U.S. Route 221 in Virginia

U.S. Route 221
U.S. Route 221
	US 221 highlighted in red
Route information
	Auxiliary route of US 21
	Maintained by VDOT
Length	149.61 mi (240.77 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 21 / US 221 near Independence
	US 21 / US 58 in Independence; SR 89 in Galax; I-77 near Hillsville; US 52 in Hillsville; US 58 in Hillsville; SR 8 in Floyd; Future I-73 / I-581 / US 220 in Roanoke; US 11 / US 460 in Roanoke; US 460 in Bedford; US 501 in Lynchburg;
North end	; ; ; US 29 Bus. / US 460 Bus. / US 501 Bus. in Lynchburg;
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	Grayson, City of Galax, Carroll, Floyd, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, Botetourt, Bedford, City of Lynchburg
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Virginia Routes; Interstate; US; Primary; Secondary; Byways; History; HOT lanes;

U.S. Route 221 (US 221) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Perry, Florida to Lynchburg, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs 149.61 miles (240.77 km) from the North Carolina state line near Independence north to its northern terminus at US 29 Business, US 460 Business, and US 501 Business in Lynchburg. US 221 connects Independence, Galax, and Hillsville in Southwest Virginia while running concurrently with US 58. The U.S. Highway connects those communities with Roanoke via Floyd County, within which US 221 is the main east–west highway. Entering Bedford County, US 221 exits the Blue Ridge Mountains; it then passes through the Piedmont town of Bedford on its way to Lynchburg and shares a brief overlap with US 460 Business through the town. The U.S. Highway also runs concurrently with US 460 from Roanoke to Bedford and parallels that U.S. Highway from Bedford to Lynchburg.

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