Virginia State Route 199

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State Route 199

Length:

14.13 mi^[1]^[2] (22.74 km)

Formed:

late 1960s

West end:

I-64/SR 646 near Lightfoot

Major
junctions:

SR 5 near Williamsburg
Colonial Pkwy. near Williamsburg

East end:

SR 641 near Williamsburg

Virginia Routes
< SR 198		SR 200 >
Primary - Secondary - History - Turnpikes

State Route 199 is a primary state highway in and near Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It effectively forms a 14 mile-long semicircular southern bypass of the city of Williamsburg, running from Interstate 64 and State Route 646 northwest of Williamsburg to State Route 641 east of Williamsburg. In 2004, it was named the Humelsine Parkway in honor of Carlisle H. Humelsine, a former curator and president of Colonial Williamsburg.^[3] Some Interstate 64 signage uses the Humelsine Parkway name.^{[citation needed]}

In late 2005, the Virginia Department of Transportation completed a widening project that widened sections of the highway to four lanes that were two lanes. The sections were between U.S. Route 60 (Pocahontas Trail) and the Colonial Parkway, and from the other side of the Colonial Parkway to just east of State Route 31 (Jamestown Road). The project involved building a new set of lanes alongsinde the existing two-lane road, as well as constructing another bridge parallel to the existing one over College Creek to handle the new roadway. The project also involved the re-design of the intersection with SR 31/Jamestown Road. The project was done in preparation for the 2007 Jamestown 400th anniversary celebration. With the large amount of tourists expected to attend, the state widened the road to accommodate the increased traffic.^{[citation needed]}