Virginia State Route 161

State Route 161
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length	13.84 mi[1] (22.27 km)
Existed	1933–present
Major junctions
South end	I-95 in southern Richmond
Major intersections	US 1 / US 301 in Richmond US 360 in Richmond US 60 in Richmond SR 195 Toll in Richmond US 33 / US 250 in Richmond I-64 / I-95 in Richmond
North end	US 1 near Lakeside
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Highway system
Virginia Routes Interstate US Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes
← SR 160 → SR 162

State Route 161 is a primary state highway in and near Richmond, Virginia, United States. It extends from an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) in the independent city of Richmond north to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in the Lakeside area of central Henrico County.

For a portion of its history, the road served as an early western highway bypass of the downtown area of the City of Richmond through portions of Chesterfield and Henrico counties. Known during that period as the area's "Belt Boulevard", the name is still applied to some streets along the former bypass routing. SR 161 now located entirely in the City of Richmond and Henrico County.