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Photo: The first thing newly freed prisoners see is the state committing route fraud (courtesy Rush Wickes)

From:  City of Bristol To:   City of Bristol Total Length:  ~1.75 miles
ROUTE LOG US 11E SB, US 19 SB: 0 - 0 US 421 SB: 0.25 - 0.25 VA 113: 0.25 - 0.5 US 11, END US 11E, US 11W, US 19 NB, US 421 NB: 0.25 - 0.75 I-381 (no exit): 1 - 1.75		Creation:  Appeared by 1961 (VA 381 is on the 1961 Washington County Map). Ran as it does now. This has been the only VA 381. Adjustments:  None Posting:  Several reports on mtr that VA 381 is no longer posted anywhere; cutouts still existed until 2002 or so in Bristol Comment:  If Virginia were to ever want a green interstate, this would work as green 381. VA 381 ends at State St, which is the Tennessee State Line

University of Virginia at Wise (Wise County) Total Length:  1.24 miles
		Creation:  Began in 1965 (CTB Minutes), although the history of school goes back to 1954. Began giving out full degrees in 1970. This has been the only VA 382 Adjustments:  Unknown Posting:  Unknown Comment:  For the hat trick...unknown.

From:  Fairfax (Fairfax County) To:  George Mason University (Fairfax County) Total Length:  0.31 miles
ROUTE LOG VA 123: 0 - 0 END VA 383: 0.31 - 0.31		Creation:  Appeared in 1965 (CTB Minutes). It once was (1957-72) a branch of the University of Virginia. This has been the only VA 383. Adjustments:  None Posting:  One shield on VA 123 NB. Comment:  Shown on official map insets since 1978, but is shown erroneously as VA 303 from 1978-1993 (even though VMI is shown as VA 303 on maps from 1988-forward)

From:  Clifton Forge (Alleghany County) To:  Dabney S. Lancaster Community College (Alleghany County) Total Length:  0.56 mile
ROUTE LOG I-64 (exit 24), US 60, US 60 Bus, US 220, US 220 Bus: 0 - 0 END VA 384: 0.56 - 0.56		Creation:  First opened as a community college in 1967. From 1964-67 it was a branch of Virginia Tech. This has been the only VA 384. Adjustments:  None Posting:  One reassurance shield at entrance; no mention from I-64; This shield was a cutout until at least 1993 - the only college route cutout I've ever seen. Comment:  This is also the only college route with a direct exit from an interstate. At I-64 Exit 24: US 60/220 Bus. goes east, VA 384 goes west.

Southside Virginia Community College (Daniel Campus), Keysville (Charlotte County) Total Length:  0.34 mile
ROUTE LOG VA 40: 0 - 0 END VA 385: 0.34 - 0.34		Creation:  This campus appeared in 1971 or 1972. This has been the only VA 385. Adjustments:  None Posting:  Dave reports in June 2002 that this is fully posted. Comment:  Not in VDOT county map atlases, but is active in current VDOT log. Off VA 40 east of the Keysville Bypass

From:  near Boydton (Mecklenburg County) To:  Mecklenburg Correctional Facility Total Length:  0.99 mile
ROUTE LOG US 58: 0 - 0 END VA 386: 0.99 - 0.99		Creation:  The prison opened in 1976. This has been the only VA 386 Adjustments:  None Posting:  Fully posted at US 58. Rush Wickes reports it is not posted anywhere else. Comment:  Appears on state official maps since 1988. I have seen a recent news item suggesting this facility could be going away. Rush also points out that the facility will remain in a different capacity (intake/classification center), so I suppose VA 386 will remain...

From:  Big Stone Gap (Wise County) To:  Mountain Empire Community College (Wise County) Total Length:  0.2 mile
ROUTE LOG US 23: 0 - 0 END VA 387: 0.2 - 0.2		Creation:  MECC opened in fall 1972. This has been the only VA 387. Adjustments:  None Posting:  Posted on US 23, otherwise unknown. Comment:  Located south of town.

From:  Charlottesville To:  Piedmont Virginia Community College Total Length:  0.64 mile
		Creation:  PVCC opened at this location in summer 1973. This may have been part of VA 317 (Land was owned by the Blue Ridge Sanatorium) or may have been an F-series route. It is the only VA 388. Adjustments:  None Posting:  Small white rectangle at VA 20 Comment:  Also provides access to the Thomas Jefferson Visitors Center. VA 388 is just south of I-64 and almost directly across the street from VA 317. VA 388 does not show up in Charlottesville insets of the official map, though there is room.

From:  Melfa (Accomac County) To:  Eastern Shore Community College (Accomack County) Total Length:  0.18 mile
		Creation:  Appeared about 1975. This has been the only VA 389. Adjustments:  None Posting:  Small white rectangle at US 13. Comment:  Off US 13 near Accomac Co Airport.  Does not appear on official maps.

From:  near Holland (City of Suffolk) To:  Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center Total Length:  0.13 mile
ROUTE LOG US 58: 0 - 0 END VA 390: 0.13 - 0.13		Creation:  Created in 1978. The fill dirt for the Holland Bypass came from this site. This has been the only VA 390. Adjustments:  None Posting:  A single small rectangle under the stop sign at US 58. Comment:  Virginia has several of these agricultural extensions, but only 3 received state routes.

From:  Sterling (Loudoun County) To:  Northern Virginia Community College (Loudoun Campus), Sterling (Loudoun County) Total Length:  0.17 mile
ROUTE LOG VA 7: 0 - 0 END VA 391: 0.17 - 0.17		Creation:  Appeared in 1976. This is the 2nd VA 391. Adjustments:  None Posting:  In early 2003 I saw it is now fully posted in both directions from VA 7. In May 2005 there were 391 in shields from both directions on VA 7; there is no posting on the north end. Comment:  Is on official map insets of Northern Virginia back to 1978.
Previous VA 391's:		VA 391 #1:  Created in 1923 as a renumbering of a piece of VA 9 SPUR. Ran from VA 39 (curr US 60) Lee Hall to Yorktown. VA 391 was extended southeast to Messick later in the 20's. In 1927 US 17 was added to this route from Lee Hall to Yorktown. VA 391 went away in 1929, becoming just US 17, part of VA 514 and all of VA 516. Today it is most of VA 238, part of US 17, and most of VA 171.

From:  west of Hillsville (Carroll County) To:  Southwestern Virginia Training Center (Carroll County) Total Length:  1.05 miles
ROUTE LOG SR 707: 0 - 0 END VA 392: 1.05 - 1.05		Creation:  Unsure (website had no history). By its number it probably got started around 1976. This is the 2nd VA 392. Adjustments:  None Posting:  On nearby US 58-221 there are (at least in 1993) TO VA 392 signs with the 392 in a shield. Comment:  Not on official state maps; just west of I-77.
Previous VA 392's:		VA 392 #1:  Appeared in 1923 as a renumbering of a VA 9 SPUR. Ran from VA 39 (curr VA 5-VA 132 jct) Williamsburg to Jamestown. In February 1925 the ferry to Scotland opened, and VA 392 was extended through Surry to Dendron. All of VA 392 became VA 510 in 1929. Today it is most of VA 31 and VA 5 within Williamsburg.

From:  near Manassas (Prince William County) To:  Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas Campus (Prince William County) Total Length:  0.63 mile
		Creation:  This campus opened in 1976. This is the 2nd VA 393. Adjustments:  The entrance off VA 234 is now one-way Posting:  White rectangle at VA 234 has been removed; not posted elsewhere Comment:  Wedged in between I-66 and US 29 north of Manassas; Does not appear in official map insets. Officially, VA 393 is only the one-way part of the entrance to the college - this has to be the only Virginia primary route that is one-directional with no possible travel in the other direction.
Previous VA 393's:		VA 393 #1:  Appeared in 1923 as a renumbering of part of original VA 9. Ran from VA 39 (curr US 60) Bottoms Bridge to VA 39 (curr US 60) Andersons Corner. VA 393 became VA 415 and VA 53 in 1929. Today this is VA 33, VA 273, and VA 30.

Northern Virginia Community College (Woodbridge Campus), Prince William County Total Length:  0.36 mile
		Creation:  This campus appeared in 1977. This is the 2nd VA 394. Adjustments:  None Posting:  White rectangle at northern entrance from SR 638. Dan F reports in Aug. 2005 VA 394 is no longer posted - the intersection with SR 638 had been redone to accomodate a new high school. Comment:  Loop off SR 638 Neabsco Mills Rd, near Dale City exit 156 off I-95.
Previous VA 394's:		VA 394 #1:  Appeared in 1923 as new routing. Ran from VA 39 (curr VA 143) Hampton to Buckroe Beach. VA 394 was renumbered as VA 512 in 1929. Today it is part of VA 169.	VA 394 in 1928.

From:  Goochland (Goochland County) To:  J. Seargent Reynolds (Western Campus), Goochland (Goochland County) Total Length:  0.85 mile
		Creation:  This campus opened in 1978. This is the 2nd VA 396. Adjustments:  None Posting:  Shields at each end; NOTE: On 6/8/02 I drove by on US 522-VA 6, which was under construction - the VA 396 sign here was removed! Thankfully, I have confirmed (Feb 2003) that the sign was put back at the end of the project. On July 10, 2004 I saw a new advance directional sign on VA 6 WB. Comment:  Does not appear on official state maps; located just south of US 522 NB/VA 6 split.
Previous VA 397's:		VA 396 #1:  Appears in the October 1926 VDOT Route Log with the entry "see 251". VA 39 would have crossed VA 251 in Waynesboro. However, this segment of VA 251 was not added into the state highway system until August 1928 as part of VA 809. Thus, VA 396 never existed in the field but was initially designated as a spur off VA 39 north towards Grottoes. The road from Greenville towards Waynesboro had already been VA 334 before VA 251 replaced it and the 396 planned designation. Today, the road that would've become VA 396 is not primary now - it is SR 865.

From:  near Jarratt (Sussex County) To:  Greensville Correctional Center (Greensville County) Total Length:  ~1 mile
ROUTE LOG US 301: 0 - 0 GV-SX LINE: 0.38 - 0.38 END VA 397: 0.62 - 1		Creation:  The prison opened in 1990. This is the 2nd VA 397. Adjustments:  None Posting:  Fully posted at US 301; Rush Wickes reports that there was a US 397 sign at the prison for a while (see photo at top of page). Comments:  Appears on official state maps since 1990.
Previous VA 397's:		VA 397 #1:  Appears on the 1928 Official Map. VA 397 was a short run between US 60/VA 39 and US 17/VA 391 in the Lee Hall area. In 1929, this became VA 519. Today it is mostly obliterated by I-64 and the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station.	VA 397 in 1928.

Danville Community College, City of Danville Total Length:  0.40 mile
ROUTE LOG COLLEGE PARK RD: 0 - 0 KEMPER RD: 0.40 - 0.40		Creation:  DCC opened in 1967. Previously it had been a textile school back to 1936. I do not know if 398 was assigned in 1967 or later. This has been the only VA 398. Adjustments:  None Posting:  Unknown Comment:  Road connecting Kemper Rd. and College Park Dr.

Virginia Science Museum, City of Richmond Total Length: 0.11 mile
ROUTE LOG US 33, US 250: 0 - 0 US 33, US 250: 0.11 - 0.11		Creation:  I believe the museum opened around 1980. The building was the 1919 train station. This has been the only VA 399. Adjustments:  None Posting:  None Comment:  Forms loop off US 33-250 Broad St. near Robinson St. I had thought VA 399 (which is in VDOT city atlas) was for the state police HQ which is very nearby, but the VDOT route log says it is for the museum.

From:  George Washington Memorial Parkway (just south of ), City of Alexandria southern boundary To:  George Washington Memorial Parkway, City of Alexandria northern boundary Total Length:  1 mile
ROUTE LOG GW PKWY: 0 - 0 GW PKWY: 1 - 1		Creation:  Appeared as a newly numbered route in 1982, although some of this had been US 1 ALT in the 60's. This is the 2nd VA 400. Adjustments:  None Posting:  Plenty of reassurance markers, all but 2 of which are white border style. No mention of VA 400 from I-95 SB, which has an exit ramp for this route. Comments:  Washington St. Connects the two parts of George Washington Mem. Pkwy. No connection to the rest of the state highway system, unless you count the single ramp from the Beltway onto Church St. Maps show that VA 7 and VA 236 end at US 1. The VDOT log says they end at VA 400. VA 7 and VA 236 are not identified from VA 400 in the field.
Previous VA 400's:		VA 400 #1:  Appeared in August 1928 as a renumbering of part of original VA 201. Ran from US 15/VA 32 Clarksville east to VA 12 (curr VA 92) Boydton. VA 400 was multiplexed in its entirety with US 401. This is not labeled on any VDOT map I have, but it is shown on the 1929 Rand McNally Auto Trails Map. In July 1933 VA 400 was dropped and became simply US 58 (which replaced US 401 at the same time).

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