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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 301 IN VIRGINIA
(Redirected from U.S. Route 301 (Virginia))
'U.S. Route 301 in Virginia' exists in two independent sections, joined by a concurrency with U.S. Route 1 between Petersburg and Richmond. South of Petersburg, US 301 closely parallels Interstate 95 into North Carolina. North of Richmond, US 301 splits from the I-95 corridor, using State Route 2 north-northeast to Bowling Green and then former State Route 207 northeast to the Nice Bridge over the Potomac River into Maryland.
US 301 south of Petersburg was part of the U.S. Highway System from its beginning in 1926, though it was part of U.S. Route 17-1 until 1932. The extension north from Petersburg was added in late 1940, when the Potomac River Bridge opened.[1]
Prior to 1933, the road from Petersburg south into North Carolina was 'State Route 24'. The initial SR 24 was a short route from Emporia southwest to North Carolina along current State Route 627 (via Brink and Barley).Virginia Highways Project: VA 24 It connected at the state line to North Carolina Highway 40.[2]
The "Halifax Road" from North Carolina via Emporia to the junction with State Route 35 (then State Route 5) south of Petersburg was not assigned as part of the initial state highway system in 1918. In March 1923, a delegation from Petersburg appeared before the State Highway Commission, requesting that this be added to the system. They claimed that the road was to be included in the system, but it was left out through an error.[3]
SR 24 south of Emporia was realigned in April 1924 to the present US 301 alignment,[3] and North Carolina Highway 40 was realigned at around the same time to match.[5] Over the next several years, the Halifax Road from Emporia to SR 35 was added to the state highway system as SR 24.[6][7] By 1927, Route 24 had replaced Route 35 north of their junction to Petersburg, and was completely concurrent with U.S. Route 17-1. The number was decommissioned in the 1933 renumbering, at which time the present State Route 24 was designated.
1. U.S. Highways: From US 1 to (US 830), North-South routes - US 1 to US 101
2. 1924 map
3.
4.
5. The Highways of North Carolina: N.C. 40
6.
"Dinwiddie - From Railroad crossing at Carson to a point four miles south on the Halifax Road"
"Greensville - Emporia north to a point four miles on the Halifax Road and From that point to a point 3.5 miles north on the Halifax Road"
7.
"Prince George - Extension Route 24 to a point Five Miles North towards Route 35"
Greensville - Extension Route 24 to a point Five Miles North towards Stony Creek"
'U.S. Route 301 in Virginia' exists in two independent sections, joined by a concurrency with U.S. Route 1 between Petersburg and Richmond. South of Petersburg, US 301 closely parallels Interstate 95 into North Carolina. North of Richmond, US 301 splits from the I-95 corridor, using State Route 2 north-northeast to Bowling Green and then former State Route 207 northeast to the Nice Bridge over the Potomac River into Maryland.
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History
US 301 south of Petersburg was part of the U.S. Highway System from its beginning in 1926, though it was part of U.S. Route 17-1 until 1932. The extension north from Petersburg was added in late 1940, when the Potomac River Bridge opened.[1]
Prior to 1933, the road from Petersburg south into North Carolina was 'State Route 24'. The initial SR 24 was a short route from Emporia southwest to North Carolina along current State Route 627 (via Brink and Barley).Virginia Highways Project: VA 24 It connected at the state line to North Carolina Highway 40.[2]
The "Halifax Road" from North Carolina via Emporia to the junction with State Route 35 (then State Route 5) south of Petersburg was not assigned as part of the initial state highway system in 1918. In March 1923, a delegation from Petersburg appeared before the State Highway Commission, requesting that this be added to the system. They claimed that the road was to be included in the system, but it was left out through an error.[3]
SR 24 south of Emporia was realigned in April 1924 to the present US 301 alignment,[3] and North Carolina Highway 40 was realigned at around the same time to match.[5] Over the next several years, the Halifax Road from Emporia to SR 35 was added to the state highway system as SR 24.[6][7] By 1927, Route 24 had replaced Route 35 north of their junction to Petersburg, and was completely concurrent with U.S. Route 17-1. The number was decommissioned in the 1933 renumbering, at which time the present State Route 24 was designated.
References
1. U.S. Highways: From US 1 to (US 830), North-South routes - US 1 to US 101
2. 1924 map
3.
4.
5. The Highways of North Carolina: N.C. 40
6.
"Dinwiddie - From Railroad crossing at Carson to a point four miles south on the Halifax Road"
"Greensville - Emporia north to a point four miles on the Halifax Road and From that point to a point 3.5 miles north on the Halifax Road"
7.
"Prince George - Extension Route 24 to a point Five Miles North towards Route 35"
Greensville - Extension Route 24 to a point Five Miles North towards Stony Creek"
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