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====U.S. Route 250==== [[File:Monterey, Virginia Street.jpg|thumb|right|U.S. 250 in Monterey]] U.S. 250 enters Highland County from the west on the Virginia-West Virginia border from [[Pocahontas County, West Virginia]] at an elevation of approximately {{convert|4280|ft|m}}. The road traverses {{convert|32.45|mi|km}} within the county.<ref name="aadt data">{{cite web|author=Traffic Engineering Division|title=Virginia Department of Transportation - Jurisdiction Report: Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Including Vehicle Classification Estimates: Highland County/Town of Monterey|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_045_Highland_2009.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_045_Highland_2009.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|page=7|access-date=December 30, 2013}}</ref> Upon entering the county, U.S. 250 descends into the Back Creek valley, whereafter it crosses the long ridge of Lantz mountain. The route then reaches the village of [[Hightown, Virginia|Hightown]] where it intersects Virginia State Route 640.<ref name="national map">{{cite web|title=The National Map|url=http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/?p=default&b=base1&x=-8858688.058635866&y=4633869.271539937&l=11&v=|publisher=United States Geological Survey|access-date=January 4, 2014}}</ref><ref name="250 map">{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-250+S&daddr=US-250+E%2FHighland+Turnpike&hl=en&ll=38.343272,-79.535522&spn=0.363514,0.727158&sll=38.311222,-79.370127&sspn=0.04546,0.090895&geocode=FQwVSwId5uM_-w%3BFVeVSAIdXrBE-w&t=h&mra=pr&z=11|title=U.S. Route 250 in Highland County, Virginia|access-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref> Hightown marks the division between the watersheds of the James and Potomac Rivers, for the headwaters of the Jackson River, a tributary of the James, and the South Branch Potomac River are located near the village.<ref name="hightown">{{cite book|last1=Winegar|first1=Deane|last2=Winegar|first2=Garvey|title=Highroad Guide to the Virginia Mountains|publisher=John F. Blair|year=2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tmVglm0QGSQC|page=181|isbn=9780895872777}}</ref> After leaving Hightown, U.S. 250 ascends Monterey Mountain before descending to the county's seat of Monterey. In Monterey, U.S. 250, the county's major east–west route, intersects the county's major north–south route, U.S. 220. Continuing eastward, U.S. 250 follows the flow of Crab Run through mountainous terrain towards McDowell. Here, the route crosses the Bullpasture River and winds its way towards the Cowpasture River, after which it enters the village of [[Head Waters, Virginia|Head Waters]]. From Head Waters, U.S. 250 ascends in elevation on a winding and mountainous path to enter Augusta County, Virginia over Shenandoah Mountain.<ref name="national map"/><ref name="250 map"/> Continuing on U.S. 250 east provides access to Interstate 64 and Interstate 81 near Staunton.<ref name="highland map"/>
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