State Route 208
Virginia Route 208 (Courthouse Road) travels 47.35 miles northeast from U.S. 250 (Three Notch Road) at Ferncliff to U.S. 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) and U.S. 1 Business (Lafayette Boulevard) near Fredericksburg.
SR 208 (Courthouse Road) heads 9.33 miles northeast from U.S. 250 to U.S. 33/SR 22 (Main Street) in the town of Louisa. The three routes combine 0.4 miles east to Jefferson Highway, which leads U.S. 33 southeast to Cuckoo. SR 22/208 continue 5.21 miles to U.S. 522 at Mineral Avenue and 1st Street in the town of Mineral. SR 22 ends while U.S. 522/SR 208 overlap from 1st Street northeast along Louisa Avenue 5.43 miles to Wares Crossroads.
Turning east, SR 208 (New Bridge Road) advances across Lake Anna into Spotsylvania County. Following Courthouse Road, SR 208 runs northeast to Brokenburg and Post Oak. A bypass was constructed south of Post Oak along with a realignment of SR 208 northeast onto Lake Anna Parkway from SR 208 Business (Courthouse Road).
SR 208 Business (Courthouse Road) comprises a 7.09 mile long route east to Snell and north to Spotsylvania Courthouse. SR 208 along Lake Anna Parkway replaced SR 648 north toward SR 608 (Robert East Lee Drive). The four lane arterial curves east to bypass the north side of Spotsylvania Courthouse back to Courthouse Road.
Courthouse Road continues SR 208 northeast through suburban areas to Leavells and a heavily developed commercial corridor along U.S. 1 outside the independent city of Fredericksburg.
East
SR 208 (Courthouse Road) east connects with Interstate 64 at a rural diamond interchange (Exit 143) , 0.38 miles north from U.S. 250 (Three Notch Road) and Ferncliff.
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West
SR 208 Business (Courthouse Road) turns west at SR 606 (Morris Road) and SR 738 (Partlow Road) at Snell and continues 2.43 miles back to SR 208 (Lake Anna Parkway. This shield assembly and distance sign at Fox Ridge Road was removed after 2012.
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SR 656 (Towles Mill Road) stems south from SR 208 (Courthouse Road) to Penneys Crossroads in southern Spotsylvania County.
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With the completion of the SR 208 bypass south of Post Oak, SR 606 (Old Courthouse Road) was extended east along the old route of SR 208. SR 606 extends west along Post Oak Road to McHenry and Margo from the former turn of SR 208 south.
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SR 793 replaced SR 208 along Old Courthouse Road south from SR 606 at Post Oak.
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Heading south from Post Oak, SR 793 (old SR 208) connects with SR 208 (Courthouse Road) near the Ta River.
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SR 659 (Lanes Corner Road) loops northward from SR 208 (Courthouse Road) to SR 606 (Post Oak Road) at Lanes Corner.
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SR 208 west converges with U.S. 522 (Zachary Taylor Highway) ten miles south of SR 659 at Wares Corner.
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SR 601 (Lawyers Road) connects SR 208 (Courthouse Road) with Lake Anna State Park. Further south, SR 208 crosses an arm of Lake Anna (Douglas Creek) ahead of Glenora and SR 655 (Ridge Road) north.
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Lake Anna was formed by a dam impounding water along the North Anna River south of Levy. The original course of the North Anna River marks the Spotsylvania and Louisa County line.
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The New Bridge taking SR 208 across the Lake Anna opened in 1972.
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SR 652 (Kentucky Springs Road) leads 10.98 miles southeast from SR 208 (New Bridge Road) to Centerville, Plum Tree and SR 701 (Borden Road) at the unincorporated community of Bumpass.
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SR 208 (New Bridge Road) meets U.S. 522 (Zachary Taylor Highway) at Wares Crossroads in northern Louisa County.
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U.S. 522 runs 29 miles north from SR 208 to U.S. 15/29 at Culpeper.
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scenes
SR 606 (Morris Road) heads 5.19 miles west from I-95 at Exit 118 and Thornburg to SR 208 Business (Courthouse Road) and SR 739 (Partlow Road) south at Snell.
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SR 738 (Partlow Road) extends 10.55 miles south from SR 208 Business (Courthouse Road) to Partlow.
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Replaced by SR 208 Business with the realignment of SR 208 onto Lake Anna Parkway, Courthouse Road runs 3.95 miles north from SR 606 (Morris Road) at Snell to Spotsylvania Courthouse.
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Photo Credits:
- Andy Field: 06/05/04
- Alex Nitzman: 12/26/06
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Page Updated Sunday May 09, 2021.