U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
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U.S. Route 17 |
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Formed: | 1926 | ||||||||||||
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South end: | US 17 near Elizabeth City, NC | ||||||||||||
Major junctions: |
I-64 in Chesapeake I-95 near Fredericksburg US 29 near Warrenton |
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North end: | US 11/US 50/US 522 in Winchester | ||||||||||||
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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.
[edit] 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)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
Preceded by: North Carolina |
U.S. Route 17 Virginia |
Succeeded by: terminus |
< SR 37 | Two‑digit State Routes 1923-1933 |
SR 39 > |
< SR 39 | Two‑digit State Routes 1923-1933 |
SR 41 > |
< SR 326 | Spurs of SR 32 1923-1928 |
none |
< SR 502 | District 5 State Routes 1928-1933 |
SR 504 > |
< SR 514 | District 5 State Routes 1928-1933 |
SR 516 > |
< SR 601 | District 6 State Routes 1928-1933 |
SR 603 > |
Categories: U.S. Highways in Virginia | Chesapeake, Virginia | Portsmouth, Virginia | Suffolk, Virginia | Isle of Wight County, Virginia | Newport News, Virginia | York County, Virginia | Gloucester County, Virginia | Middlesex County, Virginia | Essex County, Virginia | Caroline County, Virginia | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Stafford County, Virginia | Fauquier County, Virginia | Clarke County, Virginia | Frederick County, Virginia | Winchester, Virginia