U.S. 220 North - Franklin County to Roanoke

Blue Ridge Parkway meets U.S. 220 (Franklin Road) north of Clearbrook and west of Roanoke Mountain. Maintained by the National Park Service, the parkway stretches 218 miles from North Carolina, west of I-77, to Skyline Drive and U.S. 250 outside Waynesboro.

07/24/04

Access ramps join U.S. 220 and Blue Ridge Parkway on the southeast side of Roanoke.

07/24/04

U.S. 220 upgrades to a freeway at SR 419 (Electric Road) and the split with Franklin Road (U.S. 220 Business) in south Roanoke.

07/24/04

U.S. 220 becomes Interstate 581 at Downtown Roanoke. The two combine northward to Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) and I-81.

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The third business loop for U.S. 220 follows Franklin Road into Downtown. U.S. 220 Business returns at I-581 with U.S. 11 (Williamson Road).

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SR 419 follows Electric Road west to Cave Spring and north to Salem.

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State Route 419 ends 10.54 miles northwest at SR 311 near I-81 at Exit 141.

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U.S. 220 follows the Roanoke city line through the parclo interchange with SR 419 (Electric Road) and U.S. 220 Business (Franklin Road).

05/27/21

U.S. 220 expands to six overall lanes on the freeway between SR 419 and Downtown Roanoke.

05/27/21

U.S. 220 remains part of the Future I-73 corridor northward with Interstate 581.

05/27/21

Wonju Street joins U.S. 220 with parallel Colonial Avenue to the north and U.S. 220 Business (Franklin Road) to the south via a cloverleaf interchange.

05/27/21

A loop ramp links U.S. 220 north with Wonju Street. Wonju Street comprises a four lane arterial south from Colonial Avenue to Franklin Road and Broadway Avenue. Colonial Avenue stems west from Brandon Avenue to become SR 720 outside the city to SR 419 (Electric Road).

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U.S. 220 lowers under Brandon Avenue before passing over Wiley Drive, the Roanoke River, and a Norfolk Southern Railroad line.

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SR 24 begins in Roanoke at the intersection of Elm Avenue and SR 116 (Jefferson Street) and travels east to a diamond interchange (Exit 6) with I-581/U.S. 220.

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A wye interchange next connects U.S. 220 with U.S. 220 Business (Franklin Road) north. Franklin Road switches sides with the freeway en route to U.S. 221 (Elm Avenue).

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U.S. 220 turns northeast and passes over Jefferson Street and Walnut Avenue (SR 116).

12/30/08

Tourist interests to the Roanoke Valley Visitor Center and the Center In The Square complex are directed onto Elm Avenue west via Exit 6.

12/30/08

SR 24 (Elm Avenue) continues east from Exit 6 to the one way couplet of Bullitt Avenue (east) and Jamison Avenue (west). SR 24 follows Dale Avenue and enters Vinton along Virginia Avenue. Overall the state route travels 94 miles to Mount Rush.

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