U.S. 25E
VA 25  not currently assigned
Previous VA 25's:		VA 25: An original state highway in place by 1922. It ran from Manassas along with VA 21 to Fairfax and Vienna to Washington DC at the Chain Bridge. In 1923, VA 25 west was truncated to VA 21-36 (curr. US 29-50) in Fairfax, leaving behind part of VA 211 (curr VA 28). By 1927, VA 25 was extended east via Arlington to VA 31 (curr. US 1) near Alexandria. Today this would be VA 123, VA 120, and South Glebe Road. In 1929 it was extended from Fairfax to Occoquan to meet US 1. This is also current VA 123. VA 25 was renumbered in its entirety as original VA 9 during the 1933 Great Renumbering II.
From:  Bent Creek, Appomattox County To:  Appomattox, Appomattox County Current Length:  13 miles
ROUTE LOG US 60: 0 - 0 US 460, US 460 Bus, VA 24: 13 - 13		Creation:  Appeared in July 1933 from US 60 to 4 miles below VA 40 at Phenix. This is the 3rd VA 26. It replaced the southern piece of original VA 306 and all of original VA 307. Adjustments:  By 1937 VA 26 was extended about 8 miles further south of Phenix along an unnumbered road. In 1938 VA 26 was extended further south to meet US 360 (curr. VA 92) in Clover. Between 1954-56 VA 26 was cut back to its present length, as SR's 727 and 746 assumed its identity Posting:  Fully posted Comment:  Haven't driven this one yet..
Previous VA 26's:		VA 26 #1:  An original state route, running from VA 10 (curr US 11) Pulaski, over to Mechanicsburg, then west to end in Bland. This route remained through at least 1923, but by 1927 was denumbered. Today this route is VA 99, SR 738, and VA 42. VA 26 #2: Created between 1924-27, as a newly numbered route. Originally ran from VA 10 (curr US 11) Wytheville to Bland. This was a direct routing over the mountain, not the current US 52 route through Favonia. Today it is SR 603 and unnumbered trails. By 1927, VA 26 was extended both directions to run from NC state line at Independence to WV line at Bluefield. This became Virginia's first 3-state route connecting with NC 26 to Charlotte, and SC 26 to Georgetown. In 1928, VA 26 was given the Favonia routing between Wytheville and Bland. Since US 21 was added to the route in its entirety in Virginia, VA 26 was eliminated in 1929. Today it is all of US 21, US 52 north of Wytheville, and all of VA 598. VA 26Y:  This was Virginia's first Y route, appearing in 1932. It was a spur from US 21/VA 42 (curr US 52/VA 42) into Bland. Maps imply this had been part of VA 42 prior to 1932. It was part of original VA 26 in the early 1920's. VA 26Y was short lived, as it became today's VA 98 in July 1933. If you paid attention to VA 26 #1's description, you may have noticed that VA 26Y never actually touched a VA 26 (eliminated 3 years earlier). This remains the only example of a Y route not touching its parent.

From:  City of Arlington To:  George Washington Pkwy, City of Arlington Current Length:  3.5 miles
ROUTE LOG US 50: 0 - 0 VA 244: 1 - 1 I-395 (exit 8): 0.5 - 1.5 VA 244: 0.5 - 2 VA 110: 0.5 - 2.5 George Washington Pkwy: 1 - 3.5		Creation:  Appeared in 1965 in its current configuration. The road itself is older but never numbered. This is the 3rd VA 27. Adjustments:  None Posting:  Not very well. No mention of VA 27 from US 50 at all. Posted well at I-395. Oddity: The VA 27 shield used on SB George Washington Pkwy has the letters "Va." in the shield. I believe this is the only state shield I've seen this way. Error US 27 sign exists on a BGS in a Pentagon parking lot (first reported to me by Russel Blau) Comment:  A southern beltway of Arlington Cemetery and Fort Myer.
Previous VA 27's:		VA 27 #1:  An original state highway. In 1922 it ran thus: Began in Norfolk and ran to the NC state line at Moyock, via Great Bridge, Fentress, and Hickory. Between Great Bridge and Hickory, VA 27 used part of today's VA 190, Blue Ridge Rd, and Centreville Tpk. It appears that by 1927, VA 27 went directly from Great Bridge to Hickory, leaving out Fentress. By 1931 it was extended up Granby St. to end at US 60. In 1933 it was extended across a ferry to continue through Hampton and to US 17 at Tabb. this replaced VA 514. In 1940-41, VA 27 was eliminated on both sides of Hampton Roads by VA 170. Today the northern section is VA 134/172/Magruder Blvd./134. The southern section is US 460/VA 168/VA 168 Bus. VA 27 #2:  27 was recycled very quickly in 1941, as a 3-piece discontinuous route: 1.US 15 Madison Mills to VA 3 (curr US 522) Sperryville 2. North Anna River to US 250 Ferncliff (today this is last western piece of VA 208 and SR 669) 3. from 8 miles North of Columbia to US 60 near Powhatan (today this is SR's 605, 690, and 684). all three of these piece took over for the original VA 16. Between 1945-1947, VA 27 became one continuous route by: connecting sections 2 & 3 (also north end became Louisa); renumbering section 1 to its current configuration as VA 230 and 231. Betwen 1948-51, VA 27 south was truncated to VA 45, leaving behind SR 684. In 1952-53, VA 27 south was truncated again, to VA 6 Columbia, leaving behind SR 690. VA 27 north still ended at Louisa. Between 1954-1956 the remaining VA 27 was downgraded to SR 659. The Louisa to Ferncliff piece did NOT become VA 208 until much later.

From:  Remington, Fauquier County To:  Sterling, Loudon County Current Length:  49 miles
ROUTE LOG US 15, US 29: 0 - 0 US 17: 2 - 2 PW-FQ LINE: 14 - 16 VA 215: 5 - 21 VA 234: 2 - 23 MAN-PW LINE: 0 - 23 VA 234 Bus: 2 - 25 PW-MAN LINE: 1 - 26 MPK-PW LINE: 0.5 - 26.5 VA 213: 0.5 - 27 PW-MPK LINE: 0.5 - 27.5 FX-PW LINE: 2 - 29.5 US 29: 2.5 - 32 I-66 (exit 53): 0.5 - 32.5 US 50: 4 - 36.5 LN-FX LINE: 6 - 42.5 VA 267: 0.5 - 43 VA 209: 0.5 - 43.5 VA 7: 5.5 - 49		Creation:  An original state highway - one of only 2 that remain. VA 28 ran like this in 1922, running from VA 18 (curr US 29 Bus) Lovingston to VA 9 (curr US 250 Bus) Charlottesville, via Shipman, Rockfish, and Covesville (to do this today would be VA 56, SR 639, SR 632, US 29). So none of today's VA 28 includes its original routing. Adjustments:  Between 1924-27, VA 28 acquired a second piece, from VA 21 (curr US 15-29) New Baltimore to VA 21 (curr US 29) Centreville via Manassas. This piece had been the original VA 211. Also, the original VA 28 piece had its south end changed to Woods Mill (still ending at VA 18 at the current US 29-VA 6 jct), using today's US 29 corridor. The old route through Rockfish went unnumbered. In 1928-29, the southern piece was extended north through Ruckersville, Madison, and Culpeper to the Rappahannock River at Jeffersonton, over unnumbered routes. Today this is SR 743, US 29, VA 229, and SR 802. In 1932, US 29 appeared in Virginia, eliminating all of the southern piece of VA 28 except Culpeper to Jeffersonton. Alas, this remaining section was renumbered to VA 29 in July 1933. By July 1936, VA 28 was back to being a 2-piece route, when a piece that only went from one side of Herndon to the other appeared, over a previously unnumbered road. Today this would be part of VA 228. In 1938 this piece was extended north to VA 7. By 1941, VA 28 was moved from its New Baltimore end to its current end in Remington. This replaced part of VA 233 and left behind VA 295 in its old path (curr VA 215). In 1962 the southern piece extended north to US 50 replacing part of SR 657. In 1967 the northern piece was renumbered as VA 228 and the southern piece was extended to VA 7 as it is today. The northern piece was never connected to the rest of VA 28. Posting:  Fully posted. Last cutout removed from Manassas Park when they redid the VA 28-213 intersection. Comment:  The six lane superhighway of western Fairfax County.  Also the site of a lot of overbuilt, underused roads to nowhere (see VA 209). Three years ago VDOT dropped the speed limit to 45 mph from Remington to Manassas. This seems extremely slow when driving through the rural country out there.

From:  Doswell, Hanover County To:  at Norge interchange, James City County Current Length:  65 miles
ROUTE LOG US 1: 0 - 0 I-95 (exit 98): 1 - 1 CL-HN LINE: 1 - 2 US 301, VA 2: 5 - 7 KW-CL LINE: 5 - 12 US 360: 12 - 24 VA 33 EB, VA 298: 24 - 48 VA 296: 0.5 - 48.5 NK-KW LINE: 0.5 - 49 VA 273: 1 - 50 VA 33 WB, VA 249: 3 - 53 VA 273: 3 - 56 JC-NK LINE: 1.5 - 57.5 I-64 (exit 227): 1.5 - 59 US 60: 2 - 61 SR 607: 4 -65		Creation:  Appeared in 1923. Began at VA 13 (curr. US 360) in Central Garage and proceed through West Point and Saluda to end in the town of Urbanna. This was mostly new routing except West Point to VA 29 (curr VA 14 EB), which was part of an original VA 9 Spur. This would be today's VA 30, 33, and 227. Adjustments:  In 1929, VA 30 was extended west over unnumbered routing to Mangohick. In 1930-1931 VA 30 was extended west again to the Caroline County line over an unnumbered road. In July 1933 VA 30 went westward to VA 2 Dawn, and the east end was moved from Urbanna to US 60 near Toano, replacing the original VA 53. The original VA 30 east of West Point became VA 4 (curr VA 33) and VA 227. Also in July 1933 a discontinuous segment appeared from VA 51 (curr. SR 738) to Louisa Couty, west of Beaverdam, replacing VA 428. This is curently SR 739. Between 1942-1944, the west segment was renumbered as VA 51Y. In 1971-72 VA 30 was extended west to US 1 over SR 652, and also VA 79 #3. In 1980 VA 30 was extended to its current eastern end, replacing VA 168Y. In 1986 VA 30 was moved to its alignment between Barharmsville and West Point, replacing part of VA 249. Old VA 30's route became VA 273. Posting:  Fully Posted; Cutout still up in West Point (from VA 298). Comments:  A good alternate to bypass beach traffic from Williamsburg to Fredericksburg.

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