Virginia State Route 242
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State Route 242 is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state
of Virginia
. It is a spur from U.S. Route 1 near Lorton southeast to Gunston Hall Plantation. At both ends, State Route 600 continues - west to State Route 123 and east to the Potomac River
near Hallowing Point.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It is a spur from U.S. Route 1 near Lorton southeast to Gunston Hall Plantation. At both ends, State Route 600 continues - west to State Route 123 and east to the Potomac River
Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...
near Hallowing Point.