U.S. Route 250

U.S. Route 250 is an east-west U.S. highway that passes through Albemarle County, and has a business route through as well as a bypass around Charlottesville.

Course

The roadway is approximately parallel to I-64, which 250 crosses from time to time.

Western Albemarle

250 enters Albemarle in the west at the top of Afton Mountain, where it has an exit with I-64.

Charlottesville

From west to east, 250 is signed as Ivy Road, which first becomes University Avenue and later West Main Street. 250 turns onto Ridge/McIntire Road, and then onto High Street. It joins the bypass in Charlottesville just east of the Free Bridge.

Bypass

The business and bypass routes diverge where Ivy Road meets the Route 29 Bypass. The western end of the Route 250 Bypass is then with a the Route 29 Bypass until the 29 bypass diverges to rejoin Route 29 Business. The bypass continues to be limited access until it joins the business route in Charlottesville just east of the Free Bridge.

Eastern Albemarle

After crossing the Rivanna River to Pantops, 250 continues through Shadwell. Parts of the road are known as either Three Chop't Road or Three Notch'd Road.

Transportation studies

• Route 250 West Corridor Study, January 2000
• US-29-Hydraulic-250 Bypass Intersections Study