U.S. Route 17 in Virginia

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U.S. Route 17
Formed:	1926
South end:	US 17 near Elizabeth City, NC
Major junctions:	I-64 in Chesapeake I-95 near Fredericksburg US 29 near Warrenton
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.

Contents 1 History 2 Major intersections 3 Bridges 4 See also 5 References

[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] Major intersections

• US Routes 13, 58, and 460 in Chesapeake
• Interstate 664 in Suffolk
• Interstate 264 in Portsmouth
• US 258 (shares crossing of James River Bridge)
• U.S. Route 58 in Portsmouth
• US 60 in Newport News
• Interstate 64 in Chesapeake and Newport News
• US 301 in Port Royal
• US 1 near Fredericksburg
• Interstate 95 in Falmouth and Fredericksburg (concurrent with I-95 between Exits 126 & 133)
• US 15/29 between Warrenton and Opal
• US 211 in Warrenton
• Interstate 66 in Marshall
• US 50 (run concurrent from Paris to Winchester)
• Interstate 81, US Routes 11, 522, and State Route 7 in Winchester

[edit] Bridges

• The James River between Newport News and Isle of Wight County, Virginia on the James River Bridge, a drawbridge which was formerly a toll bridge but is now toll-free, concurrent with U.S. Route 258.
• The York River between Gloucester County and York County at Yorktown, Virginia on the George P. Coleman Bridge, a drawbridge which is also a toll bridge.
• The Rappahannock River between Stafford County and Spotsylvania County at Fredericksburg, Virginia as it overlaps Interstate 95.

[edit] See also

• U.S. Route 117

[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 >