Virginia State Route 603 (Wise County)

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State Route 603
Length: 6.8 mi[1] (10.9 km)
Formed: by 1934
South end:
US 23 Bus. at Kent Junction
North end: Pardee
Virginia Routes
Primary - Secondary - History

State Route 603 is a secondary state highway in Wise County, Virginia, United States. It parallels a branch of the former Interstate Railroad from U.S. Route 23 Business at Kent Junction north to Pardee.

The road south of Dunbar[2] was added to the state highway system in 1930 (2.82 mi/4.54 km) and 1932 (3.00 mi/4.83 km) as State Route 133.[3][4] It became State Route 69 in the 1933 renumbering, and was transferred to the secondary system in 1951.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Wise CountyPDF
  2. ^ Map of Wise County, revised July 1, 1936
  3. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia Held in Lynchburg Virginia, December 18, 1930PDF, page 5
  4. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Held in Marion, Roanoke and Richmond, July 27, 28, and 29, 1932PDF, page 14
  5. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Held in Roanoke and Richmond, April 9-11, 1951PDF, page 20
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