Virginia State Route 67

Infobox road
state=VA
type=
route=67
length_mi=22.36
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length_round=2
established=1940
direction_a=South
direction_b=North
starting_terminus=
junction=
ending_terminus=SR 616 at Jewell Ridge
previous_type=Interstate
previous_route=66
next_type=
next_route=68

State Route 67 is a primary state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from State Route 80 near Honaker east to U.S. Route 460 at Raven, east concurrently with US 460 and U.S. Route 460 Business into downtown Richlands, and north to State Route 616 at Jewell Ridge.

Description

;Russell CountySR 67 begins at State Route 80 east of the town of Honaker. From there it heads in a general northeasterly direction to the Clinch River at Gardner. SR 67 follows the Clinch River to the settlement of Swords Creek and then heads north next to Swords Creek to Dye. There it curved gradually east along a smaller creek, crosses a summit, and runs alongside other creeks to the county line at West Raven.

;Tazewell CountySR 67 rejoins the Clinch River at Raven, following an old alignment of U.S. Route 460 to Doran. It then heads east on US 460 and U.S. Route 460 Business into downtown Richlands. SR 67 leaves Richlands to the north, running alongside Big Creek past Seaboard and Coaldan to near Jewell Ridge, rising onto Smith Ridge (the Tennessee Valley Divide) and ending at State Route 616 at the Buchanan County line. (SR 616 runs along the county line at the top of the ridge.)

History

An initial 0.89-mile (1.43 km) piece north from State Route 126 (now US 460 Business) in Richlands was added to the state highway system in 1931 as State Route 138, [CTB minutes|12-1930-02, page 4] and a further 4.11 miles (6.61 km) was added in 1932. [CTB minutes|07-1932-03, page 14] The road was renumbered State Route 83 in the 1933 renumbering, and the rest of current SR 67 was numbered State Route 619. [http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/vhip_annotated/vhip.pl?&
] , revised July 1, 1936] In 1937, the road north to Jewell Ridge was transferred to the primary system. [CTB minutes|11-1937-01, page 25]

On the other side, the road from State Route 111 (now State Route 80) east for 5.52 miles (8.88 km) was added in 1932, [CTB minutes|08-1932-03, page 8] and in the 1933 renumbering it was also numbered SR 83. An extension to the east for 3.76 miles (6.05 km) was added in 1934, [CTB minutes|09-1934-01] and the rest of the road east to State Route 84 (now U.S. Route 460) was numbered State Route 617. [http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/vhip_annotated/vhip.pl?&
] , revised July 1, 1936] The gap in SR 83 was filled in 1938, transferring some of SR 617 to the primary system. [CTB minutes|03-1938-01, page 17] (A short piece of SR 617 from SR 83 to State Route 632 still remains, as does a much larger piece of Tazewell County's State Route 617.)

In the 1940 renumbering, SR 83 was renumbered State Route 67, as the number 83 was needed for its current alignment, matching West Virginia Route 83. [CTB minutes|10-1940-01, page 12]

References

External links

* [http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va061-080.htm#va67 Virginia Highways Project: VA 67]