U.S. ROUTE 17 IN VIRGINIA

(Redirected from U.S. Route 17 (Virginia))

'U.S. Route 17 in Virginia' runs north-south through the eastern part of the state, serving the Hampton Roads area and Fredericksburg before ending in Winchester.

Contents

History

Major intersections

Bridges

See also

References

History

US 17 was defined in 1926. At that time, it ended in Fredericksburg. US 17 followed the following state routes:

★ 'State Route 40', North Carolina to Portsmouth

★ State Route 39, Newport News to Lee Hall

★ State Route 514, Lee Hall to Yorktown

★ State Route 29, Gloucester Point to Shacklefords

★ State Route 30, Shacklefords to Saluda

★ 'State Route 38', Saluda to Fredericksburg (SR 38 continued southeast beyond Saluda to Bayside and northwest to Opal)

Major intersections

★ US Routes 13, 58, and 460 in Chesapeake

★ Interstate 664 in Suffolk

★ Interstate 264 in Portsmouth

★ US 258 (shares crossing of James River Bridge)

★ U.S. Route 58 in Portsmouth

★ US 60 in Newport News

★ Interstate 64 in Chesapeake and Newport News

★ US 301 in Port Royal

★ US 1 near Fredericksburg

★ Interstate 95 in Falmouth and Fredericksburg (multiplexed with I-95 between Exits 126 & 133)

★ US 15/29 between Warrenton and Opal

★ US 211 in Warrenton

★ Interstate 66 in Marshall

★ US 50 (run concurrent from Paris to Winchester)

★ Interstate 81, US Routes 11, 522, and State Route 7 in Winchester

Bridges

★ The James River between Newport News and Isle of Wight County, Virginia on the James River Bridge, a drawbridge which was formerly a toll bridge but is now toll-free, multiplexed with U.S. Route 258.

★ The York River between Gloucester County and York County at Yorktown, Virginia on the George P. Coleman Bridge, a drawbridge which is also a toll bridge.

★ The Rappahannock River between Stafford County and Spotsylvania County at Fredericksburg, Virginia as it is duplexed with Interstate 95.

See also

★ U.S. Route 117

References