Virginia State Route 619 (Scott and Wise Counties)

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State Route 619
Length: 23.8 mi[1][2] (38.3 km)
(plus a 2-3 mi concurrency with SR 72)
Formed: by 1934
South end: US 23/US 58/US 421 in Gate City
Major
junctions:		 SR 65/SR 72 at Fort Blackmore
North end: South city limit of Norton at 12th St.
Virginia Routes
Primary - Secondary - History - Turnpikes

State Route 619 is a secondary state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from U.S. Route 23/U.S. Route 58/U.S. Route 421 in Gate City north to the south city limit of Norton, where 12th Street and 11th Street continue to U.S. Route 23/U.S. Route 58 Alternate and U.S. Route 23 Business. The part south of Fort Blackmore is a minor route paralleled by State Route 72. North of Fort Blackmore, SR 619 serves its own corridor.

SR 619 is signed within Norton to the junction with U.S. Route 23/U.S. Route 58 Alternate. North of that junction, 11th Street is signed as U.S. Route 58 Alternate Business and a connection between US 23 and U.S. Route 23 Business.[3][4]

[edit] History

The road from State Route 11 (now U.S. Route 23 Business) south for 4.82 miles (7.76 km) past High Knob was added to the state highway system in 1932,[5] running south from the intersection of Main Avenue and 11th Street. It was numbered State Route 73 in the 1933 renumbering.[6]

In the 1930s, the rest of present SR 619 was designated.[7][6] SR 73 was extended south 0.38 miles (0.61 m) to the Scott County line in 1937,[8] but it was transferred to the secondary system in 1948, bringing SR 619 north to Norton.[9] A small piece of SR 619 south of Fort Blackmore was transferred to the primary system in 1986 as part of an extension of State Route 72.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Scott CountyPDF (269 KiB)
  2. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Wise CountyPDF (247 KiB)
  3. ^ Signage on the ramp from US 23 north/US 58 Alternate east to 12th Street, taken March 13, 2000 by Rich Carlson
  4. ^ Signage on US 23 Business south at 11th Street, taken March 13, 2000 by Rich Carlson
  5. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Held in Marion, Roanoke and Richmond, July 27, 28, and 29, 1932PDF (281 KiB), page 14
  6. ^ a b Map of Wise County, revised July 1, 1936
  7. ^ Map of Scott County, revised July 1, 1936
  8. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Held in Richmond, November 9, 1937PDF (510 KiB), page 25
  9. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission Held May 24, 25 and 26, 1948PDF (465 KiB), page 22
  10. ^ Minutes of Meeting of State Highway and Transportation Board, Richmond, Virginia, May 15, 1986PDF (699 KiB), page 2