State Route 218 (SR 218) is a primary
state highway
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in the
U.S. state of
Virginia. The state highway runs from
U.S. Route 1 and
US 17 Business in
Falmouth east to
SR 205 in
Tetotum. SR 218 connects suburban communities in
Stafford County east of
Fredericksburg with rural areas in northern and eastern
King George County
King George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 26,723. Its county seat is the town of King George.
The county's largest employer is the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center ...
.
Most of SR 218 in King George County is a
Virginia Byway.
Route description
SR 218 begins in Falmouth at the intersection with US 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) and US 17 Business, which joins US 1 south to cross the
Rappahannock River into Fredericksburg and heads west as Warrenton Road to reconnect with
US 17 at
Interstate 95
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. SR 218 heads east as two-lane undivided Butler Road through a suburban area, then expands to a four-lane
divided highway prior to the intersection with
SR 212 (Chatham Heights Road). SR 218 continues east as White Oak Road and crosses over
CSX
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's
RF&P Subdivision at its
junction
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with the Dahlgren Branch at Dahlgren Junction. East of the railroad crossing, the state highway reduces to a two-lane undivided highway that connects residential subdivisions and several small communities east of Fredericksburg, including
Sullivan,
McCarthys Corner, and
White Oak, which contains
White Oak Church
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.
After crossing Muddy Creek into King George County, SR 218's name changes to Caledon Road. After passing through the hamlet of
Passapatanzy
Passapatanzy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King George County, Virginia, King George County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census was 1,283.
History
It was r ...
, the state highway follows a curvilinear alignment through a forested area. SR 218 passes through the hamlets of
Mustoe,
Goby, and
Osso and passes roads that head north to the
Potomac River beach communities of
Belvedere Beach,
Fairview Beach, and
Somerset Beach. Near the hamlets of
Ambar Ambar may refer to:
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and
Hampstead
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, SR 218 passes along the edge of
Caledon Natural Area, a
National Natural Landmark that contains old growth forest and is a haven for bald eagles. At
Berthaville, SR 218 joins
SR 206 (Dahlgren Road) in a concurrency east to
Owens Owens may refer to:
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*Owens, Virginia
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* Owens (surname), including a list of people with the name
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. In Owens, SR 206 heads east toward
Dahlgren while SR 218 turns south as Windsor Drive to an intersection with
US 301 (James Madison Parkway). The state highway curves to the east to cross Upper Machodoc Creek, then turns south onto Tetotum Road. SR 218 passes through the community of Tetotum before reaching its eastern terminus at SR 205 (Ridge Road) just north of the
Westmoreland County line at Pine Hill Creek.
Major intersections
References
External links
Virginia Highways Project: VA 218
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