page_title: Virginia State Route 4
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: Virginia State Route 4 / Route description
caption_attribution_description: English: View south along Virginia State Route 4 (Buggs Island Road) at U.S. Route 58 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
context_page_description: State Route 4 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Buggs Island Road, the state highway runs 11.02 miles from the North Carolina state line near Palmer Springs north to U.S. Route 58 near Midway. SR 4 connects US 58 with John H. Kerr Dam, which impounds the Roanoke River to form Kerr Lake. The state highway was assigned concurrent with the construction of the dam and reservoir in the early 1950s.
  The entire length of SR 4 is part of U.S. Bicycle Route 1.
context_section_description: SR 4 begins at the North Carolina state line southwest of the community of Palmer Springs.  The roadway continues south as NC 1200 (Drewry Virginia Line Road) toward Middleburg.  The state highway heads north to the east of several arms of Kerr Lake.  SR 4 veers northwest and follows the shore of the lake to John H. Kerr Dam, on top of which the state highway crosses the Roanoke River.  The road on top of the dam, which separates Kerr Lake from Lake Gaston, is maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.  The state highway passes through the hamlet of Castle Heights and crosses Kettles Creek and Allen Creek before reaching its northern terminus at US 58 near Midway between South Hill and Boydton.  The roadway continues north as SR 674 (Wooden Bridge Road).
caption: View south at the north end of SR 4 at US 58 and SR 674 near Midway
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