Virginia State Route 113
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Virginia State Route 113 (SR 113) is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state of Virginia
. The state highway runs 1.33 miles (2.1 km) from U.S. Route 11E
, US 19
, US 421
, and SR 381
north to US 11
and US 19 within Bristol
.
at separate intersections with Commonwealth Avenue, which carries US 11E, US 19, US 421, and SR 381, north of downtown Bristol. SR 113 heads east from Commonwealth Avenue along Cumberland Street and west toward the avenue as Sycamore Street, both of which are two-way streets. Northbound SR 113 meets US 421 again at the corner of Cumberland Street and Piedmont Avenue; US 421 heads south on Piedmont and east on Commonwealth while SR 113 turns north on Piedmont. One block to the north at Sycamore Street, the one-way pair ends and both directions of the state highway follow Piedmont Avenue. The state highway passes under a rail line then veers northeast onto Oakview Avenue, which passes to the west of Virginia Intermont College
. Just north of the college, SR 113 intersects Moore Street and the northern end of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, which carries US 11 Truck and US 19 Truck. The state highway and the two truck routes continue on Moore Street north to their concurrent termini at US 11 and US 19, which head west as Euclid Avenue and northeast as Lee Highway.
of Bristol
.
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 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...
. The state highway runs 1.33 miles (2.1 km) from U.S. Route 11E
U.S. Route 11E
U.S. Route 11E is a divided highway of US 11 in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia. The U.S. Highway, which is complemented by US 11W to the north and west, runs from US 11, US 11W, and US 70 in Knoxville, Tennessee north and east to US 11, US 11E, US 19, and US 421 in Bristol, Virginia...
, US 19
U.S. Route 19 in Virginia
U.S. Route 19 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Memphis, Florida to Erie, Pennsylvania. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs between a pair of twin cities: Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia at the Virginia–Tennessee state line, and Bluefield and Bluefield at the...
, US 421
U.S. Route 421 in Virginia
U.S. Route 421 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Fort Fisher, North Carolina to Michigan City, Indiana. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs from the Tennessee state line between the twin cities of Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia north and west to the Kentucky state line...
, and SR 381
Virginia State Route 381
State Route 381 is a primary state highway in the city of Bristol, Virginia, United States. It runs from the south end of Interstate 381 at Keys Street to downtown Bristol, and to the Tennessee state line at State Street.-Major intersections:...
north to US 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 US 19 within Bristol
Bristol, Virginia
Bristol is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Washington County, Virginia, Bristol, Tennessee, and Sullivan County, Tennessee....
.
Route description
SR 113 begins at a one-way pairOne-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or just couplet is a pair of parallel, usually one-way streets that carry opposite directions of a signed route or major traffic flow, or sometimes opposite directions of a bus or streetcar route....
at separate intersections with Commonwealth Avenue, which carries US 11E, US 19, US 421, and SR 381, north of downtown Bristol. SR 113 heads east from Commonwealth Avenue along Cumberland Street and west toward the avenue as Sycamore Street, both of which are two-way streets. Northbound SR 113 meets US 421 again at the corner of Cumberland Street and Piedmont Avenue; US 421 heads south on Piedmont and east on Commonwealth while SR 113 turns north on Piedmont. One block to the north at Sycamore Street, the one-way pair ends and both directions of the state highway follow Piedmont Avenue. The state highway passes under a rail line then veers northeast onto Oakview Avenue, which passes to the west of Virginia Intermont College
Virginia Intermont College
Virginia Intermont College is a small private liberal arts college in Bristol, Virginia. It was founded in 1884 by a Baptist minister to create additional education opportunities for women. The school has been coeducational since 1972....
. Just north of the college, SR 113 intersects Moore Street and the northern end of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, which carries US 11 Truck and US 19 Truck. The state highway and the two truck routes continue on Moore Street north to their concurrent termini at US 11 and US 19, which head west as Euclid Avenue and northeast as Lee Highway.
Major intersections
The entire route is in the independent cityIndependent city
An independent city is a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity. These type of cities should not be confused with city-states , which are fully sovereign cities that are not part of any other sovereign state.-Historical precursors:In the Holy Roman Empire,...
of Bristol
Bristol, Virginia
Bristol is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Washington County, Virginia, Bristol, Tennessee, and Sullivan County, Tennessee....
.