State Route 62 (SR 62) is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
Virginia
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. Known as Milton Highway, the state highway runs from the
North Carolina
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state line, where
North Carolina Highway 62
North Carolina Highway 62 (NC 62) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Primarily in the Piedmont Triad, it runs from NC 109 in Thomasville northeast to the Virginia state line in Milton.
Route description ...
(NC 62) continues into
Milton
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* Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname)
** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet
* Milton (given name)
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, north to
U.S. Route 58 (US 58) and
US 360
U.S. Route 360 (US 360) is a spur route of US 60. The U.S. Highway runs entirely within the state of Virginia from US 58 Business, Virginia State Route 293 (SR 293), and SR 360 in Danville east to SR 644 in Reedville. US 360 connects Danvill ...
east of
Danville. SR 62 was assigned as a number upgrade of SR 726 to connect US 58 with NC 62 in 1946.
Route description
SR 62 begins at the North Carolina state line in the extreme southwestern corner of
Halifax County. The roadway continues southeast as NC 62, which immediately crosses the
Dan River
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into the town of Milton, where NC 62 turns south toward
Burlington
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at its intersection with
NC 57. Milton is just south of
Virginia International Raceway
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, which lies on the east side of the Dan River. SR 62 almost immediately enters southeastern
Pittsylvania County
Pittsylvania County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 60,501. Chatham is the county seat.
Pittsylvania County is included in the Danville, VA Micropolitan Statistical A ...
and remains in the county for the remainder of the route. It heads northwest through farmland to an intersection with US 58 and US 360 (Philpott Road) about east of downtown Danville. The roadway continues north as SR 726 (Ringgold Depot Road), which heads northwest toward Ringgold Depot.
History
In the 1930s, present SR 62 was designated as part of
State Route 726.
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revised July 1, 1936 SR 62 was transferred to the primary state highway system in 1946, connecting with
North Carolina Highway 62
North Carolina Highway 62 (NC 62) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Primarily in the Piedmont Triad, it runs from NC 109 in Thomasville northeast to the Virginia state line in Milton.
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towards
Roxboro and
Oxford, North Carolina
Oxford is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 8,628 as of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Granville County.
History
The town's history dates to 1761, when local legislator Samuel Benton built ...
.
The
State Route 62 designation was already in use on a route in western Virginia; that route was renumbered to
State Route 78.
Major intersections
References
External links
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