U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 20
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| North Shore Road | |
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| Length: | 7 mi[1][2] (11 km) Due to configuration of road, Route 20 is 6.7 miles westbound and 7.2 miles eastbound. |
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| West end: |  Hwy 10 in Cruz Bay |
 Hwy 206 near Cinnamon Bay |
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| East end: | Hwy 10 in Virgin Islands National Park |
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Highway 20, or North Shore Road is a road on St. John.
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[edit] Route description
The route begins at Highway 10 in the center of Cruz Bay. Highway 20 runs along the northern shore of St. John, passing through Virgin Islands National Park. The road serves many popular beaches, including Cinnamon Bay and Trunk Bay. For this reason, tourists are encouraged to use Highway 20 to go to the beach instead of Highway 10, which runs across the center of the island. Highway 20 has one auxiliary route, Highway 206.
Highway 20 has an unusual configuration near its eastern terminus. Near Highway 10, the road splits into two. The northern section, carrying eastbound traffic (one drives on the left here), heads toward the eastern shore, but abruptly ends at an unnumbered road. Traffic wishing to continue on Highway 20 must make a 45 degree turn and continue westbound to meet the other stretch of road. Traffic heading west on Highway 20 simply turns left onto the southern branch and rejoins eastbound traffic a short distance later. This discrepancy causes the mileage of the road to change depending on which direction the road is traveled.
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| Location | Mile | Destination | Notes |
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| Cruz Bay | 0.00 | Hwy 10 |
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| Hwy 206 |
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| Hwy 10 |
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[edit] Auxiliary route
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| Location: | Hwy 10, Virgin Islands National Park –  Hwy 20, Cinnamon Bay |
| Length: | 1.3 mi[3] (2.1 km) |
Highway 206 (John Head Road) is a road on St. John, USVI. It is an auxiliary route of Highway 20. Running just over a mile from Highway 20 south to Highway 10, the road serves a few residential dwellings and as a connector between the two main roads on St. John.
