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 >
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United States Numbered Highways
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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

[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