U.S. Route 17 in Virginia

Infobox road
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type=US
route=17
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length_round=2
established=1926
direction_a=South
direction_b=North
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U.S. Route 17 in Virginia runs north-south through the eastern part of the state, serving the Hampton Roads area and Fredericksburg before ending in Winchester.

History

US 17 was defined in 1926. At that time, it ended in Fredericksburg. US 17 followed the following state routes:
*State Route 40, North Carolina to Portsmouth
*State Route 39, Newport News to Lee Hall
*State Route 514, Lee Hall to Yorktown
*State Route 29, Gloucester Point to Shacklefords
*State Route 30, Shacklefords to Saluda
*State Route 38, Saluda to Fredericksburg (SR 38 continued southeast beyond Saluda to Bayside and northwest to Opal)

Major intersections

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Bridges

*The southern branch of the Elizabeth River in the City of Chesapeake in South Hampton Roads on the Steel Bridge, a double leaf bascule, two lane drawbridge.
*The James River between Newport News and Isle of Wight County, Virginia on the James River Bridge, a drawbridge which was formerly a toll bridge but is now toll-free, concurrent with U.S. Route 258.
*The York River between Gloucester County and York County at Yorktown, Virginia on the George P. Coleman Bridge, a swing bridge which is also a toll bridge.
*The Rappahannock River between Stafford County and Spotsylvania County at Fredericksburg, Virginia as it overlaps Interstate 95.

ee also

*U.S. Route 117

References