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State Route 216
Guinea Road
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length	3.61 mi (5.81 km)
Existed	1933–present
Major junctions
West end	US 17 at Hayes
East end	SR 649 / SR 653 at Achilles
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	Gloucester
Highway system
Virginia Routes Interstate US Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes
← SR 215 → SR 217

State Route 216 (SR 216) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Guinea Road, the state highway runs 3.61 miles (5.81 km) from U.S. Route 17 (US 17) at Hayes east to SR 649 and SR 653 at Achilles in southeastern Gloucester County.

Route description

SR 216 begins at an intersection with US 17 (George Washington Memorial Highway) in the hamlet of Hayes just north of Gloucester Point. The state highway heads east as a two-lane undivided road along the height of land between the mouth of the York River to the south and the Severn River to the north. After passing through Bena, SR 216 reaches its eastern terminus at its junction with SR 649 (Maryus Road) and SR 653 (Kings Creek Road) at Achilles. SR 649 and SR 653 head toward Maryus and Severn, respectively, on the Guinea Neck.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Gloucester County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Hayes	0.00	0.00	US 17 (George Washington Memorial Highway) / SR 1219 west (Hook Road)	Western terminus
Achilles	3.61	5.81	SR 649 (Maryus Road) / SR 653 (Kings Creek Road) – Severn	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
   • Gloucester County (PDF)
2. "Virginia State Route 216" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-12-07.

External links

• Virginia Highways Project: VA 216

• State highways in Virginia
• Transportation in Gloucester County, Virginia