Bradshaw is an
unincorporated community in the northern sections of
Montgomery and
Roanoke counties in the
U.S. state of
Virginia. Bradshaw occupies a narrow valley between the north slope of
Fort Lewis Mountain and the south slope of
Catawba Mountain.
Bradshaw is bisected by
State Route 622, known as Bradshaw Road, which runs from
State Route 311
The following highways are numbered Route 311:
Canada
* Manitoba Provincial Road 311
* Nova Scotia Route 311
* Prince Edward Island Route 311
* Quebec Route 311
China
* China National Highway 311
Costa Rica
* National Route 311
Japan
* Jap ...
at
Masons Cove in Roanoke County to North Fork Road at
Ironto in Montgomery County. A portion of the road passes alongside the
Havens Wildlife Management Area of the Virginia Department of Games and Inland Fisheries. The regional
landfill
A landfill site, also known as a tip, dump, rubbish dump, garbage dump, or dumping ground, is a site for the disposal of waste materials. Landfill is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal, although the systematic burial of the waste ...
for the
Roanoke Valley is located in Bradshaw. Refuse is delivered to the landfill once per day by a special train operated by
Norfolk Southern instead of by truck over Bradshaw Road.
The Montgomery County portion of Bradshaw is part of the
Blacksburg–
Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Roanoke County portion is part of the
Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Roanoke County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Virginia
Blacksburg–Christiansburg metropolitan area
Unincorporated communities in Virginia