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State Route 201 (Virginia Pre-1928)
State Route 49 (SR 49) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from the North Carolina state line in Virgilina, Virginia in Halifax County, where the highway continues south as North Carolina Highway 49 (NC 49), north to U.S. Route 360 (US 360) near Burkeville in Nottoway County. SR 49 passes through Southside Virginia, connecting Virgilina and Burkeville with Clarksville and Chase City in Mecklenburg County, Victoria in Lunenburg County, and Crewe in Nottoway County. Via US 360, the state highway connects Richmond with the John H. Kerr Reservoir. Route description SR 49 begins at the North Carolina state line in the town of Virgilina in southeastern Halifax County. The state highway is concurrent with SR 96 on two-lane undivided Florence Avenue. The two highways continue into North Carolina as NC 49 and NC 96, which then split and head toward Roxboro and Oxford, respectively. The two highways cross over the old railroad gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgilina, VA
Virgilina is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. Virgilina was once a copper mining town. It was a stop on the Atlantic and Danville Railway as recently as the 1950s. It is named "Virgilina" because it is located on the Virginia and North Carolina border. Geography Virgilina is located in the southeast corner of Halifax County at (36.545244, −78.773720). The town's southern border is the Virginia–North Carolina line. Virginia State Routes 96 and 49 intersect at the center of town. VA-96 leads west to U.S. Route 501 south of Cluster Springs, while VA-49 leads northeast to Clarksville. Both highway numbers continue into North Carolina: NC 96 leads southeast to Oxford, North Carolina, while NC 49 runs southwest to Roxboro, North Carolina. According to the United States Census Bureau, Virgilina has a total area of , all of it land. The town center sits on a small ridge, with both sides draining to tributaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |