{{Short description|State highway in Accomack County, Virginia, US}} {{For|former State Routes numbered 316|State Route 316 (Virginia pre-1928)|State Route 316 (Virginia 1928-1933)}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=VA |type=VA |route=316 |length_mi=9.49 |length_ref=<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/> |length_round=2 |established=1937 |map=VA 316 map.svg |direction_a=South |direction_b=North |terminus_a={{jct|state=VA|US-Bus|13|SR|126|dab1=Accomac–Onley}} at Tasley |junction={{jct|state=VA|SR|176|Sec|673|county2=Accomack}} in Parksley |terminus_b={{jct|state=VA|SR|187|Sec|779|county2=Accomack}} in Bloxom |counties=Accomack |previous_type=VA |previous_route=315 |next_type=VA |next_route=317 }}
'''State Route 316''' ('''SR 316''') is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs {{convert|9.49|mi|km}} from U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Business) at Tasley north to SR 187 in Bloxom. SR 316 parallels an inactive railroad line as it connects the central Accomack County towns of Accomac, Onley, and Onancock with the northern county towns of Parksley, Bloxom, and Hallwood.
==Route description== thumb|right|View south along SR 316 at SR T-2503 in Bloxom SR 316 begins at a roundabout with US 13 Business and SR 126 in the hamlet of Tasley. US 13 Business heads east as Tasley Road toward Accomac and south toward Onley as Coastal Boulevard, both of which intersect US 13; SR 126 heads west as Fairgrounds Road toward Onancock. SR 316 heads north as two-lane undivided Greenbush Road and begins to closely parallel an inactive railroad line. The state highway passes through Greenbush and Chase Crossing before entering the town of Parksley as Cassatt Avenue. One block north of the town line, SR 316 intersects Bennett Street, which heads east as SR 176 and provides access to the Eastern Shore Railway Museum on the east side the railroad. The state highway leaves Parksley as Hopeton Road and passes through the village of Hopeton on its way to Bloxom. SR 316 enters the town as Bayside Drive and reaches its northern terminus at SR 187 (Shoremain Drive). Bayside Drive continues north as SR 779 toward the town of Hallwood.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 316"/>
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|length_ref=<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/>|state=VA|county=Accomack}} {{VAint |location=Tasley |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=VA|US-Bus|13|SR|126|dab1=Accomac–Onley|dir2=west|name1=Tasley Road/Coastal Boulevard|name2=Fairgrounds Road|city1=Onley|city2=Accomac|city3=Onancock}} |notes=Roundabout; southern terminus }} {{VAint |location=Parksley |mile=5.81 |road={{jct|state=VA|SR|176|dir1=east|name1=Bennett Street|city1=Metompkin|Sec|673|county2=Accomack|dir2=west|name2=Bennett Street}} }} {{VAint |location=Bloxom |mile=9.49 |road={{jct|state=VA|SR|187|Sec|779|county2=Accomack|dir2=north|name1=Shoremain Drive|name2=Bayside Drive|city1=Guilford|city2=Modest Town|city3=Hallwood}} |notes=Northern terminus }} {{jctbtm}}
==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=2012-01-11}} *[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_001_Accomack_2010.pdf Accomack County] (PDF) </ref>
<ref name="Google Maps VA 316">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-13+BUS+N%2FTasley+Rd&daddr=Bayside+Dr&hl=en&sll=37.830836,-75.629497&sspn=0.026371,0.038581&geocode=FYxkPwId6tR8-w%3BFa47QQIdWBV--w&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=12|title=Virginia State Route 316|access-date=2012-01-11}}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category|Virginia State Route 316}} {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} *[http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va301-320.htm#va316 Virginia Highways Project: VA 316]
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