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From:NC State Line in City of Chesapeake To: US 11, US 50 WB, US 522 NB City of Winchester Total Length: 258 miles Nationally US 17 runs from Winchester to US 41 Punta Gorda, FL - about miles Business Routes: Portsmouth (existed from 1960-61 to 1971-72), Fredericksburg (since 1968-70), Gloucester (since 1973), Marshall (since 1979), Saluda(since 1986), Warrenton (since 1998), Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (since 2001)
ROUTE LOG NC STATE LINE: 0 - 0 US 17 Bus: 10 - 10 VA 165: 4 - 14 VA 166: 1 - 15 VA 190: 1.5 - 16.5 I-64 WB (exit 291), I-464 (exit 1), VA 168: 0.5 - 17 VA 190: 1 - 18 I-64 EB (exit 296): 4 - 22 US 13, US 460: 1 - 23 VA 196: 1 - 24 POR-CHE LINE: 0.5 - 24.5 VA 239: 0.25 - 24.75 VA 141: 1.25 - 26 VA 337: 0.5 - 26.5 I-264 (exit 5), US 460 ALT: 0.5 - 27 VA 337 ALT: 0.25 - 27.25 US 58: 0.5 - 27.75 CHE-POR LINE: 4 - 31.75 VA 135: 1.5 - 33.25 SUF-CHE LINE: 0 - 33.25 I-664 (exit 9): 0.5 - 33.75 VA 164: 0.25 - 34 IW-SUF LINE: 6 - 40 US 258 SB, VA 32 SB: 2.75 - 42.75 NNS-IW LINE: 4.5 - 47.25 US 60, VA 32 END: 2.25 - 49.5 US 258 NB, VA 143 SB: 0.25 - 49.75 VA 152: 1.25 - 51 VA 306: 1.75 - 52.75 VA 143 NB, VA 312: 1 - 53.75 I-64 (exit 258): 1.5 - 55.25 YO-NNS LINE: 1 - 56.25 VA 171: 1 - 57.25 VA 134: 0.5 - 57.75 VA 173: 3 - 60.75 VA 105: 1.25 - 62 VA 238: 2.5 - 64.5 COLONIAL PKWY: 0.5 - 65 GL-YO LINE: 1 - 66 VA 216: 2 - 68 US 17 Bus: 9 - 77 US 17 Bus, VA 14 EB: 2 - 79 VA 14 WB: 7 - 86 VA 33 WB, VA 198: 5 - 91 MI-GL LINE: 1.75 - 92.75 US 17 Bus, VA 33 EB: 0.25 - 93 US 17 Bus: 1 - 94 ES-MI LINE: 14 - 108 US 360 WB: 14 - 122 US 360 EB: 2 - 124 CL-ES LINE: 21 - 145 US 301: 6 - 151 SP-CL LINE: 13 - 164 US 17 Bus, VA 2: 2 - 166 US 1 SB: 6 - 172 I-95 SB (exit 126), US 1 NB: 0.5 - 172.5 FRE-SP LINE: 2.5 - 175 VA 3: 1.5 - 176.5 ST-FRE LINE: 2 - 178.5 I-95 NB (exit 133), US 17 Bus: 1 - 179.5 FQ-ST LINE: 9 - 188.5 VA 28: 13 - 201.5 US 15 SB, US 29 SB: 3 - 204.5 US 15 Bus, US 17 Bus, US 29 Bus: 5 - 209.5 US 15 NB, US 29 NB, US 15 Bus, US 29 Bus: 4 - 213.5 US 17 Bus: 2 - 215.5 VA 245: 7 - 222.5 I-66 EB (exit 28), US 17 Bus: 3 - 225.5 US 17 Bus, VA 55 EB: 1 - 226.5 I-66 WB (exit 23): 4 - 230.5 VA 55 WB: 0.5 - 231 US 50 EB: 8 - 239 CK-FQ LINE: 1 - 240 VA 255: 6 - 246 US 340: 3 - 249 FR-CK LINE: 3 - 252 I-81 (exit 313), US 522 SB: 4 - 256 WIN-FR LINE: 0 - 256 US 11, US 50 WB, US 522 NB: 2 - 258		Creation: US 17 appeared in Virginia as an original US Route in 1927. Its endpoints were the NC Line where it crosses now and US 1/VA 31/VA 37/VA 38 (curr US 1 Bus, VA 3 Bus) Fredericksburg. However, the routing in between had some differences from modern US 17. US 17 overran all of VA 40 from NC to Portsmouth, then used Hampton Blvd (curr VA 337) to a ferry to Newport News, then along with US 60/VA 39 to Lee Hall, then over to Yorktown (curr VA 238), then along VA 29 (curr US 17 and VA 14) through Gloucester to Shacklefords Fork, then east along VA 30 (curr VA 33) to Saluda, then north through Tappahannock and Port Royal to VA 312 (curr VA 2) Corbin then north To Fredericksburg. From Saluda to Fredericksburg was a multiplex with original VA 38. Adjustments: In 1929, the Port Royal to New Post section became direct over new routing. The previous routing went unnumbered (a tiny part is SR 610, the rest is inside Fort AP Hill) from Rappahannock Academy to Corbin, but Corbin to New Post became an extended VA 50 (today this is part of VA 2). In 1930-31, US 17 was given a direct route between Adner and Glenns over what had been VA 602. VA 29 and VA 30 remained in the old alignment. Today this is VA 14 and VA 33. In 1932, US 17 was routed away from Norfolk. At Portsmouth it turned west to use the James River Bridge near Smithfield. This replaced VA 503 west of Portsmouth. Hampton Blvd. became unnumbered for years until VA 337 came along. Also in 1932, US 17 was given a more direct routing to Yorktown from Newport News over what had been all of VA 515 (curr VA 306 plus Harpersville Rd.) and some of VA 514. The old route remained US 60 to Lee Hall and an extended VA 514. In 1940 or 1941, US 17 lost its remaining multiplex with US 60, eliminating the original VA 306 on Mercury Blvd. The old split off US 60 became VA 306 #2. US 17 was rerouted in Newport News to multiplex with VA 143 to J. Clyde Morris Blvd. in 1960-61. Harpersville Rd. became unnumbered. In 1965, US 17 was extended from Fredericksburg to Winchester over what had been the VA 17 state hwy extension. Posting: Fully posted, except US 17 Bus in Fredericksburg has very spotty posting. Cutouts remain in Tappahanock, Winchester and Yorktown; I have seen error VA 17 signs in two locations: Tabb on VA 134 NB (I know for sure this has been fixed); Saluda on US 17 Bus/VA 33 WB approach to US 17 Bypass (do not know if fixed). Comment: The dead US 17 Bus in Portsmouth is mostly VA 141 today. The Chesapeake US 17 BUS doesn't make much since unless they add US 17 to I-64 and I-664 to Western Branch area, although trucks would avoid a tricky turn at VA 165 in Deep Creek. Southbound car traffic should use US 17 Business. Between Winchester and Warrenton is the only section of normally coastal US 17 which runs through the mountains.  US 17 carries Tidewater Trail signage between Fredericksburg and Newport News.  Parts were also signed as the Historyland Highway until 1996, along with VA 3.   In Chesapeake US 17 runs through the Dismal Swamp, which until the 1980's required that headlights be used in the daytime, it was so dark and dense in there. Clear cutting on the east side of the highway has solved this problem. According to David Thompson, there was an old section of US 17 in southern Glocester Co. that was signed as "OLD 17" until the mid 80's, with an "OLD" sign above a US 17 shield.  This was co-signed with a 6xx route. US 17 from the NC line to VA 104 is getting ready to be rebuilt as a 4-lane road a little inland from the canal. Note that in the 1925 US Highways plan, US 301 ran from Fredericksburg to Lee Hall.  Most of this route became US 17.

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