VA 312
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Photo: VA 312 from US 60 westbound (photo by Adam Froehlig, March 2003)
From:  City of Newport News
To:  City of Newport News
Total Length:  1.1 miles  




ROUTE LOG
US 60: 0 - 0
US 17, VA 143: 1.1 - 1.1

Creation:  Appeared in CTB Minutes in January 1957 as a new construction project, then placed into the system officially Oct 1958. Ran as it does today. This is the 4th VA 312.
Adjustments:  None.
Posting:  Fully posted
Improvements: Paved upon designation; multilaned in 1975.
Multiplexes: None
Legislative Names: None
Other names: J. Clyde Morris Blvd. 
Comments:  At one time VA 312 turned into VA 306 when crossing US 60.
Newport News has a thing with making sure a state highway connects US 60 to wherever US 17 heads north - this is the 3rd connector they've used for this purpose.
VA 312 first appears on the 1961 Official.

Current VA 312
1961 Official

Previous VA 312's:

1928 ROUTE LOG
US 1, VA 31: 0 - 0
Caroline-Hanover Line: 18 - 18
Spotsylvania-Caroline Line: 5 - 23
US 1, VA 31: 27 - 50



1932 ROUTE LOG
VA 18: 0 - 0
Nelson-Amherst Line: 8.1 - 8.1
END VA 312: 4.15 - 12.25



1942 ROUTE LOG
VA 35: 0 - 0
US 460: 17 - 17 Isle of Wight-Southampton Line: 4 - 21
GAP IN ROUTE
END VA 312: 0 - 21
VA 258: 4 - 25
VA 312 #1: Appeared in January 1923 (CTB Minutes). Originally ran from VA 31 (current SR 671) Coatesville to Gum Tree.
In May 1925 (CTB Minutes), VA 312 was extended north to VA 31 (current SR 608?) replacing what had been original VA 1/31's original routing, as VA 31 was relocated to present US 1's corridor.
By 1927, VA 312 was extended northeast to the newer routing of VA 31 (curr US 1) Four Mile Fork, replacing an older alignment of VA 31 in Spotsylvania.
In August 1928, VA 312 was renumbered as VA 51. Today, the original VA 312 is SR 738 and the last extended piece is now VA 208.


VA 312 Coatesville to Gum Tree
1923 Official
1924 Official
VA 312 extended north to Spotsylvania CH
1924 Official
VA 51 (1929 Official)
VA 312 replaced by VA 51
1929 Official

VA 312 #2: Appeared in August 1928 as a newly numbered route. Ran from VA 18 (curr US 29) Amherst north 2 miles towards the Tye River.
In August 1929 (CTB Minutes), VA 312 was extended north 2.74 miles.
In December 1930 (CTB Minutes), VA 312 was extended north 5.36 miles.
In June 1931 (CTB Minutes), VA 312 was extended north 2.15 miles to Colleen.
Without ever connecting to VA 18 (current VA 56) near Colleen, VA 312 was renumbered as VA 150 in July 1933. Today it is partly US 29 and partly SR 739. VA 312's northern endpoint is on today's US 29 in between its two SR 655 junctions.


VA 312 #2
1929 Official

VA 312 extended north
1931 Official

VA 312 did not touch US 29 at Colleen
1932 Nelson County

VA 312 renumbered as VA 150
1933 Official

VA 312 #3: Appeared in 1938 as a renumbering of VA 33 #2. Was in 2 pieces: 1. VA 35 Courtland to the Blackwater River east of US 460 Ivor 2. a short stub from VA 158 (curr US 258 Bus) Smithfield to the Septa area.
In May 1943 (CTB Minutes), piece 2 was downgraded to SR 626. Also, piece one east of US 460 was downgraded to SR 616.
The rest of VA 312 was downgraded to SR 616 in April 1951 (CTB).

1933 Official
VA 33 Courtland to Smithfield
1933 Official

VA 312 replaces VA 33
1941-42 Official

VA 312 truncated to US 460 Ivor
1949 Official

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