Virginia State Route 131

For former State Routes numbered 131, see State Route 131 (Virginia 1923-1928) and State Route 131 (Virginia 1928-1933).

State Route 131
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length: 1.65 mi[1] (2.66 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end:
US 460 Bus. in Appomattox
North end: US 460 / SR 24 in Appomattox
Location
Counties: Appomattox
Highway system

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Virginia State Route 131 (SR 131) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 1.65 miles (2.66 km) from U.S. Route 460 Business (US 460 Business) north to US 460 and SR 24 within Appomattox. SR 131 serves the Appomattox Historic District, which includes the downtown area of the town of Appomattox.

Contents

Route description

SR 131 begins at US 460 Business (Confederate Boulevard) on the east side of the town of Appomattox. The state highway heads west along Oakleigh Avenue to the edge of the downtown area, where the highway turns south onto Church Street. Before reaching the railroad tracks, which are part of Norfolk Southern Railway's Blue Ridge Subdivision, SR 131 heads onto Main Street, which is one-way toward the east. Traffic heading west must use Harrell Street to Lee Street to the west end of Main Street's one-way section. After one block on the two-way section of Main Street, SR 131 turns north onto Court Street, which serves the Appomattox County offices. At the northern end of Court Street, SR 131 briefly runs concurrently with US 460 Business (Confederate Boulevard) before turning northeast onto Old Courthouse Road. The state highway widens to a four-lane divided highway shortly before its northern terminus at US 460 (Richmond Highway), the freeway bypass of Appomattox. SR 24 also heads west from the diamond interchange along the bypass toward Concord and northeast along the continuation of Old Courthouse Road toward Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and US 60.[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Appomattox, Appomattox County.

Mile
[1]		 Destinations Notes
0.00
US 460 Bus. (Confederate Boulevard) / Oakleigh Avenue east		 Southern terminus
Church Street north SR 131 turns south onto Church Street
Main Street west SR 131 turns west onto Main Street
Court Street south SR 131 turns north onto Court Street
1.06
US 460 Bus. east (Confederate Boulevard)		 South end of concurrency with US 460 Business
1.13
US 460 Bus. west (Confederate Boulevard)		 North end of concurrency with US 460 Business
1.65 US 460 (Richmond Highway) / SR 24 (Old Courthouse Road) – Lynchburg, Farmville, To Route 60 Northern terminus; diamond interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2010_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Virginia State Route 131 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Oakleigh+Ave&daddr=N+Court+St+to:VA-131+N%2FVA-24+E%2FOld+Courthouse+Rd&hl=en&ll=37.361426,-78.828621&spn=0.026674,0.038581&sll=37.35901,-78.819615&sspn=0.026675,0.038581&geocode=FcH-OQIdK0FN-w%3BFXIBOgId2ihN-w%3BFTI2OgIdWDJN-w&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=15. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 

External links

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