State Route 203 (SR 203) is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
Virginia
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. Known for most of its length as Oldhams Road, the state highway runs from
SR 3 at
Lyells north to SR 608 and SR 1007 in
Kinsale
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. Though it runs in generally in an east–west direction, the route is signed north–south.
Route description
SR 203 begins at an intersection with SR 3 (Historyland Highway) at Lyells on the northern edge of
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. The state highway heads east as Oldhams Road and enters
Westmoreland County. SR 203 passes through
Threeway
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and
Oldhams before meeting
SR 202 (Cople Highway) at
Grays Corner. The two highways
run concurrently southeast on Cople Highway before SR 203 splits to the northeast as Kinsale Road. Within the village of Kinsale, SR 203 passes through a pair of right-angle turns before reaching its northern terminus at the intersection of SR 608 and SR 1007. SR 608 heads north as a continuation of Kinsale Road, which uses the Kinsale Bridge to cross over the Kinsale Branch of the West Branch of the
Yeocomico River
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.
Major intersections
References
External links
Virginia Highways Project: VA 203
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