State Route 103 (SR 103) is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
. The state highway runs from the
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
state line, where the highway continues as
North Carolina Highway 103 (NC 103), east to
SR 8 at
Five Forks. In conjunction with NC 103 and SR 8, SR 103 connects
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy is a city in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 10,611.
History
Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s as a stagecoach stop on the road between Winston-Salem, North Carolina an ...
with
Stuart, the
county seat
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of
Patrick County
Patrick County is a county located on the central southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,608. Its county seat is Stuart. It is located within both the rolling hills and valleys of the Pi ...
.
Route description
SR 103 begins at the North Carolina state line southwest of Claudville. The highway continues southwest as NC 103 toward
Slate Mountain,
Flat Rock, and Mount Airy. SR 103 heads northeast as two-lane undivided Claudville Highway, which crosses the
Dan River
The Dan River flows in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. It rises in Patrick County, Virginia, and crosses the state border into Stokes County, North Carolina. It then flows into Rockingham County. From there it flows back int ...
. In Claudville, the state highway intersects SR 773 (Ararat Highway), which heads west through the foothills to
Ararat. SR 103 heads east out of Claudville as Dry Pond Highway. The state highway crosses the
Little Dan River
The Little Dan River is a river in the United States states of Virginia and North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United S ...
and passes through the hamlets of Dry Pond and Peters Creek before reaching its eastern terminus at SR 8 (Salem Highway) at Five Forks between Stuart and the North Carolina state line.
Major intersections
References
External links
Virginia Highways Project: VA 103
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* 103 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Field Squadron, a territorial regiment
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State Route 103