U.S. Route 220 in Virginia

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U.S. Route 220
Formed:	by 1935
South end:	US 220 near Price, NC
Major junctions:	US 58 near Martinsville US 460 in Roanoke US 60 in Covington US 250 in Monterey
North end:	US 220 near Franklin, WV
Virginia Routes < US 219 US 221 > Primary - Secondary - History

U.S. Route 220 in Virginia runs north-south through the western part of the state. It follows the future Interstate 73 corridor from North Carolina north to Roanoke, and continues north to northeast West Virginia.

[edit] History

U.S. Route 311 was designated in 1926 to run from U.S. Route 11 in Roanoke south along State Route 33 to North Carolina.^[1] US 220, another 1926 U.S. Highway, was extended south into Virginia by 1935.^[2] It replaced the piece of State Route 18 north of Covington, all of State Route 12 (Clifton Forge to near Roanoke), and all of US 311 in Virginia.

[edit] See also

• State Route 311, numbered as an extension of US 311
• U.S. Route 220 Alternate near Roanoke

[edit] References

1. ^ United States System of Highways, November 11, 1926
2. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Held August 17, 1935PDF: "Route 220, Henry County"

Preceded by North Carolina

U.S. Route 220 Virginia

Succeeded by West Virginia