# Virginia State Route 285

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For the former State Route 285, see [State Route 285 (Virginia 1933-1943)](/source/State_Route_285_(Virginia_1933-1943)).

**State Route 285** (**SR 285**) is a primary [state highway](/source/State_highway) in the U.S. state of [Virginia](/source/Virginia). Known as **Tinkling Spring Road**, the state highway runs 1.85 miles (2.98 km) from SR 608 and SR 935 near [Fishersville](/source/Fishersville,_Virginia) north to [U.S. Route 250](/source/U.S._Route_250_in_Virginia) (US 250) in Fishersville in eastern [Augusta County](/source/Augusta_County,_Virginia).

## Route description

SR 285 begins at its intersection with SR 608 and SR 935 (Expo Road) southwest of Fishersville. Tinkling Spring Road continues south as SR 608 toward [Stuarts Draft](/source/Stuarts_Draft,_Virginia). SR 285 heads northeast as a two-lane undivided road through a [diamond interchange](/source/Diamond_interchange) with [Interstate 64](/source/Interstate_64_in_Virginia) and passes the [Augusta Health](/source/Augusta_Health) medical center. The state highway veers east and briefly parallels [CSX](/source/CSX_Transportation)'s [North Mountain Subdivision](/source/North_Mountain_Subdivision) before reaching its northern terminus at US 250 (Jefferson Highway) just south of its crossing of the railroad in the village of Fishersville.[1][2]

## References

1. ["2010 Traffic Data"](http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2010_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp). Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-05. *[Augusta County, City of Staunton, and City of Waynesboro](http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_007_Augusta_2010.pdf) (PDF)

## External links

- [Virginia Highways Project: VA 285](http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va281-300.htm#va285)

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