Virginia State Route 144

State Route 144 marker

State Route 144
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length: 13.97 mi[1] (22.48 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end: SR 36 at Fort Lee
 

I95 in Colonial Heights
US 1 / US 301 in Colonial Heights

SR 10 in Chester
North end: SR 145 / SR 717 at Centralia
Location
Counties: Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, Chesterfield
Highway system
SR 143SR 145

State Route 144 (SR 144) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 13.97 miles (22.48 km) from SR 36 at Fort Lee north to SR 145 at Centralia. SR 144's eastwest segment is the main highway between Colonial Heights and both Fort Lee and Hopewell. The state highway's northsouth section connects U.S. Route 1 and US 301 in Colonial Heights with SR 10 in Chester.

Route description

View south along SR 144 in Fort Lee

SR 144 begins at a four-way intersection with SR 36 (Oaklawn Boulevard) at the northeastern corner of Fort Lee. The south leg of the intersection is Sisisky Boulevard, which serves as one of the entrances to the military base. SR 144 heads west as Temple Avenue, a four-lane divided highway that crosses a rail line and passes through an industrial area in far northern Prince George County before crossing the Appomattox River, which is split in two by Halls Island. While crossing the river, the state highway passes through a sliver of Chesterfield County before entering the independent city of Colonial Heights. SR 144 passes through a commercial area that includes the Southpark Mall and the world's largest Arby's restaurant. West of the mall, the state highway has a trumpet interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) (RichmondPetersburg Turnpike) that is supplemented by a ramp from northbound SR 144 to northbound I-95. West of the freeway, SR 144 reaches the western end of Temple Avenue and turns north to run concurrently with US 1 and US 301 along the city's main northsouth thoroughfare, Boulevard.[1][2]

SR 144, US 1, and US 301 follow Boulevard north through Colonial Heights, where the five-lane highway with center turn lane passes under CSX's North End Subdivision. The highways enter Chesterfield County by crossing Swift Creek into Chesterfield County and become Jefferson Davis Highway. SR 144 splits northwest from the U.S. Highways to follow two-lane Harrowgate Road through a suburban area to Chester. There, the state highway has a brief concurrency with four-lane SR 10 (West Hundred Road) to cross the North End Subdivision rail line. SR 144 continues north on two-lane Chester Road, which the highway follows to its northern terminus at SR 145 at Centralia. SR 145 heads west as Centralia Road toward Chesterfield Court House and north as a continuation of Chester Road through an interchange with the SR 288 freeway.[1][2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Prince GeorgeFort Lee0.000.00 SR 36 (Oaklawn Boulevard) to I295 Hopewell, Lee Gate, Petersburg, Sisisky Gate
City of Colonial Heights4.076.55 I95 to I85 Petersburg, RichmondI-95 exit 54
4.577.35 US 1 south / US 301 south (Boulevard) Petersburg, Virginia State UniversitySouth end of US 1 / US 301 overlap
ChesterfieldPickadat Corner6.5110.48 US 1 north / US 301 north (Jefferson Davis Highway) RichmondNorth end of US 1 / US 301 overlap
Chester11.9519.23 SR 10 west (West Hundred Road) RichmondSouth end of SR 10 overlap
12.2019.63 SR 10 east (West Hundred Road) / SR 1515 (Winfree Street) HopewellNorth end of SR 10 overlap
Centralia13.9722.48 SR 145 (Centralia Road / Chester Road / SR 717)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  2. 1 2 Google (2011-11-10). "Virginia State Route 144" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-11-10.

Route map: Google

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