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The following is a partial list of former primary state highways in the U.S. state of Virginia. Long-distance routes are listed here, while those entirely or mostly within one VDOT district are at the following pages: # Bristol District: 59-98 (1933), 65 (1940), 77 (1940), 78 (1940), 289 (1934) # Salem District: 99-124 (1933), 245 (1940), 294 (1935) # Lynchburg District: 125-135 (1933), 150-152 (1933), 283 (1933), 126 (1948), 158 (1947), 297 (1935) # Richmond District 136-149 (1933), 153-163 (1933), 197 (1933), 4 Alt. (1935), 33 Alt. (1937), 44 (1933), 336 (1938), 416-418 (1981) # Hampton Roads (formerly Suffolk) District: 164-196 (1933), 32 (1933), 33 (1933), 88 (1940), 152 (ca. 1943), 163 (1945), 192 (1951), 285-288 (1933), 305 (1941), 312 (1937), 407-411 (1981), 414 (1981) # Fredericksburg District: 198-229 (1933), 124 (ca. 1937), 209 (1957), 229 (ca. 1936), 293 (1935) # Culpeper and Northern Virginia Districts: 230-248 (1933), 110 (1947), 253 (1967), 275 (1941), 335 (ca. 1938) # Staunton District: 249-282 (1933), 59 (1940), 158 (1940), 261 (1940), 278 (1940), 284 (1935), 292 (1935) Historic numbers for current routes are listed at list of primary state highways in Virginia.


SR 14

State Route 14 was a primary
state highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was formed as part of the initial system in 1918, and always ran from the North Carolina state line through Danville, Lynchburg, and Lexington to West Virginia. In 1926, this was designated as
U.S. Route 170 U.S. Route 29 (US 29) is a north–south United States highway that runs for from Pensacola, Florida to the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland in the Southern United States, connecting the Florida Panhandle to the Baltimore-Washington me ...
from North Carolina to Lynchburg and
U.S. Route 60 U.S. Route 60 is a major east–west United States highway, traveling from southwestern Arizona to the Atlantic Ocean coast in Virginia. The highway's eastern terminus is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where it is known as Pacific Avenue, in the ...
from Lynchburg to West Virginia (except between Glasgow and Lexington, where US 60 used State Route 141 and State Route 33 via Natural Bridge). In the 1933 renumbering, the piece from Lynchburg to Lexington, including the Glasgow-Lexington section, became
U.S. Route 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 ...
, as US 60 was rerouted to the north east of Lexington; all of SR 14 was removed in the 1933 renumbering. ;Spurs of State Route 14 between 1923 and 1928 * State Route 141, Natural Bridge Station to Natural Bridge, now part of State Route 130 * State Route 142, Clifton Forge to
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, now part of U.S. Route 220 * State Route 143, Crows to West Virginia, now part of
State Route 311 The following highways are numbered Route 311: Canada * Manitoba Provincial Road 311 * Nova Scotia Route 311 * Prince Edward Island Route 311 * Quebec Route 311 China * China National Highway 311 Costa Rica * National Route 311 Japan * Jap ...
* State Route 144, Danville to North Carolina, now State Route 86


SR 27

State Route 27 was a primary
state highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the U.S. state of Virginia. At its peak, it ran from near Powhatan to Sperryville via
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, Louisa, Orange, and Madison. The route was never continuous, with gaps filled by secondary routes. The route was at first known as State Route 16 from 1918 to 1940; the State Route 16 designation was needed in the 1940 renumbering to match other states, and so the road was SR 27 from 1940 to the final decommissioning in 1953. The former SR 27 now carries the following designations: * State Route 684,
U.S. Route 60 U.S. Route 60 is a major east–west United States highway, traveling from southwestern Arizona to the Atlantic Ocean coast in Virginia. The highway's eastern terminus is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where it is known as Pacific Avenue, in the ...
near Powhatan to State Route 45 near Cartersville * State Route 690, near Cartersville to
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in
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* State Route 659, Columbia to
U.S. Route 250 U.S. Route 250 (US 250) is a route of the United States Numbered Highway System, and is a spur of U.S. Route 50. It currently runs for from Richmond, Virginia to Sandusky, Ohio. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. ...
at Ferncliff * State Route 208, Ferncliff to U.S. Route 33 in Louisa * State Route 669 and State Route 612, Louisa to U.S. Route 15 in Orange * State Route 230, US 15 at Madison Mills to U.S. Route 29 near Madison * State Route 231, Madison to
U.S. Route 211 U.S. Route 211 (US 211) is a spur of US 11 in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Lee Highway, the U.S. Highway runs from Interstate 81 (I-81) and Virginia State Route 211 (SR 211) in New Market east to US 15 Business, ...
at Sperryville In the initial 1918 state highway system, State Route 16 ran from
State Route 2 The following highways are numbered 2. For roads numbered A2, see list of A2 roads. For roads numbered B2, see list of B2 roads. For roads numbered M2, see list of M2 roads. For roads numbered N2, see list of N2 roads. International * AH2, As ...
(now U.S. Route 15) at Madison Mills to
State Route 3 The following highways are numbered 3, H-3, PRI-3, AH3, E03 and R3. For roads numbered A3, see A3 roads. For roads numbered M3, see M3. For roads numbered N3, see N3. For roads numbered 3A, see 3A. International * Asian Highway 3 * Europea ...
(now
U.S. Route 11 {{Infobox road , country=USA , type=US , route=11 , map={{maplink, frame=yes, plain=yes, frame-align=center, frame-width=290, frame-height=330, type=line, from=U.S. Route 11.map , map_custom=yes , map_notes=US 11 in red, US 11E in blue, US 11W in ...
) at
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via Madison and
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, crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains at
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. North of Madison, this was the path of the
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. In 1921, the State Highway Commission recommended that the legislature relocate SR 16 to run via Sperryville and Thornton Gap rather than Stanley to "eliminate a very difficult and expensive crossing of the Blue Ridge" and provide "a direct connection with the
Lee Highway The Lee Highway was a national auto trail in the United States, connecting New York City and San Francisco, California, via the South and Southwest. After receiving a letter on January 15, 1919, from Dr. Samuel Myrtle Johnson of Roswell, New Mex ...
at Sperryville". By 1923, SR 16 was truncated to Sperryville; the piece from Sperryville west to New Market became an extension of State Route 21. ;Major intersections


SR 33

State Route 33 was a primary
state highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was first formed as part of the initial system in 1918; it was State Route 3 until 1923. SR 33 existed until 1933, when it was deemed redundant to the
U.S. Route The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous United States. As the designation and numbering of these hi ...
s that used it -
U.S. Route 311 U.S. Route 311 is a United States highway that runs for from Winston-Salem, North Carolina to near Danville, Virginia. It connects the cities of Winston-Salem, Madison, and Eden. The route runs northeast from Winston-Salem to Danville. By th ...
(now U.S. Route 220) from North Carolina to Roanoke, and
U.S. Route 11 {{Infobox road , country=USA , type=US , route=11 , map={{maplink, frame=yes, plain=yes, frame-align=center, frame-width=290, frame-height=330, type=line, from=U.S. Route 11.map , map_custom=yes , map_notes=US 11 in red, US 11E in blue, US 11W in ...
from Roanoke to West Virginia. The number was immediately reused for another route in southeastern Virginia, and in the late 1930s the current State Route 33, an extension of U.S. Route 33, was formed. From Staunton to
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, SR 33 was the Valley Turnpike, taken over by the state in 1918. North of Winchester towards Martinsburg, West Virginia, SR 33 used the
Winchester and Martinsburg Turnpike Winchester is a cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, at the western end of the South Downs National Park, on the River Itchen. It is south-west of Londo ...
. Tolls were removed in 1919 when the turnpike company gave the road to the state.State Takes Over Winchester Pike. Special to The Washington Post Winchester, Va, February 12, 1919: "Stockholders of the Winchester and Martinsburg Turnpike Company have accepted a proposition made by State Highway Commissioner Coleman to transfer the nine miles of turnpike in Virginia to the State without cost. The commissioner has a right to continue the one toll gate until September 1, 1919, but it is planned to abolish it sooner. By that time it is stated, there will be no toll gates on any trunk line highway extending from Pennsylvania." ;Spurs of State Route 33 between 1923 and 1928 * State Route 331, Woodstock west to West Virginia, now State Route 42 and several secondary routes * State Route 332, Mauzy west and north to West Virginia, now part of State Route 259 * State Route 333, Harrisonburg west to West Virginia, now part of U.S. Route 33 * State Route 334, Greenville east towards Waynesboro, now part of
U.S. Route 340 U.S. Route 340 (US 340) is a spur route of US 40, and runs from Greenville, Virginia to Frederick, Maryland. In Virginia, it runs north–south, parallel and east of US 11, from US 11 north of Greenville via Waynesboro, Grottoes, Elkton, ...
* State Route 335, Rocky Mount northeast to Bedford, now part of State Route 122 * State Route 336, Mt. Jackson west to Orkney Springs, now State Route 263 * State Route 337, Ridgeway southeast to North Carolina, now State Route 87 * State Route 338, Lexington north, west and southwest to
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, now parts of
State Route 39 The following highways are numbered 39. For a list of roads called ''N39'', see List of N39 roads. Australia * Newell Highway * Goulburn Valley Highway * **Gore Highway **Leichhardt Highway Canada * Alberta Highway 39 * British Columbia Hig ...
and Covington * State Route 339,
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northwest to Gainsboro, now part of
U.S. Route 522 U.S. Route 522 (US 522) is a spur route of US 22 in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The U.S. Highway travels in a north-south direction, and runs from US 60 near Powhatan, Virginia, to its northern terminus at ...


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