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ROUTE LOG I-95 (exit 69): 0 - 0 US 1, US 301: 1.5 - 1.5 VA 10 EB: 3 - 4.5 VA 10 WB: 0.5 - 5 US 360: 0.5 - 5.5 US 60: 1 - 6.5 VA 195: 4 - 10.5 VA 147: 0.25 - 10.75 VA 315: 0.25 - 11 VA 6: 0.25 - 11.25 US 33, US 250: 0.5 - 11.75 I-64, I-95 (exit 78): 1 - 12.75 VA 197: 0.25 - 13 I-95 (exit 80): 1 - 14 HR-RIC LINE: 0 - 14 VA 356: 2 - 16 US 1: 1 - 17 |
Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 432. Ran
from VA 147 Richmond to US 1 Glenside. This has been the only VA 161.
Adjustments: VA 161 was extended south to US 1-301 between 1942-44 over Belt Blvd (which existed over James River and all the way around to current US 1/301-Belt Blvd jct in 1934). In 1994, VA 161 was rerouted below VA 10 to its current end near the Phillip Morris Plant. Posting: Fully posted; cutouts (thanks Gribblenation) exist at jct with VA 197; error US 161 signs on Broad St. EB (verified 7/13/03, at least 15 years like this now) and at US 360 (replaced recently); white border sign NB VA 161 near VA 356. Comment: VA 161 passes through some nice areas in Richmond. Has 3 exits with I-95. |
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ROUTE LOG VA 143: 0 - 0 WIL-JC LINE: 0.22 - 0.22 |
Creation: Implied on maps back to 1947. Explicitly shows up for the
first time on the 1957 historical map of Williamsburg. Ran from VA 168 (curr VA
143) to US 60 (curr US 60-VA 5) Williamsburg. This was not previously numbered
but at one time may have been VA 286. This is the 2nd VA 162.
Adjustments: Extended through downtown Williamsburg to US 60 on the opposite side of town in 1979. This multiplexed over VA 5-31 (curr VA 5) and replaced VA 132 west of downtown. VA 162 was truncated to its current form in 1994, leaving behind unnumbered roads. Posting: Still fully posted at VA 143. Comments: Not sure the point of it anymore... |
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| Previous VA 162's: | VA 162 #1: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 436. Ran from VA 5 (curr US 250) Shannon Hill south to Tabscott. It was downgraded to SR 606 between 1942-44. | ||||||||||||||
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ROUTE LOG US 29 Bus, US 501: 0 - 0 VA 128: 0.34 - 0.34 US 460 Bus WB: 0.42 - 0.76 US 460 Bus EB: 1.19 - 1.95 US 221: 0.60 - 2.55 US 501 Bus: 0.80 - 3.35 Amherst-Lynchburg City Line: 1.65 - 5.00 VA 210: 0.7 - 5.70 US 29 Bus: 0.5 - 6.20 US 29 Bus: 0.44 - 6.64 |
Creation: Appeared in October 2005 (Kozel post to mtr) as a renumbering of US 29 Business through Lynchburg and Madison Heights. This is the 3rd VA 163.
Adjustments: None Improvements:Fully paved upon designation. 4-laned only on the southern end. Posting: No word on when VA 163 signs were put up. Comments: VA 163 is the result of the new US 29 Madison Heights Bypass, making Lynchburg twice bypassed by US 29. As with Danville, they moved US 29 Business to the original Bypass and gave the original business route a state designation. My money would've been on another VA 291, but I was way off. VA 163 uses Wards Road, Fort Ave, Memorial Ave, and 5th Ave through Lynchburg. The 2 US 29 Business intersections in Madison Heights are half-accesses, which is why there are two. A lot of VA 163 was once US 170 and original VA 14 before that. North of the James River, it was once original VA 18. |
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| Previous VA 163's: |
VA 163 #1: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 424. A stub
off US 60 to Roxbury. This was downgraded to SR 609 in September 1942 (CTB Minutes). Today it is
part of VA 106.
VA 163 #2 Appears on official maps in 1957 but likely goes back to September 1945 when VA 168 was moved from today's VA 162-VA 5 routing to today's VA 143 routing east of Williamsburg, as a renumbering of one of the VA 168Ys which no longer touched VA 168. It was Parkway Dr. in Williamsburg. It ran from US 60 to VA 162, and provided access to the Colonial Pkwy. on the east side of town. This was decommissioned to an unnumbered road in 1994. while still active, it was posted only in cutouts and white border signs. |
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ROUTE LOG US 17: 0 - 0 I-664 (exit 9): 0.5 - 0.5 VA 135: 0.5 - 1 POR-SUF LINE: 0 - 1 US 58, VA 337 ALT: 6 - 7 |
Creation: First appeared as dotted lines on the 1976 VDOT state map
as a new freeway route. The first piece to actually exist was the bridge over
Western Elizabeth River in 1978. This is the 3rd VA 164.
Adjustments: Around 1990-91, VA 164 was open from the bridge to VA 135. It was finished to US 17 in 1992. A partial opening of a direct connection to US 58 was opened Sept. 2004 (project began in late 2001) Posting: Fully posted. Before the Pinners Point interchange was built, there were BEGIN/END VA 164 shields posted at the east end of the Western Elizabeth River bridge. There were no VA 164 signs or traiblazers in the neighborhood between the bridge and US 58, which made trying to make a dicey connection even worse. Comment: A nice, modern freeway. Maybe could be I-164 someday, though the 164 numbering is simply coincidence. Much, much more info is at Scott Kozel's page. |
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| Previous VA 164's: |
VA 164 #1: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering for VA 501. Ran
from US 58 to US 60 in Virginia Beach over today's Laskin Rd. In 1940 or 1941, a
second piece of VA 164 appeared, running from VA 165 Princess Anne to Nimmo. The
second piece was renumbered as current VA 149 by 1944. The original piece was
renumbered as part of US 58 in 1956.
VA 164 #2: To my surprise, the 1956 VDOT map shows VA 164 running from US 58 to US 60 in Virginia Beach, using 17th street. Hmmmm. At any rate, up to 1955 this had been part of US 58. In 1957 this became US 58 Bus. |
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| ROUTE LOG US 17 Bus: 0 - 0 US 17: 4 - 4 VA 168 Bus NB: 4 - 8 VA 168 Bus SB: 0.25 - 8.25 VA 168: 0.75 - 9 VAB-CHE LINE: 7.5 - 16.5 VA 149: 3 - 19.5 VA 350: 3.5 - 23 VA 190: 4.5 - 27.5 NOR-VAB LINE: 2.5 - 30 US 58: 1 - 31 VA 165Y: 1 - 32 US 13 NB, VA 166 NB: 0.5 - 32.5 US 13 SB, VA 166 SB: 0.25 - 32.75 I-64 (exit 281): 0.5 - 33.25 VA 192: 0.5 - 33.75 VA 247: 0.25 - 34 VA 170: 2 - 36 VA 194: 0.25 - 36.25 VA 168: 0.5 - 36.75 I-64 (exit 276C): 0.5 - 37.25 US 460: 0.25 - 37.5 VA 337: 1.5 - 39 |
Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 502. Ran only from US 460 (curr US 13-VA 166) to VA 27 (curr VA 168 Bus) Great Bridge via Princess Anne. This has been the only VA 165.
Adjustments: By July 1936, VA 165 was extended north over new routing to US 60 (this was using Diamond Springs Road). This extension was renumbered as VA 13 in 1938, and VA 165 returned to its original 1933 route. Between 1942-44, VA 165 was extended north and west along Military Hwy, Little Creek Rd, and Taussig Blvd., then across a ferry to Newport News, ending at VA 168 (curr VA 143). None of this was previously numbered. Between 1945-47, VA 165 north was rerouted to its current end at VA 337, using Military Hwy and Little Creek Rd (replacing VA 351 #2). Taussig Blvd. and the Newport News stub both became part of VA 168 (today this is I-564, VA 337, no ferry, and a piece of former VA 167). In 1963 or 1964, VA 165 was extended from Great Bridge to VA 166 (curr VA 104) over what was SR 640. In 1966, VA 165 was extended again to US 17 Deep Creek over what was VA 166. Posting: Fully posted. As of July 2005 there are two known error US 165 shields: one EB just east of US 460 (near the Wards Corner area) and one SB at VA 247/Norview Ave. Comments: Obviously nobody wanting to drive from Deep Creek to Norfolk Naval Base would consider doing VA 165 end to end. The Kempsville Rd segment in Norfolk (between US 13/Northampton Blvd and US 58/Virginia Beach Blvd) is still only 2 lanes, as is a sizeable segment between Damneck Rd in Virginia Beach and the Great Bridge area of Chesapeake (near VA 168). Construction is underway on a new alignment between US 17/Dominion Blvd and the Deep Creek area (a little east of US 17 BUS). This will straighten out a MAJOR kink in VA 165's path. |
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| ROUTE LOG VA 165: 0 - 0 VA 165Y END: 0.5 - 0.5 |
Water Works Rd. (near jct. US 13 & VA 166). This is not posted. Created between 1948-56. Once formed a triangle with VA 165 and US 13-VA 166 but was broken up by I-64 in the 60's. This was mainline US 13-VA 13. Why this is still active is unknown, especially since the road is closed to the public. | ||||||||||||||
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| ROUTE LOG US 17: 0 - 0 VA 190: 2 - 2 US 13, US 460 WB: 0.5 - 2.5 I-464 (exit 3): 0.5 - 3 VA 337: 1.5 - 4.5 VA 246: 0.25 - 4.25 NOR-CHE LINE: 0.5 - 4.75 VA 168 SB: 0.5 - 5.25 I-264 (exit 11): 0.75 - 6 US 460 WB, VA 168 NB: 0.25 - 6.25 US 58: 0.25 - 6.5 VA 194: 2.25 - 8.75 US 13 SB, VA 165 NB: 1.25 - 10 VA 165 SB: 0.25 - 10.25 I-64 (exit 282): 0.5 - 10.75 VAB-NOR LINE: 0.25 - 11 US 13 NB: 1 - 12 VA 332: 0.25 - 12.25 US 60: 1.25 - 13.5 |
Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering for VA 504. Originally ran from US 17 Deep Creek to VA 165 Kempsville, in a big zig zag (used what is current VA 190 below VA 165). VA 166 may have been 2 pieces or multiplexed with VA 27 (curr VA 190) - it is unclear - between Great Bridge and the curr. VA 166-VA 190 jct. This has been the only VA 166.
Adjustments: Between 1942-44, VA 166 was definitely one piece, as VA 170 (which replaced VA 27) was moved to its Battlefield Blvd. corridor. In 1956, VA 166 was routed through Norfolk and extended out to US 60 Chesapeake Beach. The previous route to Great Bridge and Kempsville became VA 190. This new routing of VA 166 replaced VA 166Y, and was multiplexed over US 460 to Norfolk. From there it replaced both VA 13Y's on its way out to US 60. VA 166 used today's Shell Rd from today's Northampton Blvd.-Diamond Springs Rd. jct northeast to Pleasure House Road where it cut north to US 60 Shore Dr. The 1963 Official map shows Northampton Blvd as existing between Pleasure House Rd and US 60. VA 166 may have been put on this temporarily or possibly not. In 1964, VA 166 and US 13 swapped places at the Northampton Blvd.-Diamond Springs Road intersection. Only the Northampton Blvd. bridge over Lake Smith uses the Shell Rd alignment of old VA 166. Pleasure House Road was briefly SR 651 after this switch. In 1966, VA 166 South was truncated to its current end, replaced by VA 165 from Deep Creek to VA 104, and by VA 104 to the VA 104-VA 166 jct. Posting: Fully posted in Chesapeake and Norfolk. Not posted in Virginia Beach. Although the I-64/Northampton Blvd interchange is within Norfolk, VA 166 is NOT referenced from I-64 at all. Some "TO US 13" shields have appeared WB heading into Norfolk from Military Hwy. I guess these were installed in the wrong direction. Also, there are VA 166 shields at the Diamond Springs Rd/Weslyan Dr intersection, which is funny because a) Diamond Springs Rd is not VA 166 here and b) these signs have been up since 1993 - in fact if you were to follow VA 403 you might run across this set up and be a little confused. Comments: VA 166 through eastern Norfolk is all original concrete 4-lane routing with an occasional patch. |
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| Previous VA 166's: | VA 166Y: Appeared between 1942-44, running from US 13-460 (curr US 13-460 split) to VA 166 (curr VA 166-VA 190 jct). This was a replacement for a piece of VA 170. VA 166Y was renumbered as part of mainline VA 166 in 1956. |
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VA 167: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 511 and VA 513. Originally ran from the James River in Indian River section of Newport News to Grand View (north of Buckroe Beach).
In 1940-41 VA 167 east was rerouted to end at VA 168 (curr VA 351) Buckroe Beach, leaving behind SR 616 to Grand View also VA 167 west was extended along Chesapeake Dr. to the Newport News city limit. Between 1948-50, VA 167 west was extended to VA 168 (curr Jefferson Ave. at Monitor Merrimac Memorial Hwy now unnumbered). In 1958, VA 167 west was extended north over what had been part of VA 168 to VA 143 at 28th St. Between 1968-70, VA 167 was given a more N-S alignment by running up Armistead Blvd. over what at one time was VA 134. VA 167 to Buckroe Beach became part of VA 169. In 1972, this new alignment was shifted east over new routing to go directly to Langley AFB. Armistead Ave. went unnumbered after that. The November 1995 CTB minutes show and the 2001 and 2003 VDOT logs confirm that VA 167 has been decommissioned, presumably to an unnumbered route. However, it is on the 2000-01, 2002-04, and 2004-06 VDOT state maps. On the other hand, VA 167 markers were not removed from I-64 BGS's until late 1999. A field check in July 2005 turned up no VA 167 signs anywhere. |
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| ROUTE LOG US 60: 0 - 0 US 460: 1 - 1 VA 165: 2 - 2 I-64 (exit 277): 0.25 - 2.25 VA 247: 2 - 4.25 US 58: 1.75 - 6 US 460 EB, VA 337: 0.25 - 6.25 VA 166 NB: 0.25 - 6.5 I-264 (exit 11): 0.25 - 6.75 US 460 WB, VA 166 SB: 0.75 - 7.5 CHE-NOR LINE: 0.25 - 7.75 VA 246: 0.25 - 8 US 13: 2.5 - 10.5 I-64 EB (exit 290), VA 168 Bus: 0.75 - 11.25 I-64 WB (exit 291), I-464 (exit 1), US 17 NB: 1 - 12.25 US 17 SB: 0.25 - 12.5 VA 168 Bus: 2.5 - 15 VA 165: 2.5 - 17.5 VA 168 Bus: 1 - 18.5 VA 168 Bus: 5 - 23.5 VA 168 Bus: 3 - 26.5 NC STATE LINE: 0.5 - 27 |
Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as what appears to be a newly numbered route. Ran from US 17 (curr US 17-VA 143-VA 306 jct) south to 34th St. Newport News then east to VA 169 Buckroe Beach. This has been the only VA 168.
Adjustments: By July 1936, VA 168 was extended north along a new road all the way to VA 170 (curr VA 238) Lee Hall. In 1940 or 1941, VA 168 was extended north again over new road to VA 33 (curr VA 30-VA 33-VA 249 jct). Between 1945-47, VA 168 from Jefferson Ave to Buckroe Beach was renumbered as VA 351 #3. Instead, VA 168 continued south along Jefferson to a ferry over Hampton Roads. It picked back up at Norfolk Naval Base and headed down Taussig Blvd. and Little Creek Rd. to end at US 60 Little Creek. In Norfolk this replaced VA 165 from Newport News to Military Hwy-Little Creek Rd. jct, and VA 351 #2 east of there. In 1958, VA 168 made some big changes: from I-64 jct with US 258 to Ocean View, VA 168 was put onto the completed I-64 (the 1958 map labels this only as VA 168) and jogged over on US 258 to Jefferson Ave. In Newport News Jefferson Ave. became part of an extended VA 143. Once in Ocean View, VA 168 was routed down Tidewater Dr. (new road) to downtown Norfolk. The previous VA 168 alignment in the Southside became VA 170. VA 168 continued south over what had been VA 170 all the way to NC. Between 1959-61, VA 168 was extended west along I-64 to the VA 143 exit near the Newport News airport. Jefferson Ave south of this exit became more of VA 143. In 1966, VA 168 North was added to the new I-64 all the way to Camp Peary. Again the old 168 became more of VA 143. In 1973, VA 168 was sent to US 60-VA 30 jct over VA 168Y, leaving behind the more direct SR 746. In 1974, VA 168 was added to new I-64 out to current Exit 227. The route to US 60-VA 30 became VA 168Y #2. In 1980, VA 168 was eliminated north of US 60 Ocean View. The only non-multiplexed part of VA 168 became an extended VA 249 (curr VA 30). In 1981 the Great Bridge Bypass was opened. This was connected to I-64 at the I-464 south end via the new Oak Grove Connector about 1999. Finally, VA 168 TOLL below Great Bridge was opened in 2001. In these last three cases, VA 168 Business was assigned to the old route. Posting: Fully posted Comments: From Dave (ca. 2000)
As it turns out, NCDOT built their segment of NC 168 as a 5-lane undivided arterial from the state line all the way down to US 158. So alas, no Currituck County freeway for Dave. |
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| Previous VA 168's: |
VA 168Y #1: Appeared in 1940-41 as a newly numbered route. Ran from US 60-VA 30 jct east to VA 168 (curr SR 746). This was replaced by mainline VA 168 in 1973. Today it is part of VA 30.
VA 168Y #2: Appeared in 1940-41 as new primary routing, using Parkway Drive in Williamsburg. Ran from VA 168 (old VA 162) across VA 168 (current VA 5) to US 60. In September 1945 VA 168 was moved to today's VA 143 meaning 168Y didn't touch 168. So this became VA 163. Today it is unnumbered. VA 168Y #3: Appeared in 1974. Ran from US 60-VA 30 jct east to I-64/VA 168. This replaced an alignment of VA 168. This was renumbered as part of VA 30 in 1981. |
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| ROUTE LOG I-64 (exit 268), US 60: 0 - 0 VA 143: 0.5 - 0.5 US 258: 0.5 - 1 VA 351: 1.5 - 2.5 US 258: 5 - 7.5 |
Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 512. Ran only from US 60 (curr VA 143) Phoebus to VA 168 (curr VA 351) Buckroe Beach. This has been the only VA 169.
Adjustments: Between 1968-70 VA 169 was extended through Buckroe Beach back to US 258 as today, replacing a part of VA 167. In 1984, VA 169 was extended to I-64/US 60 over an unnumbered route. Posting: Fully posted Comment: Comprised of Mallory St., Old Buckroe Rd., Fox Hill Rd. Forms a somewhat convoluted 270-degree loop. |
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| ROUTE LOG VA 165: 0 - 0 VA 192: 1.5 - 1.5 US 60: 1 - 2.5 |
Creation: Appeared in 1958, as a renumbering of the southside portion of VA 168. This is the 3rd VA 170. It ran from US 60 Little Creek to VA 337 Norfolk Naval Base via Taussig Blvd.
Adjustments: In 1980, VA 170 west was truncated to its current end. This left behind I-564 and VA 337 on Taussig Blvd. Posting: Fully posted. VA 170 shields are still up coming out of GATE 3 of Norfolk Naval Base. Comment: E. Little Creek Rd. |
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| Previous VA 170's: |
VA 170 #1: Appeared in July 1933. Ran from US 60 Lee Hall to US 17 Yorktown (replacing VA 514), then east to Moore Hall (replaced VA 518). VA 170 was renumbered as VA 238 in 1941. Note that VA 170 from Lee Hall to Yorktown was part of US 17 up to 1931.
VA 170 #2: Appeared in 1941 as a renumbering of original VA 27. Ran from US 17 Tabb to NC Line near Moyock NC. VA 170 used Magruder Blvd. and some of current VA 172 to get from US 17 down to Hampton. Once in Norfolk, VA 170 used Granby St. to downtown and Dominion Blvd to Great Bridge, the VA 168 Business to NC. Between 1942-44, the Hampton portion of VA 170 became VA 134 (today it is part of VA 134 and VA 172) and the Norfolk side was rerouted over Campostella Rd. to get to Great Bridge. The old route to Great Bridge became parts of US 460 and VA 166. In 1958, most of VA 170 was renumbered as VA 168, except Granby St. which became US 460. |
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| ROUTE LOG VA 143: 0 - 0 I-64 (exit 256): 1.5 - 1.5 YO-NNS LNIE: 0.5 - 2 US 17: 1 - 3 VA 134: 0.25 - 3.25 POQ-YO LINE: 2.25 - 6 VA 172: 1 - 7 END VA 171: 5.5 - 12.5 |
Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as a new route. Started out as a short stub from VA 172 (curr VA 171-172 jct) Poquoson west for 1 mile. This is the 2nd VA 171.
Adjustments: Between 1945-47, VA 171 was extended west to US 17-VA 134 jct Tabb (slightly south on VA 134 at Theater Rd-Yorktown Rd-VA 134 jct today). In 1976 VA 171 was extended east over VA 172 to Messick Pt. except VA 171 was placed on new primary alignment using Little Florida Rd. over to Poquoson Ave and on east to Messick Pt. The portion of Poquoson Ave between Wythe Creek Rd and Little Florida Rd became unnumbered. Wythe Creek Rd. between Poqouson Ave and Yorktown Rd became the last northern piece of today's VA 172. Also in 1976 VA 171 was placed on today's Victory Blvd from today's VA 172 west to Yorktown Rd. The old VA 171 using Yorktown Rd northeast to today's VA 172 north end became SR 782 (unnumbered today). In 1986-87, VA 171 was rerouted onto more new Victory Blvd like it is today over to US 17. The old route became SR 706 Yorktown Rd. In 1999 VA 171 west was extended to I-64 over a road that had been opened in 1992 as unnumbered routing. In 2002 VA 171 west was extended again to VA 143. Posting: Posted between I-64 and VA 172. Unposted west of I-64 and east of VA 172, though when Mapmikey drove to Messick Pt. in 1993, there was a cutout WB near the eastern end. Comments: One of the two VA routes to enter Poquoson, the 8th and least known city of Hampton Roads. VA 171 is limited access from just west of I-64 to just west of VA 172. Almost all of this is on a 4 lane ROW, although VA 171 is only 2 lanes east of VA 134, and is 6 lanes west of US 17. |
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| Previous VA 171's: | VA 171 #1: Appeared in 1923 as a new route, running from VA 17 (curr VA 42) Buffalo Gap to VA 33-39 (curr US 11-250) Staunton. This was renumbered as VA 810 in 1929. Today it is part of VA 254. | ||||||||||||||
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| ROUTE LOG VA 134: 0 - 0 POQ-HAM LINE: 2 - 2 VA 171: 3 - 5 END VA 172: 1 - 6 |
Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 516. Ran from VA 27 (curr VA 134 connector) to Messick Pt. This is the 2nd VA 172.
Adjustments: In 1963 or 1964, VA 172 was extended south over VA 134 to its current end at VA 134. In 1976, VA 172 east of Poquoson was renumbered as part of VA 171 and VA 172 was given the stub ending it has now. Poquoson Ave between Wythe Creek Rd and Little Florida Rd became unnumbered in this 171-172 switch, as VA 171 was placed on Little Florida Rd. Posting: Fully posted. Comments: The other of the two VA routes to enter Poquoson, the 8th and least known city of Hampton Roads. Also serves a remote part of Langley AFB. |
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| Previous VA 172's: | VA 172 #1: Appeared in 1923 as a new route. Ran from VA 17 (curr VA 42) Goshen southwest to Rockbridge Alum, then southeast to VA 14-33 (curr US 11 Bus-US 60 jct) Lexington. Between 1924-27 this became part of VA 14 and VA 335. Today it is US 60, some of SR 850, and all of SR 780. | ||||||||||||||
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| ROUTE LOG BEGIN VA 173: 0 - 0 US 60: 2 - 2 VA 143: 1 - 3 YO-NNS LINE: 1 - 4 US 17: 2.5 - 6.5 SR 629: 4.5 - 11 |
Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 517 and VA 528. Has the same endpoints as it does now. This has been the only VA 173.
Adjustments: VA 173 used to run to US 17 between Tabb and Grafton and multiplex to Grafton before heading east to Dandy. VA 173 was given its current straighter alignment in 1978, leaving behind SR 620. Posting: Fully posted Comments: Denbigh Blvd. Denbigh was the county seat of Warwick Co. before it was engulfed by Newport News. VA 173 is blown off by I-64. |
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| ROUTE LOG VA 457: 0 - 0 MAR-HE LINE: 1.25 - 1.25 VA 108: 1.75 - 3 US 220 Bus: 2 - 5 |
Creation: Appeared in 1979 as a new route. ran only from US 220 Bus to VA 108. This is the 2nd VA 174
Adjustments: VA 174 overran VA 108 to its current end in Martinsville in 1992. Posting: Assumed to be fully posted Comment: This breaks the pattern. Today's VA 174 is nowhere near either Hampton Roads or the Eastern Shore. But we once had... |
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| Previous VA 174's: | VA 174 #1: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 519. Was a short cut-off between US 60 and VA 170 (curr VA 238) near Lee Hall. This was decommissioned in 1967, as I-64 was built through. If any of this still exists it is at the Yorktown Weapons Station. Was not shown on VDOT state maps in the 50's, except on the 1957 Williamsburg Tourist Map (reverse). | ||||||||||||||
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| ROUTE LOG US 13: 0 - 0 END VA 175: 9 - 9 |
Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 520. Ran from US 13 to Chincoteague, then south 2 miles to that end of the island. This has been the only VA 175.
Adjustments: VA 175 was truncated to the bridge at Chincoteague, as early as 1993. Posting: Fully posted except in Chincoteague. There was a white border VA 175 sign in the town of Chincoteague as late as 1997, but it has been removed. Comment: First of the Eastern Shore 175-187 series. This is a scenic ride over the marsh to Chincoteague. |
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| Previous VA 175's: | VA 175Y: Some maps show this as N. Main St. in Chincoteague, but the 1993 VDOT atlas says that none of the island's roads are state-maintained. There was a white border sign for VA 175Y as late as 1997, but this is now gone. Not sure when it was christened - the earliest VDOT state map to show it explicitly was between 1968-70, and it does appear on the Jan. 1961 Accomac County Map. | ||||||||||||||
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Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 521. Ran as it does today. This has been the only VA 176.
| Adjustments: None Posting: Fully Posted Comments: Drove this in August 2003. Parksley is a place with an actual downtown... |
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Exit 69, City of
Richmond
Glenside, Henrico County
James City County
City of Lynchburg
City of Suffolk
City of Portsmouth 
Deep Creek (City of Chesapeake)
City of Norfolk (Hampton Blvd.)
City of Virginia Beach
Hampton
Military Hwy, City of Norfolk
City of Hampton
), City of Poquoson
Dandy (York County)
Collinsville (Henry County)
City of Martinsville
Oak Hall (Accomac County)
Parksley (Accomac County)
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I-81 (exit 109): 0 - 0 RAD-MO LINE: 2 - 2 US 11: 2 - 4
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Creation: Appeared in 1966, overrunning SR 638. Ran as it does today. This is the 2nd VA 177.
| Adjustments: None Posting: Fully posted Comment: Spur from I-81 to US 11. Goes right through Radford College. | Previous VA 177's: | VA 177 #1: Appeared in July 1933 as a new route. Ran from US 13 Accomac north to VA 176 Parksley. Between 1942-44, VA 177 north of VA 316 was downgraded to SR 763. The remaining portion of VA 177 was downgraded to SR 764 between 1959-61. | ||||||
Exit 109, Montgomery County
City of Radford
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US 13 Bus: 0 - 0 US 13: 0.5 - 0.5 AC-NO LINE: 0.5 - 1 VA 181: 0.5 - 1.5 VA 180: 8 - 9.5 SR 718: 0.5 - 10
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Creation: Appeared in July 1933. Started out as a 2 piece route: 1. US 13 Exmore to 5 miles past VA 180 Pungoteague (new route)2. US 13 Tasley to VA 179 Onancock. (replaced VA 522) This has been the only VA 178.
| Adjustments: Piece 2 was extended west to the water between 1939-41. Maps from 1961-66 imply the 2 pieces were connected, but the 1967 map shows SR 718 between them. By 1977 piece 1 was truncated to SR 620, replaced by more SR 718. Piece 2 was renumbered as VA 126 in 1994. Posting: Fully posted. Comment: An alternative to taking US 13/VA 179 from Exmore to Onancock, passing through the small hamlets of southwestern Accomac County. It should either be extended to VA 179 or dropped entirely, instead of the existing "half and half". |
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Exmore (Northampton County)
Bobtown (Accomac County)
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US 13 Bus: 0 - 0 US 13: 0.5 - 0.5 VA 126: 1 - 1.5 END VA 179: 0.5 - 2
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Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 540. Ran from VA 178 (curr VA 126-179 jct) Onancock to Locustville (4 miles east of US 13 Onley). This has been the only VA 179.
| Adjustments: VA 179 was downgraded to SR 789 east of US 13 in 1952. In 1993 or 1994, VA 179 was extended west to Onancock's waterfront, replacing some of the northern piece of VA 178. Posting: Fully Posted, except within the town limits of Onancock. Comment: I drove this in August 2003. VA 179 is 4-lanes between VA 126 and US 13. Onancock is a charming town. |
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BEGIN VA 180: 0 - 0 VA 178: 3 - 3 US 13 SB: 3 - 6 US 13 NB: 1 - 7 VA 180Y: 4 - 11 SR 1701: 2 blocks - 11
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Creation: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 523. Ran as it does today. This has been the only VA 180.
| Adjustments: None Posting: Fully posted Comments: Zig-zags with US 13 at Keller; VA 180 is quite modern between US 13 and Wachapreague. VA 180 has boat harbors at each terminus, probably the only Eastern Shore route that can claim this. |
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(1 block east of
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VA 180: 0 - 0 SR 624: 0.55 - 0.55
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| 180Y does exist - no idea how long it has been there (the 1937 VDOT map implies it is). It is shown explicitly on the 1961 Accomac County Map; In Wachapreague, 180 runs east. At last or next to last street running N-S, 180Y is shown running north to edge of town, then west 1 block. VDOT mileage listed as 0.55. I got to drive this August 2003 -- there is a reassurance shield at its junction with VA 180, but not at its other end at SR 624. Oddly, at most intersections in the town, VA 180Y is shown on white rectangles as just 180. |
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Wachapreague (Accomac
County)
Wachapreague (Accomac
County)
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