Virginia State Route 151

{{Short description|State highway in central Virginia, US}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=VA |type=VA |route=151 |length_mi=35.22 |length_ref=<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/> |length_round=2 |established=1933 |tourist=20px|alt=|link= Virginia Byway |map=VA 151 map.svg |direction_a=South |direction_b=North |terminus_a={{jct|state=VA|US|29}} at Buffalo Hill |junction= *{{jct|state=VA|SR|56}} at Piney River *{{jct|state=VA|SR|6|Sec|638|county2=Nelson}} in Avon |terminus_b={{jct|state=VA|US|250}} at Critzers Shop |counties=Amherst, Nelson, Albemarle |previous_type=VA |previous_route=150 |next_type=VA |next_route=152 }}

'''State Route 151''' ('''SR 151''') is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs {{convert|35.22|mi|km}} from U.S. Route 29 (US 29) at Buffalo Hill north to US 250 at Critzers Shop. SR 151 traverses the Blue Ridge foothills of western Nelson County, where the highway provides access to the Wintergreen Resort.

==Route description== thumb|right|View north along SR 151 north of SR 56 in Nelson County SR 151 begins at an intersection with US 29 (Amherst Highway) at the hamlet of Buffalo Hill north of Amherst in northern Amherst County. The state highway heads north as two-lane undivided Patrick Henry Highway. SR 151 passes through the village of Clifford, which contains the historic homes Brick House and Winton; the latter property is preserved as part of a country club. The state highway curves around Turkey Mountain and enters Nelson County by crossing the Piney River. SR 151 passes through the hamlet of Piney River and intersects SR 56 (Tye Brook Highway) at a wye intersection; the southeast leg of the wye is unsigned, {{convert|0.23|mi|km|adj=on}} long SR 151Y. SR 151 and SR 56 run concurrently northeast through Hendersons Store to Roseland, where SR 56 (Crabtree Falls Highway) splits northwest to ascend the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Immediately to the north of the intersection, SR 151 crosses the Tye River at Lanes Ford. The state highway passes through Jonesboro and follows Hat Creek to its source at Horseshoe Mountain, which the highway crosses via a winding route at Brent Gap.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 151"/>

SR 151 descends to the village of Wintergreen at the head of the Rockfish Valley. At SR 664 (Beech Grove Road), the primary access highway to the four-season Wintergreen Resort, SR 151's name changes to Rockfish Valley Road, which follows the South Fork of the Rockfish River past the Devil's Backbone Brewing Company brewpub and the historic home River Bluff. North of the village of Nellysford, SR 151 intersects SR 6 (River Road) at Martins Store near the confluence of the Rockfish River's forks. The two highways follow the North Fork of the river to its source at the confluence of several creeks near Avon, where SR 6 splits north as Afton Mountain Road toward Afton. SR 151 continues northeast along Critzers Shop Road, which enters Albemarle County shortly before reaching the route's northern terminus at US 250 (Rockfish Gap Turnpike) at Critzers Shop.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 151"/>

==Major intersections== {{jcttop|length_ref=<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/>}} {{VAint |county=Amherst |location=none |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=VA|US|29|name1=Amherst Highway|city1=Charlottesville|city2=Amherst|city3=Lynchburg}} |notes=Southern terminus }} {{VAint |county=Nelson |cspan=7 |location=Shady Lane |lspan=2 |mile= |road={{jct|state=VA|Sec|778|county1=Nelson|name1=Lowesville Road|city1=Lowesville}} |notes=former SR 158 west }} {{VAint |type=concur |mile=8.01 |road={{jct|state=VA|SR|56|dir1=east|name1=Tye Brook Highway|city1=Lovingston}} |notes=South end of concurrency with SR 56; former SR 158 east }} {{VAint |location=Lanes Ford |lspan=2 |type=concur |mile=10.57 |road={{jct|state=VA|SR|56|dir1=west|name1=Crabtree Falls Highway|city1=Massies Mill|location2=Crabtree Falls}} |notes=North end of concurrency with SR 56 }} {{VAint |mile= |road={{jct|state=VA|Sec|655|county1=Nelson|dir1=east|name1=Roseland Road}} |notes=former planned SR 56 east }} {{VAint |location=none |mile= |road={{jct|state=VA|Sec|664|county1=Nelson|name1=Beech Grove Road / Glenthorne Loop|location1=Wintergreen Mountain Village|location2=Blue Ridge Parkway}} }} {{VAint |location=Martins Store |type=concur |mile=26.48 |road={{jct|state=VA|SR|6|dir1=east|name1=River Road|to2=to|US|29|city1=Scottsville|city2=Lynchburg}} |notes=South end of concurrency with SR 6 }} {{VAint |location=Avon |type=concur |mile=32.70 |road={{jct|state=VA|SR|6|dir1=west|name1=Afton Mountain Road|Sec|638|county2=Nelson|dir2=east|name2=Avon Road|city1=Afton}} |notes=North end of concurrency with SR 6 }} {{VAint |county=Albemarle |location=none |mile=35.22 |road={{jct|state=VA|US|250|name1=Rockfish Gap Turnpike|city1=Waynesboro|city2=Charlottesville|city3=Richmond|location4=Blue Ridge Parkway}} |notes=Northern terminus }} {{jctbtm|keys=concur}}

==References== <references>

<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data">{{cite web|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2010_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp|title=2010 Traffic Data|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|year=2010|access-date=2011-11-13}} *[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_005_Amherst_2010.pdf Amherst County] (PDF) *[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_062_Nelson_2010.pdf Nelson County] (PDF) *[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_002_Albemarle_2010.pdf Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville] (PDF) </ref>

<ref name="Google Maps VA 151">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=VA-151+N%2FPatrick+Henry+Hwy&daddr=VA-151+S%2FPatrick+Henry+Hwy+to:VA-151+N%2FCritzers+Shop+Rd&hl=en&sll=37.625585,-79.006376&sspn=0.033106,0.077162&geocode=FQQMPgIdjFZK-w%3BFTwTQAIdzsNK-w%3BFehJRAIdeIBN-w&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=10|title=Virginia State Route 151|access-date=2011-11-13}}</ref>

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==External links== {{commons category}} {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} *[http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va141-160.htm#va151 Virginia Highways Project: VA 151]

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