US Route 258 is, generally speaking, a north-south route across eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia.  It is an inland alternative to US Route 17 for much of its length.  The southern end of US Route 258 is at US Route 17 in Jacksonville.  While US Route 17 acts as more of a coastal route, US Route 258 heads northerly, gradually nudging away from the Atlantic coast.  It serves smaller communities in eastern North Carolina like Kinston, Farmville, and Tarboro, before crossing into Virginia.  In Virginia, US Route 258 arcs northeasterly so it can traverse a four-mile bridge over the broad James River Estuary.  Then, in its last phase, US Route 258 heads east through Newport News and Hampton.  It ends by bending from easterly to southerly as it serves its final purpose of serving Fort Monroe National Monument.

My photo for US Route 258 is a junction marker for Interstate 587 and the US Route 258 bypass, found along the northern end of the Business Route alignment of US Route 258 through Farmville.  The photo looks north toward the interchange where Business US Route 258 ends.  At that interchange, US Route 258 reassembles into a single route continuing northward; the bypass comes from the east on the freeway. This photo was taken in April, 2024, during a part of my trip across the Delmarva and through the Carolinas.
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