{{Short description|State highway in the City of Staunton, Virginia, US}} {{For|former State Routes numbered 261|State Route 261 (Virginia 1933-1940)|State Route 261 (Virginia 1940-1951)}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road | state = VA | type = VA | route = 261 | alternate_name = Statler Boulevard | length_mi = 2.21 | length_ref = <ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/> | length_round = 2 | map = VA 261 map.svg | established = {{circa}} 1980 | direction_a = South | direction_b = North | terminus_a = {{jct|state=VA|US|11|US-Truck|11|dir2=begin|Sec|613|county3=Augusta}} in Staunton | junction = *{{jct|state=VA|US|250|US-Truck|250|dab2=Staunton|dir2=begins}} in Staunton *{{jct|state=VA|SR|254}} in Staunton *{{jct|state=VA|US|11|US-Truck|11|dir2=ends|US-Truck|250|dab3=Staunton|dir3=west}} in Staunton | terminus_b = North Coalter Street / Edgebrook Road in Staunton | counties = City of Staunton | previous_type = VA | previous_route = 259 | next_type = VA | next_route = 262 }}
'''State Route 261''' ('''SR 261''') is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as '''Statler Boulevard''', the state highway runs {{convert|2.21|mi|km}} from U.S. Route 11 (US 11) north to Coalter Street within the independent city of Staunton. SR 261 is an unsigned four-lane divided highway that provides an eastern truck bypass of downtown Staunton. The state highway is marked along much of its route as '''U.S. Route 11 Truck''' and '''US 250 Truck'''.
==Route description== thumb|left|View south along SR 261 at US 250 in Staunton SR 261 begins an intersection with US 11 (Greenville Avenue) and unnumbered Old Greenville Road southeast of downtown Staunton. This intersection is also the southern terminus of US 11 Truck. The four-lane divided highway intersects US 250 (Richmond Road), where the state highway also begins to run concurrently with US 250 Truck. SR 261 crosses over CSX's North Mountain Subdivision and curves west to intersect SR 254 (New Hope Road), the Chesapeake Western Railway, and US 11 (Commerce Road). At the US 11 intersection, US 11 Truck reaches its northern terminus and US 250 Truck turns north onto US 11. US 250 Truck follows US 11 and SR 262 north and west to reconnect with US 250 northwest of Staunton. SR 261 continues west to its northern terminus at the intersection of North Coalter Street and Edgewood Road northeast of downtown Staunton.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 261"/>
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|length_ref=<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/>|state=VA|indep_city=Staunton}} {{VAint |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=VA|US|11|US-Truck|11|Sec|613|to4=to|SR|262|name1=Greenville Avenue|dir2=begin|name3=Old Greenville Road|county3=Augusta|city1=Staunton|location2=Montgomery Hall Park|city3=Lexington}} |notes=Southern terminus; southern end of concurrency with US 11 Truck; northern terminus of SR 613 |type=concur}} {{VAint |mile=0.84 |road={{jct|state=VA|US|250|US-Truck|250|dir2=begin|dab2=Staunton|name1=Richmond Road|city1=Staunton|location2=Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia|city3=Waynesboro}} |notes=Southern end of concurrency with US 250 Truck |type=concur}} {{VAint |mile=1.62 |road={{jct|state=VA|SR|254|name1=New Hope Road|city1=Waynesboro}} }} {{VAint |mile=1.76 |road={{jct|state=VA|US|11|US-Truck|11|US-Truck|250|dir2=end|dab3=Staunton|dir3=west|name3=Commerce Road|city1=Staunton|city2=Harrisonburg}} |notes=Northern end of concurrency with US 11 Truck / US 250 Truck; northern terminus of US 11 Truck |type=concur}} {{VAint |mile=2.21 |road=North Coalter Street / Edgewood Road |notes=Northern terminus; road continues as Edgewood Road}} {{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=2011-12-22}} *[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_007_Augusta_2010.pdf Augusta County, City of Staunton, and City of Waynesboro] (PDF) </ref>
<ref name="Google Maps VA 261">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Statler+Blvd&daddr=Statler+Blvd+to:Statler+Blvd&hl=en&ll=38.14718,-79.059463&spn=0.025447,0.038581&sll=38.147281,-79.05942&sspn=0.025447,0.038581&geocode=FRzsRQIdDolJ-w%3BFWwMRgIdk7ZJ-w%3BFbI8RgIdPJZJ-w&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=15|title=Virginia State Route 261|access-date=2011-12-22}}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category}} {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} *[http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va261-280.htm#va261 Virginia Highways Project: VA 261]
261 State Route 261 Category:U.S. Route 11 Category:U.S. Route 250