State Route 65 (SR 65), formerly State Route 66 (SR 66), is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
Virginia. The state highway runs from
U.S. Route 23
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(US 23),
US 58
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, and
US 421 in
Clinchport north to
US 58 Alternate
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in
Castlewood.
Route description
SR 65 begins at an intersection with US 23, US 58, and US 421 (Orby Cantrell Highway) just west of the town limit of Clinchport. The state highway heads northeast through the town as 2nd Avenue, which passes under
CSX
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's
Kingsport Subdivision
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. SR 65 becomes Clinch River Highway east of town and parallels the
Clinch River and
Norfolk Southern Railway
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's
Clinch Valley Division northeast to
Fort Blackmore, where the highway begins to
run concurrently with
SR 72 (Veterans Memorial Highway) to the town of
Dungannon
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. Within the town, SR 72 continues north parallel to the railroad and the Clinch River as Hanging Rock Parkway while SR 65 crosses the river and heads east as Sinking Creek Highway, which follows
Sinking Creek across the
Scott
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* Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380
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Russell
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county line. The state highway, now named Mew Road, passes through the hamlet of Mew while passing through a broad valley on its way to its northern terminus at US 58 Alternate (Castlewood Road) at Banners Corner in the
unincorporated area of Castlewood.
History
SR 65 was designated in March 1958 as a result of the renumbering of the former SR 66 between Clinchport and Castlewood. SR 66 was renumbered due to the impending construction of
Interstate 66 in the northern part of the state; the
Commonwealth Transportation Board recommended that all routes that shared a number with a proposed Interstate be renumbered.
No major routing changes have occurred to the route since its designation.
Major intersections
References
External links
Virginia Highways Project: VA 65
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