Editing Highland County, Virginia (section)

====U.S. Route 220====
U.S. 220 is Highland County's major north–south route, entering Highland County from the north from Pendleton County, West Virginia. The road traverses {{convert|23.59|mi|km}} within the county.<ref name="aadt data"/>  Approximately {{convert|3/4|mi|km}} after entering the county, U.S. 220 crosses the South Branch Potomac River at [[Forks of Waters, Virginia|Forks of Waters]]. Leaving Forks of Waters, U.S. 220 continues in a southwesterly direction on a roughly straight and level route passing the village of [[Possum Trot, Virginia|Possum Trot]] to the town of Monterey. Here, the route intersects U.S. Route 250.<ref name="national map"/><ref name="220 map">{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Rte+220+S%2FUS-220+S&daddr=Rte+220+S%2FUS-220+S%2FJackson+River+Rd&hl=en&ll=38.355657,-79.652939&spn=0.363452,0.727158&sll=38.314185,-79.522476&sspn=0.36366,0.727158&geocode=FVJlSwIdXPNC-w%3BFQo3RwIdNsQ_-w&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=11&t=m&z=11|title=U.S. Route 220 in Highland County, Virginia|access-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref>  South of Monterey, U.S. 220 passes by [[Trimble Knob]], a conical shaped hill that was an active [[volcano]] or [[diatreme]] 35 million years ago.<ref name="trimble">{{cite web |url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2004/1264/html/trip4/index.html |title= Middle Eocene Igneous Rocks in the Valley and Ridge of Virginia and West Virginia |year=2004 |author1=Jonathan L. Tso |author2=Ronald R. McDowell |author3=Katharine Lee Avary |author4=David L. Matchen |author5=Gerald P. Wilkes |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|work=Circular 1264}}</ref>  Continuing south, U.S. 220 follows creek and river valleys in between mountain ridges and passes through the villages of [[Vanderpool, Virginia|Vanderpool]] and [[Mustoe, Highland County, Virginia|Mustoe]]. Approximately {{convert|15|mi|km}} south of Monterey, U.S. 220 enters Bath County, Virginia near the village of [[Bolar, Virginia|Bolar]].<ref name="national map"/><ref name="220 map"/>  Following U.S. 220 south through Bath County into [[Alleghany County, Virginia]] leads to a connection with Interstate 64 near [[Covington, Virginia]].<ref name="highland map"/>