U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 20
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Highway 20, or North Shore Road is a road on St. John
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in the center of Cruz Bay. Highway 20 runs along the northern shore of St. John, passing through Virgin Islands National Park
. The road serves many popular beaches, including Cinnamon Bay
and Trunk Bay. For this reason, tourists are encouraged to use Highway 20 to go to the beach instead of Highway 10, which runs across the center of the island. Highway 20 has one auxiliary route, Highway 206.
Highway 20 has an unusual configuration near its eastern terminus. Near Highway 10, the road splits into two. The northern section, carrying eastbound traffic (one drives on the left here), heads toward the eastern shore, but abruptly ends at an unnumbered road. Traffic wishing to continue on Highway 20 must make a 45 degree turn and continue westbound to meet the other stretch of road. Traffic heading west on Highway 20 simply turns left onto the southern branch and rejoins eastbound traffic a short distance later. This discrepancy causes the mileage of the road to change depending on which direction the road is traveled.
, the road serves a few residential dwellings and as a connector between the two main roads on St. John.
Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint John is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. St...
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Route description
The route begins at Highway 10U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 10
Highway 10 is a road on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Usually referred to as Center Line Road by locals, as it runs through the center of the island, Highway 10 runs from Highway 20 in Cruz Bay across St. John, entering Virgin Islands National Park along the way...
in the center of Cruz Bay. Highway 20 runs along the northern shore of St. John, passing through Virgin Islands National Park
Virgin Islands National Park
Virgin Islands National Park is a United States National Park covering approximately 60% of the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands, plus a few isolated sites on the neighboring island of St. Thomas...
. The road serves many popular beaches, including Cinnamon Bay
Cinnamon Bay
Cinnamon Bay is a body of water and a beach on St. John in the United States Virgin Islands, adjacent to the historic Cinnamon Bay Plantation. The bay is just east of Trunk Bay, and is about a mile west of a famous eco-tourism destination called Maho Bay Camps...
and Trunk Bay. For this reason, tourists are encouraged to use Highway 20 to go to the beach instead of Highway 10, which runs across the center of the island. Highway 20 has one auxiliary route, Highway 206.
Highway 20 has an unusual configuration near its eastern terminus. Near Highway 10, the road splits into two. The northern section, carrying eastbound traffic (one drives on the left here), heads toward the eastern shore, but abruptly ends at an unnumbered road. Traffic wishing to continue on Highway 20 must make a 45 degree turn and continue westbound to meet the other stretch of road. Traffic heading west on Highway 20 simply turns left onto the southern branch and rejoins eastbound traffic a short distance later. This discrepancy causes the mileage of the road to change depending on which direction the road is traveled.
Major intersections
| Location | Mile | Destination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruz Bay | 0.00 | Terminus | |
| Terminus |
Auxiliary route
Highway 206 (John Head Road) is a road on St. John, USVI. It is an auxiliary route of Highway 20. Running just over a mile from Highway 20 south to Highway 10U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 10
Highway 10 is a road on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Usually referred to as Center Line Road by locals, as it runs through the center of the island, Highway 10 runs from Highway 20 in Cruz Bay across St. John, entering Virgin Islands National Park along the way...
, the road serves a few residential dwellings and as a connector between the two main roads on St. John.