Virginia State Route 279

For the former State Route 279, see State Route 279 (Virginia 1933-1943).
State Route 279 marker
State Route 279
Great Neck Road
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length5.55 mi[1] (8.93 km)
Existedc. 1980–present
Major junctions
South end US 58 in Virginia Beach
North end US 60 in Virginia Beach
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesCity of Virginia Beach
Highway system
← SR 278→ SR 280

State Route 279 (SR 279) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Great Neck Road, the state highway runs 5.55 miles (8.93 km) from U.S. Route 58 (US 58) north to US 60 within the independent city of Virginia Beach.

Route description

View north along SR 279 at First Colonial Road in Virginia Beach

SR 279 begins at an intersection with US 58 (Virginia Beach Boulevard), just north of Interstate 264 in the London Bridge area of Virginia Beach. The roadway continues south as London Bridge Road, along the western edge of Naval Air Station Oceana. The state highway heads north as a four-lane divided highway that crosses Wolfsnare Creek, a tributary of the Lynnhaven River. SR 279 passes between multiple residential subdivisions and meets the northern end of First Colonial Road on the Great Neck peninsula, which lies between the Lynnhaven River to the west and Broad Bay and its tributaries to the east. At the northern end of the peninsula, the state highway crosses over a pair of water links between Broad Bay and the Lynnhaven River and over Bay Island, which is accessed via the highway's old alignment, West Great Neck Road, to the west. SR 279 enters a commercial area and reaches its northern terminus at US 60 (Shore Drive) two blocks south of the Chesapeake Bay shoreline.[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Virginia Beach.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00
 US 58 (Virginia Beach Boulevard) to London Bridge Road / I-264		Southern terminus
First Colonial Roadformer SR 408 south
5.558.93 US 60 (Shore Drive) – Chesapeake Bay Bridge-TunnelNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. ^ "Virginia State Route 279" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
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