State Route 45 (SR 45) is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
Virginia
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. The state highway runs from the junction of
U.S. Route 15 Business (US 15 Business) and
US 460 Business in
Farmville
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north to
SR 6 at
Georges Tavern. SR 45 is the primary north–south highway of
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland County, New South Wales
* the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia
Canada
*Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
*Cumberland, historic county
*Cumberlan ...
, where the highway meets
US 60
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The highway's eastern terminus is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where it is known as Pacific Avenue, in the ...
near the
county seat
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,
Cumberland
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.
Route description
SR 45 begins at an intersection with US 15 Business and US 460 Business near the campus of
Longwood University
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in the town of Farmville, which has portions in
Prince Edward and Cumberland counties. US 15 Business heads south on Main Street and US 460 Business heads east on Third Street; the two business routes head west
together
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on Third Street. SR 45 heads north on Main Street and intersects the
High Bridge Trail, a
rail trail
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along a former
Norfolk Southern Railway
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line. The state highway leaves the downtown area and crosses the
Appomattox River
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into Cumberland County.
SR 45 heads northeast from the town as Cumberland Road, which passes through the small communities of
Raines Tavern,
Hawk
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,
Guinea Mills, and
McRae on its way to a junction with US 60 (James Anderson Highway).
SR 45 and US 60 run concurrently northeast past the county seat of Cumberland. The two highways meet the western end of
SR 13 before they separate. SR 45 heads northeast as Cartersville Road through the hamlets of
Ashby Ashby may refer to:
People
* Ashby (surname)
* Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby (1267–1314), governor of Rockingham Castle and steward of Rockingham Forest, England
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and
Whiteville on its way to
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
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** Lord Hamilt ...
. In Hamilton, the state highway veers east, then turns north next to the historic home
Morven to head into
Cartersville
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. SR 45 bypasses the
Cartersville Historic District
Cartersville Historic District is a national historic district located at Cartersville, Cumberland County, Virginia. It encompasses 51 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the village of Cartersville. Most of the buildings date ...
to the east as it descends to the
James River
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. The state highway crosses the river immediately upstream of the ruins of the historic
Cartersville Bridge
Cartersville Bridge is a historic bridge located near Cartersville, Cumberland County, Virginia. The original bridge was constructed in 1822, and its five stone piers of rough cut ashlar and rubble and two stone abutments remain. Atop them is a su ...
.
SR 45 continues through
Goochland County to its northern terminus at SR 6 (River Road) at Georges Tavern.
Major intersections
References
External links
Virginia Highways Project: VA 45
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