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Hollins University. Hollins University is a private university in Hollins, Virginia. Founded in 1842 as Valley Union Seminary in the historical settlement of Botetourt Springs, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States . Hollins enrolls about 800 undergraduate and graduate students.
U.S. Route 1 ( US 1) is a major north–south U.S. Route that serves the East Coast of the United States. In the U.S. state of Virginia, US 1 runs north–south through South Hill, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria on its way from North Carolina to the 14th Street bridges into the District of Columbia.
Roanoke is the largest metropolitan area on the Blue Ridge Parkway, [156] a 469-mile-long scenic road that is the most-visited element of the National Park System. [157] The Mill Mountain Parkway exit off of the Blue Ridge Parkway leads to the Roanoke Star, an 88.5-foot-tall (27.0 m) illuminated star sitting atop a mountain inside the city's ...
U.S. Route 11 ( US 11) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in western Virginia. At 339 miles (546 km), it is the second longest numbered route (after US 58) and longest primarily north–south route in the state. It enters the state from Tennessee as the divided routes US 11E and US 11W at Bristol, roughly follows the West ...
Interstate 77 (I-77) in the US state of Virginia is a 67-mile (108 km) north–south Interstate Highway serving Hillsville, Wytheville, and Bland.Running parallel to US Route 52 (US 52), I-77 passes through the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel and East River Mountain Tunnel, the latter on the West Virginia state line and one of only two land vehicular tunnels to cross a state line.
Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway route map Route information Maintained by National Park Service Length 469 mi (755 km) Existed June 30, 1936 (1936-06-30) –present Tourist routes Blue Ridge Parkway Restrictions No commercial vehicles Major junctions North end US 250 / Skyline Drive in Rockfish Gap, VA Major intersections US 60 in Humphreys Gap, VA US 220 in Roanoke, VA US 58 in Meadows ...
U.S. Route 221 ( US 221) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Perry, Florida to Lynchburg, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs 149.61 miles (240.77 km) from the North Carolina state line near Independence north to its northern terminus at US 29 Business, US 460 Business, and US 501 Business in Lynchburg.
State Route 24. State Route 24 ( SR 24) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 89.57 miles (144.15 km) from U.S. Route 221 (US 221) and SR 116 in Roanoke east to US 60 in Mt. Rush. SR 24 connects Roanoke with several small communities in southern Bedford County and central Campbell County.