Virginia State Route 150

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State Route 150
Chippenham Parkway
Length:	15.19 mi[1][2] (24.45 km)
Formed:	1967
South end:	I-95/SR 895 near Bensley
Major junctions:	US 360 near Richmond SR 76 near Richmond
North end:	River Road and Parham Road in Henrico County
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State Route 150, also known as the Chippenham Parkway, is a primary state highway in and near Richmond, Virginia, United States. It forms a partial beltway around the southwest side of the city. Most of SR 150 is a freeway, but portions of the road include at-grade intersections with residential side streets; traffic in those areas is restricted to lower speeds. Most of the Parkway is located in Chesterfield County and the independent city of Richmond. Bridges across the James River are located near each end.

[edit] Termini

At the southern end, the roadway connects with north-south Interstate 95, as well as the State Route 895 (Pocahontas Parkway), which includes a high-level bridge over the James River.

At the northern end, the highway crosses the toll-free Edward E. Willey Bridge over the upper James River (above Richmond) into the western portion of Henrico County and becomes Parham Road.

[edit] Major intersections

(from south to north)

• State Route 895 (Pocahontas Parkway)
• Interstate 95, (north to Richmond, south to Petersburg)
• U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 301 (Jefferson Davis Highway)
• State Route 637 (Hopkins Road)
• State Route 10
• U.S. Route 360
• U.S. Route 60
• State Route 76 (Powhite Parkway)
• Stony Point Parkway at Stony Point Fashion Park
• River Road
• Parham Road, a heavily-trafficked arterial road that extends the Chippenham Parkway corridor across the northwestern quadrant of the Richmond metropolitan area to Chamberlayne Road (U.S. Route 301)

[edit] Trivia

• The Chippenham Parkway name originated from Chippenham Road, a pre-existing two block long residential street in the Nottingham subdivision.

• Both Chippenham Parkway and the connecting Parham Road to the immediate north were built in many phases beginning in the late 1950s. Many earlier portions were built through residential areas, and were not fully reconstructed, resulting in many at grade intersections and private driveways in older sections. Most of the Parkway route was completed and opened by 1969, but neither of the two bridges across the James River existed for many more years.

• The Edward E. Willey Bridge across the James River at the northern end was named for a former state legislator from Richmond. It was constructed with funds generated by a special continuation of tolls granted by the U.S. Congress for a period of time on a portion of the former Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike (I-95) in the 1980s. This funding enabled it to be opened as a toll free facility.

[edit] References

1. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Chesterfield CountyPDF (2.37 MiB)
2. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Henrico CountyPDF (213 KiB)

[edit] External links

• Virginia Highways Project: VA 150