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The state highway heads east along Washington Avenue to the town limit of Vinton at Wolf Creek. SR 24 has an interchange with the Blue Ridge Parkway at a low gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Stewart Knob and Chestnut Mountain immediately before the highway enters Bedford County, where its name changes to Stewartsville Road.
Vinton's highest point is on Olney Road, at an elevation of 1,265 feet (386 m), which affords a good view of the adjacent city of Roanoke. While the entirety of the town of Vinton is located in Roanoke County, much of its ZIP Code also covers the western portion of Bedford County.
SR 122 Bus. in Bedford. Virginia State Route 122 Business (SR 122 Business) is a business route of SR 122 within the town of Bedford. The highway runs 2.60 miles (4.18 km) from SR 122, US 221, and US 460 on the south side of Bedford to SR 122 and US 221 on the north side of Bedford.
(Main Street) at a diamond interchange at the east end of Bedford where US 221 and SR 122 exit north to serve the east side of the town. US 460 continues through eastern Bedford County, crossing the Big Otter River on its way to the hamlet of New London on the east side of the Campbell County line, where the route's name becomes Lynchburg Highway.
Stewartsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Bedford County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 533. [2] The CDP is located along State Route 24, between Vinton and Chamblissburg. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Thomas Jefferson had a summer retreat in Bedford County called "Poplar Forest". James P. Ownby (1845–1906), Illinois state representative; was born in Bedford County. [21] Lacey Putney was born and raised in Bedford County, VA. Jerry Falwell Jr, former Liberty University President, lives in Bedford County on a farm. [22]
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The state highway continues north as Bedford Highway toward Lynch Station, where the highway curves to the southwest to parallel the north bank of the Roanoke River. At Leesville , a short distance north of the impoundment of the river to form Leesville Lake , SR 43 begins to follow Goose Creek and enters Bedford County .