a church 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of Oak Row. In May 1938, the southern section extended north to SR 623. In April 1949, this southern section was cancelled (it is now SR 624).

Major intersections

The entire route is in Westmoreland County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Wakefield Corner0.000.00 SR 3 (Kings Highway) – Kilmarnock, FredericksburgWestern terminus
​1.732.78George Washington Birthplace National MonumentEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  2. ↑ Google (2011-12-05). "Virginia State Route 204" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
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