VA 281
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VA 281
Photo: VA 281 posted incorrectly to be on Charles City Rd (Mapmikey, Nov 2014)
From: Henrico Co
To: Charles City Rd, near Richmond Int'l Airport (Henrico Co)
Total Length: 1.60 miles  
ROUTE LOG
VA 895 (exit 3): 0 - 0
Charles City Rd: 1.60 - 1.60
Creation: First appeared in the 2013 VDOT Traffic Log, running as it does today as an upgrade to the Airport Connector Rd which opened in June 2011. This is the 2nd VA 281.
Adjustments: None
Improvements:  Paved upon inception; 4-lane since inception.
Posted:  Was fully posted at VA 895 between Sep 2021 and Oct 2022 (Will Weaver). Since Nov 2014 it had only been posted at its northern end in a way that suggested that Charles City Rd was VA 281 instead of Airport Dr.
Multiplexes:  none
Legislative names:  none
Other names:  Airport Dr.
Scenic Byway:  No segments
Comment: Provides direct access from VA 895 to Richmond Int'l Airport. The road north of Charles City Road connects to the US 60-VA 156 split but is maintained by the airport.
VA 281 does not appear on official maps or county maps up through at least 2023.
Previous VA 281's:

1941 ROUTE LOG
VA 251: 0 - 0
SR 612: 3.1 - 3.1
VA 281 #1: Appeared in July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 843. Ran from VA 251 Effinger to Oakdale.
VA 281 was downgraded to SR 612 in May 1945 (CTB Minutes).

1932 Rockbridge County
VA 843 near Oakdale
1932 Rockbridge County
1935 Rockbridge County
VA 281 replaces VA 843
1935 Rockbridge County


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