State Route 101 - Hershberger Road

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Virginia Route 101 runs along Hershberger Road 3.17 miles east from SR 117 (Peters Creek Road) near Washington Heights to U.S. 11 (Williamson Road) by Crossroads Corporate Business Center in the city of Roanoke. An expressway segment along Hershberger Road joins I-581/U.S. 220 with Aviation Drive between Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) and Valley View Mall.

SR 101 was originally proposed as a full freeway between Roanoke and Salem. The exchange with Aviation Drive north and Valley View Boulevard NW south was the only aspect of that plan built.1

Virginia Route 101 East
Advancing east from I-581/U.S. 220, SR 101 (Hershberger Road) meets a turn off for Valley View Boulevard N south to Valley View Mall and a cloverstack interchange with Aviation Drive / Valley View Boulevard NW. 07/24/04
Valley View Boulevard NW constitutes a major collector 1.20 miles south to Valley View Mall and a DDI at I-581/U.S. 220. 07/24/04
A flyover separates from a left exit on SR 101 (Hershberger Road) east to Aviation Drive north ahead of Towne Square Boulevard and the passenger terminal at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA). 07/24/04
Hershberger Road transitions into a six lane commercial arterial east from the exchange with Aviation Drive / Valley View Boulevard NW. This reassurance marker appears beyond Rutgers Street. 07/24/04
SR 101 concludes at U.S. 11 (Williamson Road), a principle arterial leading south to Downtown Roanoke and north to Hollins. Hershberger Road extends 1.20 miles east to SR 115 (Plantation Road) outside the city. 07/24/04
Virginia Route 101 West
SR 101 overlays Hershberger Road west from U.S. 11 (Williamson Road) along a commercialized stretch by Crossroads Corporate Business Center. 07/24/04
SR 101 west of Rutgers Street, a minor collector linking Hershberger Road with Town Square Boulevard 0.31 miles to the north. 07/24/04
A single exit ramp departs from SR 101 (Hershberger Road) west for Aviation Drive north to Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) and Valley View Mall NW south to Valley View Mall. 07/24/04
SR 101 (Hershberger Road) passes south of Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) to a cloverleaf interchange with I-581/U.S. 220. 07/24/04

Sources:
  1. VA 101 to 120. Virginia Highways Page.


Photo Credits:

07/24/04 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 581
U.S. 220
U.S. 11

Page Updated 04-24-2021.

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