State Route 128 (SR 128) is a primary
state highway in the U.S. state of
Virginia
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. Known for most of its length as Mayflower Drive, the state highway runs from
SR 163 north to
U.S. Route 460 Business (US 460 Business) and
US 501 Business within the
independent city
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Historical precursors
In the Holy Roman Empire, and to a degree in its successor states ...
of
Lynchburg.
Route description
SR 128 begins at an intersection with SR 163 (Wards Road). The state highway heads east as Candlers Mountain Road, a five-lane road with a
center left-turn lane
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. The highway becomes a
divided highway
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at its
partial cloverleaf interchange with the Lynchburg Expressway, which carries
US 29 Business north and south and
US 501
U.S. Route 501 (US 501) is a spur of U.S. Route 1. It runs 355 miles (571 km) from Buena Vista, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at U.S. Route 17 Business.
It passes through the states of Virginia, North Carolina a ...
to the south. There is no access from eastbound SR 128 to the southbound expressway; that movement is provided via SR 163. SR 128 and US 501 head east past the River Ridge Mall and across
Norfolk Southern Railway's
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. Just east of the railroad, Candlers Mountain Road turns south toward
Liberty University
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and US 501 continues east to join
US 29
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and
US 460
U.S. Route 460 (US 460) is a spur route of U.S. Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles (1,054 km) from Norfolk, Virginia, at its parent route U.S. Route 60 at Ocean View to Frankfort, Kentucky, intersecting its parent route once ...
on their freeway bypass of Lynchburg. SR 128 turns north onto two-lane undivided Mayflower Drive, which heads east through several industrial parks. North of Odd Fellows Road, the state highway veers east and then north again. For its at-grade intersection with Norfolk Southern Railway's
Durham District
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Formation
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rail line, SR 128 makes a sharp curve east, passes through a
hairpin turn back west, in the middle of which the highway intersects the railroad, and curves north again. North of that railroad crossing, the state highway passes through a residential area and reaches its northern terminus at Campbell Avenue, which features US 460 Business and US 501 Business.
Major intersections
References
External links
Virginia Highways Project: VA 128
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