Williamson Road, Roanoke, Virginia
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Williamson Road is a Roanoke
, Virginia
neighborhood located in north, central Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Roundhill
and Preston Park
on the north, Belmont
on the south, Hollins
on the east, and Gainsboro
and Washington Park
on the west opposite Interstate 581
. The neighborhood is bisected by the road of the same name Williamson Road
.
(Orange Avenue) annexed in 1882 and those north annexed in 1949, Much of the residential development within the neighborhood reflects that of typical suburban development following World War Two. Today the neighborhood is the location of the Roanoke Civic Center and Bowman Park.
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
, 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...
neighborhood located in north, central Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Roundhill
Roundhill, Roanoke, Virginia
Roundhill is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in northwest Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Airport on the north, Williamson Road on the south, Preston Park on the east, and Fairland, Melrose-Rugby and Washington Park on the west opposite Interstate 581.-History:Annexed from Roanoke...
and Preston Park
Preston Park, Roanoke, Virginia
Preston Park is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in northeast Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Williamson Road on the south, Monterey and Hollins on the east, and Roundhill and the Airport on the west. The northern border is shared with Roanoke County...
on the north, Belmont
Belmont, Roanoke, Virginia
Belmont is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Hollins and Williamson Road on the north, Morningside and South Jefferson to the south, Downtown on the west and Fallon on the east...
on the south, Hollins
Hollins, Roanoke, Virginia
Hollins is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in eastern Roanoke, immediately to the west of Tinker Creek. It borders the neighborhoods of Preston Park and Williamson Road on the west, Monterey, Eastgate and Wildwood on the east across Tinker Creek, and Fallon on the south. The extreme...
on the east, and Gainsboro
Gainsboro, Roanoke, Virginia
Gainsboro is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke immediately north of Downtown, across the Norfolk Southern Railway right of way, between Interstate 581 and Orange Avenue. It borders the neighborhoods of Harrison and Gilmer on the west, Washington Park on the north,...
and Washington Park
Washington Park, Roanoke, Virginia
Washington Park is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke, that initially developed in the 1920s as an early Roanoke suburb. It borders the neighborhoods of Roundhill on the north and Williamson Road on the north and east, Gainsboro and Harrison on the south and Melrose-Rugby...
on the west opposite Interstate 581
Interstate 581
Interstate 581 is a spur off Interstate 81 into Roanoke, Virginia, United States, completely overlapping U.S. Route 220.-Route description:...
. The neighborhood is bisected by the road of the same name Williamson Road
Williamson Road
Williamson Road is an approximately 8.0 mi long road in Roanoke City and Roanoke County, Virginia. The road runs from downtown Roanoke in the south through the Botetourt County line in the north. For the majority of its length Williamson Road carries U.S. Route 11...
.
History
The areas that encompasses the Williamson Road was annexed from Roanoke County in two separate annexations with the areas south of present day U.S. 460U.S. Route 460 in Virginia
U.S. Route 460 in Virginia runs east–west through the southern part of the state. It has two separate pieces in Virginia, joined by a relatively short section in West Virginia...
(Orange Avenue) annexed in 1882 and those north annexed in 1949, Much of the residential development within the neighborhood reflects that of typical suburban development following World War Two. Today the neighborhood is the location of the Roanoke Civic Center and Bowman Park.