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From: Hanover SR 605
To: Hanover Learning Center, Hanover County
Total Length: 1.34 miles

Creation: Appeared as a newly numbered route in 1941. This is the 2nd VA 326.
Adjustments: None
Posting: Reassurance marker in a shield at SR 605.
Comment: This is a boys' facility; Has been on most (if not all) official VDOT maps since '41. Some major mapmakers show this one, though they make it look like it connects directly to US 301-VA 2, which it does not.

Previous VA 326's:

VA 326 #1: Appears on the 1928 Official map as a very short spur from VA 32 (curr US 15) east to Palmyra. VA 32 used SR 1001 (slightly west of today's US 15) then and so VA 326 used today's SR 601. The 1929 Official Map shows that VA 326 was not renumbered as a primary highway.

VA 326 in 1928.

Virginia State University, Ettrick (Chesterfield County)
Total Length: 3.22 miles

Creation: Unknown. There has been no other modern VA 327, so this likely goes back to 1941. This is the 2nd VA 327.
Adjustments: None
Posting: Did not see any kind of markings on VA 36 in October 2001; I have not been on campus to see if any are there.
Comment: Ettrick is right across the river from Downtown Petersburg

Previous VA 327's:

VA 327 #1: Created in January 1925, in two pieces: 1. VA 32 (curr SR 658) Bealeton southeast for 3 miles. 2. VA 31 (curr SR 607) Falmouth northwest for 4 miles. In 1926, VA 327 was extended 3 miles on each section. By 1928, both sections became part of the original VA 38. Today it is part of the US 17 corridor.

Longwood College, Farmville (Prince Edward County)
Total Length: 0.26 mile

Creation: Unknown; cannot be older than 1939. This is the 2nd VA 328.
Adjustments: None
Posting: Unknown - never driven through the campus
Comments: VA 328 is erroneous shown as the number for original VA 325 on my 1927 Clasons Map. Longwood College is right in downtown Farmville.

Previous VA 328's:

VA 328 #1: Briefly existed as the number for the Virginia Colored School for the Blind/Deaf in Newport News. It is mentioned in the CTB minutes and was decommissioned in 1939.

From: US 522 & VA 6 Goochland (Goochland County)
To: Virginia Correctional Center for Women, Goochland (Goochland County)
Total Length: 1.73 miles

Creation: Unknown; I know of no other modern VA 329, and the prison looks old enough to me - 1941!
Adjustments: None
Posting: No VA 329 signs of any kind, but VA 6 is identified at the intersection.
Comment: The publicly drivable (<0.25 mile) portion of VA 329 that is not within barbed wire gates is very small.

Keems Mountain Correctional Facility, Oakwood (Buchanan County)
Total Length: 0.34 mile

ROUTE LOG
SR 624: 0 - 0
SR 800: 0.34 - 0.34

Creation: This facility was opened in 1990; this is the 2nd VA 330.
Adjustments: Likely none
Posting: Rush Wickes reports that VA 330 is posted entering the outer parking area of the prison.
Comment: Mailing address says it is on SR 629, which runs east of US 460. I found this in the VDOT route log, and had never noticed it in the county atlas books before.

Previous VA 330's:

VA 330 #1: The 0.44 miles of roads within Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg were designated as VA 330 from 1938-1980, according to CTB minutes.

James Madison University, City of Harrisonburg
Total Length: 2.99 miles

Creation: Unknown - first appears on VDOT maps in 1988 (first year Harrisonburg insets returned to official state maps), which show VA 331 in campus areas west of I-81; I know of no other modern VA 331, so another 1941 start date is possible here. This is the 2nd VA 331.
Adjustments: In 1994, VA 331 was expanded east of I-81, on University Blvd. from SR 659 to US 33.
Posting: No postings in the Harrisonburg area (see comment); I drove by the Port Republic section on 4/21/02, and there are now 331 mini-circle signs (similar to how SR's are posted out there).
Comment: Information from TS Smith:

VA 331 in the independent city of Harrisonburg does not have an interchange with I-81. This route is not marked in Harrisonburg. Also, VA 331 appears south of Harrisonburg, just north of the unincorporated town of Port Republic, leading west from SR 659. This route IS marked by a rectangular sign. This route leads to a farm associated with JMU. As to why they used the same number, I'm not sure.

This is the only example I can think of where a college route number is used at a remote location of some unit of the campus. For instance, the Virginia Arboretum (Blandy Farm) in Boyce is part of UVA, but its road is SR 750. Community Colleges with multiple campuses get different numbers at each campus.
Kevin MacNutt offered this comment in February 2005:

To give some further information on VA 331 for James Madison University, for as long as I can remember the farm route had always been marked with the county style 331 sign. In the 1980's a similar sign existed within the city of Harrisonburg back when University Blvd. ended at Reservoir Street, before it was extended to US 33 in 1988 (incidentally, that section of Reservoir Street was a one lane road running though farm fields back then; it is now four lanes wide as well as being urban sprawl central). From US 33 until about a 1/2 mile South of Reservoir Street, VA 331 has been swallowed by the city of Harrisonburg as well as the continuous eastward movement of urban sprawl.

Previous VA 331's: VA 331 #1: Created in 1923. Ran from VA 33 (curr US 11) Woodstock west to WV. This was renumbered as VA 824 in 1929. Today it is VA 42 out to Columbia Furnace, and SR 675-789-691 to WV.

From: VA 166 Diamond Springs Road, City of Virginia Beach
To: Virginia Beach Agricultural Station
Total Length: 0.14 mile

Creation: Unknown. There has been no other modern VA 332 that I have found, so default to 1941. This is the 2nd VA 332.
Adjustments: None
Posting: Ha ha ha ha ha ha....VA 166 in this area isn't even posted in Virginia Beach.
Comment: Very poor pavement on this route. Barely makes a decent driveway, of which there are 2 off of VA 166.

Previous VA 332's:

VA 332 #1: Appeared between 1924-27 as a newly numbered route. Ran from VA 33 (curr US 11) Lacey Springs west to Broadway and then NW to West Virginia. In 1929 this was renumbered as VA 817. Today it is the southern piece of VA 259.

Western State Hospital, City of Staunton
Total Length: 0.26 mile

Creation: Unknown; I know of no other modern VA 333. Yet another 1941 possibility. This is the 2nd VA 333.
Adjustments: I have seen one VDOT County atlas map that I swore showed the access road to the Museum of Frontier Culture off US 250 as being part of VA 333. If so, this was added in the 70's
Posting: None
Comment: Western State Hospital is a very picturesque facility at the intersection of US 11-250.

Previous VA 333's:

VA 333 #1: Appeared between 1924-27 as a newly numbered route. Ran from VA 33 (curr US 11) Harrisonburg west to West Virginia. This was renumbered as VA 814 in 1929. Today it is part of US 33.

From: VA 210 Madison Heights (Amherst County)
To: Central Virginia Training Center (Amherst County)
Total Length: 2.08 miles

ROUTE LOG
VA 210: 0 - 0
SR 1013: 2.08 - 2.08

Creation: Appears on VDOT maps since 1944, but may go back to 1941. Runs as it does today. This should be the 2nd VA 334.
Adjustments: None
Posting: Unknown
Comment: One of the handful of facilities routes I have not at least driven by... At the end of VA 210.

VA 334 in 1949.

Previous VA 334's:

VA 334 #1: Created in 1923. Ran from VA 33 (curr US 11) near Greenville east towards Stuarts Draft. VA 334 was extended 5 miles towards Waynesboro in 1925. In 1926 this became part of the original VA 251. Today it is part of US 340.

Eastern Shore Experimental Station, Painter (Accomac County)
0.18 mile loop off SR 614

ROUTE LOG
SR 614: 0 - 0
SR 613/614: 0.18 - 0.18

Creation: Unknown. Cannot be older than 1948. This does not appear on the 1961 Accomack County Map. This is the 3rd VA 335.
Adjustments: None
Posting: Adam Froehlig reports in July 2005 that this is posted on both ends with white rectangles.
Comment: This is the only VA state hwy on the eastern shore to not touch part of US 13.

Previous VA 335's:

VA 335 #1: Appeared between 1924-27 as a newly numbered route. Ran from VA 20-33 (curr US 220-VA 40) Rocky Mount to VA 10 (curr US 460 Bus) Bedford. VA 335 was renumbered as VA 204 in 1929. Today it is part of VA 122.
VA 335 #2: First appears on my 1939 Esso map as a renumbering of VA 6Y #1. A spur from VA 6 to Schuyler. VA 335 was downgraded to SR 800 between 1948-50.

State Police Station, Fort Chiswell, Wythe County
Total Length: 0.35 mile

Creation: Unknown. Cannont be older than 1942-44. This is the 3rd VA 336.
Adjustments: None
Posting: Posted with a shield at its end
Comment: A spur off of F-043. Is on '95 VDOT County Map book.

Previous VA 336's:

VA 336 #1: Appeared between 1924-27 as a newly numbered route, running from VA 33 (curr US 11) Mt. Jackson west to Orkney Springs. This was renumbered as VA 820 in 1929. Today it is VA 263.
VA 336 #2: Appears on 1939 Esso and 1941-42 Official maps. Ran on 10th St/Commerce Ave in South Richmond. This was decommissioned between 1942-44 to no number, but was eventually VA 416 #2. Today it again carries no number outside of a few hundred feet of VA 161.

From: US 58 Bus City of Suffolk
To: I-564 City of Norfolk
Total Length: 34 miles

ROUTE LOG
US 58 Bus: 0 - 0
US 13 Bus, VA 10, VA 32 Bus: 1 - 1
US 13 Bus, US 58 Bus, US 460 Bus: 3 - 4
VA 125: 5 - 9
CHE-SUF LINE: 2.5 - 11.5
VA 191: 0.5 - 12
I-664 (exit 11): 0.5 - 12.5
POR-CHE LINE: 1.5 - 14
VA 239: 2.75 - 16.75
US 58, US 460 ALT WB: 0.25 - 17
VA 337 ALT: 0.25 - 17.25
I-264 (exit 4), US 460 ALT EB: 0.25 - 17.5
US 17: 1.25 - 18.75
VA 141: 0.5 - 19.25
VA 239: 0.5 - 19.75
CHE-POR LINE: 1 - 20.75
I-464 (exit 4): 0.5 - 21.75
US 460, VA 166: 0.25 - 22
I-464 SB (exit 5): 0.5 - 22.5
NOR-CHE LINE: 0 - 22.5
I-264 WB (exit 8), I-464 END (exit 6), US 460 ALT WB: 1 - 23.5
US 460 ALT EB, VA 337 ALT: 0.5 - 24
I-264 EB (exit 10): 0.25 - 24.25
US 460 WB, VA 168: 0.25 - 24.5
US 460 EB: 0.5 - 25
US 460 ALT: 0.25 - 25.25
US 58 EB, VA 337 ALT: 0.5 - 25.75
US 58 WB, VA 337 ALT: 1 - 26.75
VA 247: 1.25 - 28
VA 165: 2.75 - 30.75
VA 406: 0.25 - 31
I-564: 3 - 34

Creation: Appeared between 1942-44. Ran nearly as it does today. VA 337 from Suffolk to Portsmouth replaced an older alignment of US 460. VA 337 from Downtown Norfolk out to Norfolk Naval Base using Hampton Blvd. was not numbered immediately before, though it was once part of US 17 before 1931.
Adjustments: VA 337 west was extended from VA 10-32 over old US 58 to its current end with US 58 Bus between 1954-55. Also in this timeframe, VA 337 in South Norfolk was routed on Bainbridge Ave, instead of Liberty St. The Bainbridge route had been VA 337 ALT.
In 1963 or 1964, VA 337 was rerouted in Norfolk to its current use of Brambleton Ave to Hampton Blvd. Until then, VA 337 used 21st St to get to Hampton Blvd.
In 1980, VA 337 was extended east from Hampton Blvd to the terminus of I-564, replacing a piece of VA 170.
Around 1991, VA 337 was moved onto I-464's northernmost mile.
Posting: Fully posted; cutouts existed in Suffolk until 2004 (A. Froehlig)
Comment: Takes a convoluted route through the Hampton Roads area. Runs over the Berkley Bridge with I-264 and Alt. US 460, and also includes the toll Jordan Bridge over the south branch of the Elizabeth River.

Previous VA 337's:

VA 337 #1: Appeared between 1924-27. Ran from VA 33 (curr US 220 Bus) Ridgeway to then-NC 709. It appears this was a renumbering of what had been part of VA 33. In 1929 this became VA 201. Today it is VA 87.

From: US 460 ALT/VA 337 City of Portsmouth
To: US 58/VA 337 City of Norfolk
Total Length: 4 miles

ROUTE LOG
US 460 ALT, VA 337: 0 - 0
US 17: 1 - 1
US 58 WB, VA 141: 1 - 2
VA 164: 1 - 3
NOR-POR LINE: 1 - 4
US 58 EB, VA 337: 0.5 - 4.25

Creation: Appeared in 1975 as a renumbering of US 58 ALT. This is the 3rd VA 337 ALT.
Adjustments: None
Posting: Fully posted from US 58-VA 141 jct south and west. No postings in Norfolk.
Comment: The VDOT route log says 337A ends at the 58-141 jct.

Previous VA 337 ALT's:

VA 337 ALT #1: Created in July 1946 (CTB Minutes) and appears on 1952 and 1953 official maps. Was a loop off VA 337 in South Norfolk, using Bainbridge Ave and South Main St. By 1955, VA 337 was routed along this way. VA 337 ALT #4?: A. Froehlig reports a VA 337 ALT sign exists on US 460/VA 166 EB at the VA 246 intersection (Librty St.). No other 337 ALT postings are known. I saw this in 1991, but thought it was somewhere slightly different when I first wrote about it in this site. Following this route would bring you back to I-464/VA 337 in South Norfolk near I-264.

From: I-264/US 460 ALT/VA 337 City of Norfolk
To: US 58/VA 337 City of Norfolk
Total Length: 1 mile

ROUTE LOG
I-264 (exit 9), US 460 ALT, VA 337: 0 - 0
US 58, VA 337: 1 - 1

Creation: It looks as if this second current 337A also appeared in 1975 as a newly numbered route.
Adjustments: None
Posting: None
Comments: Duke/Boush Sts. and Waterside Dr. in downtown Norfolk. Curiously, the Norfolk route effectively "overlaps" the Portsmouth route.

From: US 29-VA 237 City of Falls Church
To: VA 7 Seven Corners (City of Falls Church)
Total Length: 1 mile

ROUTE LOG
US 29, VA 237: 0 - 0
VA 7: 1 - 1

Creation: Appeared in 1941 as a newly numbered route. This is the 2nd VA 338.
Adjustments: None
Posting: Fully posted at Seven Corners; As of Feb 2002, only a cutout reassurance sign exists at VA 338 EB from US 29/VA 237.
Comments: Hillwood Ave.

Previous VA 338's:

VA 338 #1: Appeared in the late 20's, running from US 60-VA 14 Covington to Warm Springs, then east to Goshen and south to US 11-VA 33 Lexington. From Covington to Millboro Springs had been the original west end of VA 17. Goshen to Lexington does not appear to have been previously numbered. In 1929, Covington to Warm Springs became part of VA 800, Warm Springs to Millboro Springs was part of VA 804, Millboro Springs to Goshen became part of VA 17, and Goshen to Lexington became all of VA 805. Today this is US 220 and VA 39.

From: US 60 (just west of VA 150), Chesterfield County
To: State Police HQ and Radio Station
Total Length: 1.18 miles nbsp;

Creation: Appeared in 1941. This is the 2nd VA 339.
Adjustments: None
Posting: None at US 60, unsure internally
Comments: Appears on VDOT officials (on the main map, NOT in insets) from 1941-1959

Previous VA 339's:

VA 339 #1: Appears on the 1928 Official Map, running from US 11/VA 33 Winchester northwest to Gainsboro. In 1929 this was renumbered as VA 822. Today it is part of US 522.

VA 339 in 1928.

US 340

VA 340 not currently assigned

Previous VA 340's:		VA 340: Appeared in July 1933 as an extension of US 340. 1. from today's VA 252 (was unnumbered in 1933) Middlebrook to US 11 near Greenville to VA 3 (curr US 522) in Front Royal, and followed today's US 340 for all of that except between Grottoes and Elkton where it used today's SR's 825,659,672, and US 33. This replaced VA 809 from Middlebrook to Montivideo and VA 815 from Elkton to Front Royal. Montivideo to Elkton had been part of VA 17. 2. Rockland to Berryville (today's SR 658 to White Post and US 340 to Berryville), replacing VA 825. Greenville to White Post became VA 12 between 1934-37. The piece from Middlebrook to US 11 became part of VA 292 #1 (curr SR 701). VA 340Y: Formed triangle at US 11-US 340 jct. Was US 340 SB and probably went back to when this was still VA 12 (VA 12Y?). Was not posted. Was physically destroyed in 1999 when intersection was reconfigured. VDOT route log erroneously shows this as still active.

Virginia State Police Radio Station, Appomattox (Appomattox County)
Total Length: 0.20 mile

Creation: Appeared in 1941 (see scan below). This is the 2nd VA 341.
Adjustments: None
Posting: One shield in each direction on SR 613. If you are very observant you can see one from US 460.
Comments: 3 driveways off SR 613 west of Appomattox; VA 341 appears on VDOT Official State maps from 1941 to at least 1953 or 1954.

Previous VA 341's:

VA 341 #1: Appeared in 1923. Ran from VA 34 (curr US 13) west to Parksley. In 1929 this was renumbered as VA 521. Today it is VA 176.

Virginia State Police Radio Station, Brandy Station (Culpeper County)
Total length: 0.16 mile

ROUTE LOG
SR 762: 0 - 0
END VA 342: 0.16 - 0.16

Creation: Appeared in 1941. This is the 3rd VA 342.
Adjustments: None
Posting: White rectangle at SR 762
Comment: Used to connect to US 15-29 (curr SR 762); Is on 1941 VDOT official map but no others.

Previous VA 342's:

VA 342 #1: Appeared in 1923. Ran from VA 34 (curr SR 718) Onancock west to Cashville. This was denumbered by 1927. Today this is SR 638. If this is not a misprint on the 1923 map, this is the first state route to be permanently downgraded.
VA 342 #2: Shown on 1927-28 maps - ran from US 13-VA 34 Onley west to Onancock, then south to Pungoteague. This replaced what had been the original VA 34 routing. In 1929 this was renumbered as VA 522. Today it is part of VA 179 and SR 718.

Seashore (First Landing) State Park, City of Virginia Beach
Total Length: 6.99 miles nbsp;

Creation: Implied to have appeared in 1941 (shown as a state route, but not numbered). Consisted of only the southern (64th St) part of the park. This is the 2nd VA 343.
Adjustments: By 1944, the sections by the park's current main entrance and campground existed.
Posting: The northern part is posted with circles at US 60. 64th street is not posted in any way.
Comment: Rand Mcnally's of late show VA 343's 2 main sections connected. They are in reality, as a bike path. I don't think the VDOT County atlas shows this as VA 343, though.

Previous VA 343's:

VA 343 #1: Shown on my 1928 Rand McNally. Ran from VA 34 (curr US 13 Bus) Eastville east for a mile. This was renumbered as VA 524 in 1929. Today it is part of SR 631.

From: US 360-VA 360 Halifax County
To: Staunton River State Park, Dryburg (Halifax County)
Total Length: 12.28 miles

ROUTE LOG
US 360, VA 360: 0 - 0
END VA 344: 12.28 - 12.28

Creation: Appeared in 1941. Originally ran only within the boundaries of Staunton River State Park (shown in scan below). This has been the only VA 344.
Adjustments: In 1952, VA 344 was extended west over SR 725 to its current west end.
Posting: Fully posted; At its west end is a sign saying that VA 344 ends in 12 miles and that there is no crossing of the Staunton River - I find this odd because I don't have any maps that show there was ever a crossing.
Comment: I believe this is the only state facility 3xx-series route that was promoted to a real state highway. Note that some of the state park roads are SR 782.

From: SR 608-677 near Petersburg (Dinwiddie County)
To: Richard Bland College (Prince George County)
Total Length: 0.49 mile

ROUTE LOG
SR 608-677: 0 - 0
PG-DW LINE: 0.08 - 0.08
END VA 345: 0.41 - 0.49

Creation: This William and Mary affiliated college was opened in 1962. This is the 2nd VA 345.
Adjustments: None
Posting: I finally got a chance to go to this location in April 2005. There is a 345 rectangle sign at SR 608-677.
Comment: On the county line, giving VA 345 the odd distinction of being a college route in two counties.

Previous VA 345's:

VA 345 #1: Appeared in 1941 as the road in Douthat State Park. It looks like this was downgraded to SR 629 by 1944. The scan is from the 1941-42 Official Map

From: VA 57 Patrick County
To: SR 822 Fairy Stone State Park (Patrick County)
Total Length: 3.86 miles

ROUTE LOG
VA 57: 0 - 0
END VA 346: 3.86 - 3.86

Creation: Appeared in 1941 as a newly numbered route. Began at VA 57's end in Stone Store and entered Fairy Stone Park from the east side. This has been the only VA 346.
Adjustments: In 1958, VA 346 assumed its current configuration, leaving behind part of SR 822 and an extended VA 57. VA 346 on the west side of Fairy Stone had been part of SR 623.
Posting: Fully posted at VA 57; unknown elsewhere
Comment: The VDOT atlas shows that a sizable portion of this road is barricaded and not open to the public. VA 346 was the end of VA 57 for a number of years. Shown on all official maps since 1941.

From: VA 3 Baynesville (Westmoreland County)
To: Westmoreland State Park (Westmoreland County)
Total Length: 2.98 miles

Creation: Appeared in 1941, possibly using the alignment of still-unpaved SR 667 (Old Park Rd.) This has been the only VA 347.
Adjustments: The current paved entrance to the park was built in 1951.
Posting: Shields at VA 3; no internal postings in the park that I recall.
Comment: VA 347's descent to the Potomac River is as twisty as a mountain descent. Shown on all official maps since 1941.

From: VA 16 north of Marion (Smyth County)
To: Hungry Mother State Park (Smyth County)
Total Length: 0.6 miles

ROUTE LOG
VA 16: 0 - 0
SR 703: 0.6 - 0.6

Creation: Appeared in 1941. This has been the only VA 348.
Adjustments: None
Posting: Last time I was there (1992), it was fully posted at VA 16 in cutouts, plus there was a cutout within the park at SR 703.
Comments: Hungry Mother is the prettiest state park I have been to in Virginia. Shown on all official maps since 1941.

From: US 501 Halifax (Halifax County)
To: VA 360 Halifax (Halifax County)
Total Length: 0.12 miles

ROUTE LOG
US 501: 0 - 0
VA 360: 0.12 - 0.12

Creation: Appeared in 1941 in its current form. This has been the only VA 349.
Adjustments: None
Posting: Reassurance shields at each end only
Comment: Edmunds Blvd (named by state assembly in 1942). This is the shortest non-Y route that connects two other primary routes. As short as this is, it actually appears on the 1941 official map. This route has zero purpose, it just runs behind the municipal building in Halifax.
Nick Britton reports in Dec. 2004 that the route has been blocked off on both ends the last 2 times he drove past. I know for sure that in 2002 one could still drive this route.

Tidewater Community College, City of Virginia Beach
Total Length: 0.78 mile

ROUTE LOG
VA 165: 0 - 0
END VA 350: 0.78 - 0.78

Creation: Appeared in 1971. This is the 2nd VA 350.
Adjustments: None
Posting: None
Comment: Located off VA 165 east of Lynnhaven Pkwy.

Previous VA 350's:

VA 350 #1: The Shirley Highway is shown as dotted line on 1944 official map.
The 1947 map shows VA 350 running from US 1 at the Pentagon (curr I-395 - US 1/VA 110 jct) to VA 7 Arlington.
The 1950 map shows a 2-lane VA 350 running south as new construction to US 1 Woodbridge about 1952.
The 1952 map is the first to show it as a divided highway, although I'm certain the 1950 and 1951 covers for the state maps show VA 350 where it crosses today's Lorton Rd. SR 642.
The 1965 Official map is the first one to cosign I-95 with VA 350 (although my 1961 Rand McNally does this with the part of VA 350 inside the beltway). VA 350 was eliminated in 1966. Today it is I-95 from Exit 161 (US 1) to 170 (I-495) and I-395 from the beltway to the Pentagon.

Last Update: 17 July 2005

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