Virginia State Route 185
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Virginia State Route 185 (SR 185) is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state of Virginia
. Known as Stoney Creek Boulevard, the state highway runs 1 miles (1.6 km) from SR 675 and SR 686 near Edinburg
east to U.S. Route 11
(US 11) in Edinburg. SR 185 serves as a connector between Edinburg and Interstate 81
(I-81) in central Shenandoah County
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with SR 185, although the secondary highway is not officially part of the primary highway. SR 185 heads southeast through a diamond interchange
with I-81 and enters the town of Edinburg running parallel to Stony Creek to the south. The state highway has a grade crossing of Norfolk Southern Railway
's B-Line
before reaching its eastern terminus at US 11 (Main Street) at the west end of downtown Edinburg.
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...
. Known as Stoney Creek Boulevard, the state highway runs 1 miles (1.6 km) from SR 675 and SR 686 near Edinburg
Edinburg, Virginia
Edinburg is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,041 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Edinburg is located at ....
east to 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...
(US 11) in Edinburg. SR 185 serves as a connector between Edinburg and 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...
(I-81) in central Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 35,075 people, 14,296 households, and 10,064 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 16,709 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...
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Route description
SR 185 begins at a three-way intersection at the southern end of SR 686 (South Ox Road) just west of Edinburg. The road continues west as SR 675 (Stoney Creek Road); that secondary highway has a signed concurrencyConcurrency (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...
with SR 185, although the secondary highway is not officially part of the primary highway. SR 185 heads southeast through 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 I-81 and enters the town of Edinburg running parallel to Stony Creek to the south. The state highway has a grade crossing of Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
's B-Line
B-Line (Norfolk Southern)
The B-Line is a railroad line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The line runs from Manassas west to Edinburg along a former Southern Railway line. Its east end is at the Washington District, and it crosses the Hagerstown District at Front Royal...
before reaching its eastern terminus at US 11 (Main Street) at the west end of downtown Edinburg.