Virginia State Route 62

For former State Routes numbered 62, see State Route 62 (Virginia 1933-1942) and State Route 62 (Virginia 1942-1946).

State Route 62
Milton Highway
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length: 4.01 mi (6.45 km)
Existed: 1946 – present
Major junctions
South end: NC 62 near Milton, NC
North end: US 58 / US 360 east of Danville
Location
Counties: Pittsylvania
Highway system

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← SR 61 SR 63 →

Virginia State Route 62 (SR 62) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Milton Highway, the state highway runs 4.01 miles (6.45 km) from the North Carolina state line, where North Carolina Highway 62 (NC 62) continues into Milton, north to U.S. Route 58 and US 360 east of Danville. SR 62 was assigned as a number upgrade of SR 726 to connect US 58 with NC 62 in 1946.

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Route description

SR 62 begins at the North Carolina in the southeastern corner of Pittsylvania County. The roadway continues southeast as NC 62, which immediately crosses the Dan River into the town of Milton, where NC 62 turns south toward Burlington at its intersection with NC 57. Milton is just south of Virginia International Raceway, which lies on the east side of the Dan River. SR 62 heads northwest through farmland to an intersection with US 58 and US 360 (Philpott Road) about 8 miles (13 km) east of downtown Danville. The roadway continues north as SR 726 (Ringgold Depot Road), which heads northwest toward Ringgold Depot.[1][2]

History

In the 1930s, present SR 62 was designated as part of State Route 726.[3] SR 62 was transferred to the primary state highway system in 1946, connecting with North Carolina Highway 62 towards Roxboro and Oxford, North Carolina.[4] The State Route 62 designation was already in use on a route in western Virginia; that route was renumbered to State Route 78.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Pittsylvania County.

Location Mile
[1]		 Destinations Notes
0.00 NC 62 south – Milton Southern terminus; North Carolina state line
4.01 US 58 / US 360 (Philpott Road) / SR 726 (Ringgold Depot Road) – Danville, South Boston Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Jurisdiction Report: Pittsylvania County" (PDF). Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_071_Pittsylvania_2009.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
  2. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Virginia State Route 62 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=VA-62+N&daddr=VA-62+N%2FMilton+Hwy&hl=en&sll=36.575318,-79.252925&sspn=0.0254,0.038409&geocode=FeSULQId-kFH-w%3BFeksLgIdo45G-w&mra=ls&t=h&z=14. Retrieved 2011-07-29. 
  3. ^ Map of Pittsylvania County, revised July 1, 1936
  4. ^ Staff (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Held in Roanoke May 2 and Richmond May 3, 1946 (Report). Commonwealth of Virginia. http://www.virginiadot.org/meetings/minutes_pdf/CTB-05-1946-01.pdf.  , page 5

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