Virginia State Route 74

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For the former State Route 74, see State Route 74 (Virginia 1933-1942). For the proposed Interstate Highway, see Interstate 74 (Virginia).
State Route 74
Length: 2.42 mi[1] (3.89 km)
Formed: 1958
West end:
US 23 Bus. in Norton
East end:
US 58 Alt. east of Norton
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< SR 73 SR 75 >
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State Route 74 is a primary state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Virginia, running along an old alignment of U.S. Route 58 Alternate in and east of Norton. It begins at U.S. Route 23 Business (Park Avenue) and heads east on Coeburn Road and Kentucky Avenue, passing underneath the new U.S. Route 23/US 58 Alternate, and ending at US 58 Alternate east of Norton.

[edit] History

SR 74 was initially part of State Route 11, defined in 1918. It became part of State Route 64 in 1933, State Route 70 in 1940, and U.S. Route 58 Alternate in the early 1950s.

The first piece of SR 74 was designated in 1958 along Coeburn Road west of Kentucky Avenue,[2] though it did not exist until the new US 58 Alternate along 11th Street and Kentucky Avenue was completed in 1960.[3] The new US 58 Alternate (now partly U.S. Route 23 Business and State Route 283) in eastern Norton was completed in 1988, and SR 74 was extended east over the old road.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Wise CountyPDF (247 KiB)
  2. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Held in Roanoke and Richmond May 14-16, 1958PDF (757 KiB), pages 11-12
  3. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, August 18, 1960PDF (1.18 MiB), page 39
  4. ^ Minutes of Meeting of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, Richmond, Virginia, June 16, 1988PDF (742 KiB), page 3