State Route 307 (SR 307) is a primary

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in the U.S. state of

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. Known as Holly Farms Road, the state highway runs from

U.S. Route 460 U.S. Route 460 (US 460) is a spur route of U.S. Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles (1,054 km) from Norfolk, Virginia, at its parent route U.S. Route 60 at Ocean View to Frankfort, Kentucky, intersecting its parent route once ...

(US 460) at

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east to

US 360 U.S. Route 360 (US 360) is a spur route of US 60. The U.S. Highway runs entirely within the state of Virginia from US 58 Business, Virginia State Route 293 (SR 293), and SR 360 in Danville east to SR 644 in Reedville. US 360 connects Danvill ...

near Jetersville. SR 307 provides a cut-off that allows traffic between Lynchburg and

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to bypass Burkeville.

Route description

SR 307 begins at a tangent intersection with US 460 (Prince Edward Highway) at the hamlet of Rice in eastern Prince Edward County between

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and Burkeville. The state highway heads east and intersects SR 617, which heads north to Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park, which preserves the site of the

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. East of SR 617, SR 307 crosses the northwestern edge of Nottoway County. The state highway enters Amelia County shortly before reaching its eastern terminus near Jetersville between Burkeville and Amelia Court House.

Major intersections

References

External links

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Virginia Highways Project: VA 307

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