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Rt. 231 is
scenic
byway
A 39-mile section of Rt. 231 in Orange, Madison and Rappahannock counties has been designated a Virginia Byway by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The action came at the board's meeting Aug. 25, in Richmond.
Naming a road a byway recognizes its historic, scenic or recreational status, according to a highway department spokesman. Motorists are encouraged to use byways for scenic and eryoyable drives away from busier thoroughfares, however byways are connected to main highways for easy access.
Rt. 231 has been designated a byway from its intersection with Rt. 33 in Gordonsville in Orange County and .extends north to its intersection with Rt. 211 in Rappahannock County.
The new byway runs through the Upper Piedmont section of Virginia and generally parallels the main spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its travelers are treated to pastoral scenes along the roadway, set against a backdrop of gently to steeply rolling mountains.
According to the Department of Conservation and Historic Resources, there are 15 historic structures along or near the byway’s corridor. Most of the buildings were estate houses, some dating to the mid-19th century.
The addition brings the state’s total byway mileage to 537.2.
92.3%