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'''Dick Woods Road''' is a scenic secondary road in western Albemarle County. | '''Dick Woods Road''' is a scenic secondary road in western Albemarle County. In July 2013, a portion of the road near Ragged Mountain Road collapsed when two culverts were washed away by heavy rain.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Heavy rain closes roads, makes messes and hinders river outfitters | ||
|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/dick-woods-road-washed-out-others-closed-in-region/article_3bc38834-eb06-11e2-ab58-0019bb30f31a.html|author=Bryan McKenzie|pageno=|printdate=|publishdate=12 July 2013|accessdate=18 July 2013}}</ref> | |||
==Course== | ==Course== | ||
Dick Woods Road begins in [[Ivy]] at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 250]] and travels west. The road is paved until [[Miller School Road]] near [[Batesville]] where it becomes gravel and continues to [[Virginia State Route 151]] in [[Afton]]. {{ | Dick Woods Road begins in [[Ivy]] at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 250]] and travels west. The road is paved until [[Miller School Road]] near [[Batesville]] where it becomes gravel and continues to [[Virginia State Route 151]] in [[Afton]].<ref>{{cite web|title=|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Miller+School+Road,+Charlottesville,+VA&daddr=Interstate+64,+Charlottesville,+VA&hl=en&sll=38.020238,-78.644772&sspn=0.0664,0.152264&geocode=FQgvRAIdRA9P-yn7h_XqLHmziTFwRFsGyvxyqA%3BFRIsRAId41ZR-ymfSuupQ4ZEiDEMSUYvGFdCtA&oq=i-64+char&t=h&mra=ls&z=12|author=|work=|publisher=Google Maps|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=18 July 2013}}</ref> | ||
==Recreation== | ==Recreation== | ||
Dick Woods Road is a popular road for running in the county and used frequently by the Western Albemarle Cross Country team and the Charlottesville Track Club marathon training program. <ref>{{cite web|title=Places To Run|url=http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening|author=|work=|publisher=Ragged Mountain Running Shop|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=May 9, 2012}}</ref> | Dick Woods Road is a popular road for running in the county and used frequently by the Western Albemarle Cross Country team and the Charlottesville Track Club marathon training program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Places To Run|url=http://raggedmountainrunning.com/whats-happening|author=|work=|publisher=Ragged Mountain Running Shop|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=May 9, 2012}}</ref> | ||
==External Links== | |||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbmImrZafKI Video: Dick Woods Road Washed Out from Floods] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 18 July 2013
Dick Woods Road is a scenic secondary road in western Albemarle County. In July 2013, a portion of the road near Ragged Mountain Road collapsed when two culverts were washed away by heavy rain.[1]
Course
Dick Woods Road begins in Ivy at an intersection with U.S. Route 250 and travels west. The road is paved until Miller School Road near Batesville where it becomes gravel and continues to Virginia State Route 151 in Afton.[2]
Recreation
Dick Woods Road is a popular road for running in the county and used frequently by the Western Albemarle Cross Country team and the Charlottesville Track Club marathon training program.[3]
External Links
Video: Dick Woods Road Washed Out from Floods
References
- ↑ Web. Heavy rain closes roads, makes messes and hinders river outfitters, Bryan McKenzie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, 12 July 2013, retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ Web. [1], Google Maps, retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ Web. Places To Run, Ragged Mountain Running Shop, retrieved May 9, 2012.