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State routes that were also U.S. Routes had signage removed, but continued to be referred to by the Department of Highways [3] (renamed from the State Highway Commission in 1927 [2]). In 1932, the Byrd Road Act promoted by former Governor Harry F. Byrd and the Byrd Organization created the state's "Secondary System" of roads in the counties.
The state highway system of the U.S. state of Virginia is a network of roads maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). As of 2006, the VDOT maintains 57,867 miles (93,128 km) of state highways , [ 1 ] making it the third-largest system in the United States .
US 48 at the West Virginia state line: I-81 & SR 55 in Strasburg: 2002: current Signage not Posted until 2017 US 50: 86.00: 138.40 US 50 at the West Virginia state line: US 50 at the District of Columbia line 1926: current US 52: 85.00: 136.79 US 52 at the North Carolina state line: US 52 at the West Virginia state line 1935: current US 58
Outside cities, some towns, and two counties, every road is state-maintained. These roads are split into Primary and Secondary State Routes, and receive different levels of funding. Inside cities, most Primary State Routes are locally maintained. Highway names; Interstates: Interstate X (I-X) US Highways: U.S. Route X (US X) State
State Route 738 in Caroline, Hanover and Spotsylvania Counties, Virginia is a 38.38-mile (61.77 km) [2] [3] [4] secondary state highway between Richmond and Fredericksburg. It begins at State Route 646 northwest of Hanover , heading north and west to cross U.S. Route 1 at Gum Tree .
State Route 44 followed what is now State Route 711 (Huguenot Trail and Robious Road) from US 522 at Jefferson east to SR 147 at Robious.Most of SR 711 is a Virginia Byway.The portion in Powhatan County was named for the French Huguenot immigrants to the Virginia Colony who settled the area in the late 17th and early 18th centuries to escape religious persecution in their homeland of France.
The following is a partial list of former primary state highways in the U.S. state of Virginia. Long-distance routes are listed here, while those entirely or mostly within one VDOT district are at the following pages: Bristol District: 59–98 (1933), 65 (1940), 77 (1940), 78 (1940), 289 (1934) Salem District: 99–124 (1933), 245 (1940), 294 ...
State Route 63 extended south along current secondary SR 758 from US 58 between Beech Spring and Jonesville across the Powell River on Flanary Bridge to the Tennessee state line, continuing as an unnumbered county road in the direction of Tennessee State Route 63 at Mulberry Gap. 6.2 miles (10.0 km) of road, a majority of the route, was added to the state highway system in 1928 as State Route ...