Virginia State Route 353
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| State Route 353 |
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| Duval Street Connection | |||||||||||||
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| Length: | 0.38 mi[1] (0.6 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1942 | ||||||||||||
| West end: | 8th St. in Richmond | ||||||||||||
| East end: | 13th St. in Richmond | ||||||||||||
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State Route 353 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located in Richmond, Virginia, next to Interstate 95 just south of its split with Interstate 64.
The State Route 353 designation is assigned to "roads in the grounds of Virginia Commonwealth University (Medical College of Virginia Campus) at City of Richmond."[2] Though it has formerly included other roads, it is now only Duval Street Connection between 8th Street and the Main Hospital on 13th Street.[3]
Although located entirely within the city and connecting city-maintained streets, Route 353 is maintained by the state, and, despite its short length, a single reassurance shield can be found westbound just after entering the route from 13th Street.
SR 353 was first added to the state highway system in 1942, when 0.015 miles (0.024 km) from the end of East Clay Street south to the central power plant were taken over by the state.[4] The current SR 353 was built in the 1950s as part of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike project, and the original roadway was removed from the system in 1973.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va341-360.htm#va353
- ^ Virginia Route IndexPDF (239 KiB), revised July 1, 2003
- ^ Email from VDOT Public Relations Specialist Tom Jewell: "State Route 353 is comprised of that section of Duval Street from the intersection with 8th Street traveling east adjacent to I95/I64 and ending at the MCV Main Hospital on 13th Street."
- ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, held in Richmond March 20, 1942PDF, page 12
- ^ Minutes of Meeting of State Highway Commission, Norfolk, Virginia, May 17, 1973PDF, pages 21 and 22
[edit] External links
- Virginia State Route 353 is at coordinates Coordinates:
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