Route description Virginia State Route 253
view west east end of sr 253
sr 253 begins @ intersection 11 (main street) south of downtown harrisonburg , southwest of campus of james madison university. highway heads southeast four-lane undivided highway intersects bluestone drive, heads north campus , bridgeforth stadium , zane showker field, before meeting i-81 @ diamond interchange. sr 253 s next intersection forest hill road, leads james madison university convocation center, edith j. carrier arboretum, , rest of portion of james madison university east of i-81. highway gains center turn lane @ devon lane , passes several university athletic fields @ neff avenue. sr 253 s center turn lane ends , road expands four-lane divided highway @ boundary between independent city of harrisonburg , rockingham county. highway intersects sr 280 (stone spring road) next rockingham memorial hospital.
south of sr 704 (boyer road), sr 253 drops 2 lanes , surroundings transition suburban rural. highway intersects sr 276 (cross keys road) short distance northeast of village of cross keys , crosses mill creek east of village. sr 253 curves southwest , crosses north river village of port republic, curves southeast , exits village crossing south river west of confluence of 2 rivers form south fork shenandoah river. sr 253 has intersection northern end of sr 825 (south river road) , level crossing of norfolk southern railway s roanoke district before reaching eastern terminus @ 340 (east side highway); port republic road continues sr 659.
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