Corridor Q
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| Corridor Q |
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| West end: |   US 23/US 119/Corr. B near Pikeville, KY |
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 US 19 near Richlands, VA US 52 in Bluefield, WV I-77 near Princeton, WV |
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| East end: |  I-81 in Christiansburg, VA |
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Corridor Q is a highway in the U.S. states of Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia. It is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System and U.S. Route 460. Corridor Q runs from Corridor B (US 23/US 119) near Pikeville, Kentucky easterly ta Interstate 81 in Christiansburg, Virginia.[1]
Corridor Q does not meet any ADHS Corridors other than B, but it meets the planned Coalfields Expressway (U.S. Route 121) near Grundy, Virginia, the King Coal Highway (U.S. Route 52) in Bluefield, West Virginia, and Interstate 77 just to the east near Princeton. At its west end, traffic can continue northwesterly along Corridor B, Corridor R, Corridor I, and Interstate 64 to reach Lexington, Kentucky. The part of Corridor Q east of Bluefield is part of the I-73/74 North-South Corridor.
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[edit] Communities along the route
- Elkhorn City, Kentucky
- Breaks, Virginia
[edit] Attractions
[edit] History
[edit] Kentucky
Corridor Q in Kentucky exists between Corridor B/US 23/US 119 at Yeager to the VA 80 near Breaks, Virginia. The corridor is expected to continue southeastward to the Coalfields Expressway approximately five-miles from the Kentucky state line [2]. The new four-lane relocation of US 460 will include interchanges at US 23, Greasy Creek Road, KY 195 and at KY 80 [2].
- Section 1: US 460 will depart from US 23 at Yeager and head southeast towards Stagger Fork. An at-grade intersection will be constructed at US 23, however it will be grade-separated in 2008 [3]. This section is currently under construction [4].
- Section 2: US 460 will extend eastward from Stagger Fork to Greasy Creek Road. A diamond interchange is planned for the eastern terminus of this section. This section is currently under construction [5]
- Section 3: The highway will extend further east from the Greasy Creek Road interchange to Snake Branch. This section is currently under construction [6] [3].
- Section 4
- Section 5: The highway will continue eastward from the KY 195 interchange to Laurel Branch. The KY 195 interchange will be constructed during this phase. Construction will begin on this segment in 2009 [3].
- Section 6
- Section 6A: This section extends from Laurel Branch to Pond Creek. Construction will begin on this segment in 2010 [3].
- Section 6B: The route is extended east to Russell Fork. Construction will begin on this segment in 2011 [3].
- Section 6C: This involves the construction of a bridge spanning Russell Fork and KY 80. Construction will begin on this segment in 2012 [3].
- Section 7
- Section 7JMB: This involves the construction of a bridge over Russell Fork just west of Elkhorn City for John Moore Branch Road. Construction on this segment is underway [3].
- Section 7A: This section of US 460 extends from KY 80 to 3,000 feet east of Beaver Creek. It includes an interchange with KY 80. Construction on this segment began in 2006 [3].
- Section 7B: This extends from 3,000 feet east of Beaver Creek to KY 1373. Construction on this segment began in 2006 [3].
- Section 8: US 460 will extend east from KY 1373 to the Virginia state line. Construction will begin on this segment in 2007 [3].
- Section 9V: This section, constructed by the Virginia Department of Transportation, will include the connection to VA 80. Construction will begin on this segment in 2010 [3].
[edit] Virginia
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[edit] West Virginia
Corridor Q in West Virginia comprises US 19, US 52 and US 460 all within Mercer County.
The section from the Virginia state line east to US 19/WV 112 opened in 1977 at a distance of 5.38 miles [4]. It forms a southern bypass of Bluefield and features a small multiplex with US 52; it is signed as US 460 otherwise. During the same year, the section of US 19 and US 460 that run concurrent between WV 112 and CR 19-33 at Maple Acres opened (MP 5.38 to MP 8.68). The segment between Maple Acres and the US 19 intersection southwest of Princeton opened in 1967 (MP 8.68 to 10.70). The corridor between WV 112 and the northern US 19 intersection is signed both US 19 and US 460 (MP 5.38 to 10.70).
In 1978, a southern bypass of Princeton opened from the northern US 19 intersection southwest of the city to the WV 104 intersection just west of Interstate 77 (MP 10.73 to MP 15.35) [4]. The four-lane road at the Interstate 77 junction opened nine-years prior (MP 15.35 to MP 15.84).
The remainder of the highway between the Interstate 77 junction and the Virginia state line at Glen Lyn opened in 1972 and 1973 (MP 15.84 to 27.06) [4].
The only modification to the highway, with the exclusion of various traffic signal additions between Bluefield and Princeton, is an incomplete interchange with the King Coal Highway at the eastern US 52 junction east of Bluefield. The $27 million interchange opened in the early 2000s with the four-lane upgrade of US 52 between US 460 and Interstate 77 [5].
[edit] References
- ^ ADHS Approved Corridors and Termini
- ^ a b "Project Description." Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 30 Nov. 2006 [1].
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Schedules." Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 30 Nov. 2006 [2].
- ^ a b c Release Date Report. West Virginia Department of Transportation. August 2003.
- ^ DOH Awards King Coal Highway Contract. 18 December 2003. West Virginia Department of Transportation. 24 December 2003 [3].
