1918 Route Log  < 1995 Route Log | Home | 1931 Route Log > Road Data: January 31, 1918 General Assembly Distance Data: No distances given Notes: This is verbatim the legislative designations of the initial Virginia State Highway System. The legislative descriptions were amended a few times through at least 1926...following the 1918 list is the 1926 list.

January 31, 1918

Route 1: Washington DC, Lorton, Dumfries, Stafford CH, Fredericksburg, Chilesburg, Negro, Richmond, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Warfield, Lawrenceville, South Hill, Clarksville, North Carolina Line
Route 2: Maryland Line, Leesburg, Aldie, Plains, Warrenton, Culpeper, Orange, Gordonsville, Palmyra, Dilwyn, Farmville, Keysville, Wyliesburg, North Carolina Line
Route 3: West Virginia Line, Winchester, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Lexington, Natural Bridge, Buchanan, Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Martinsville, Ridgeway, North Carolina Line
Route 4: Maryland Line, Accomac, Eastville, Cape Charles
Route 5: Norfolk, Suffolk, Franklin, Courtland, Petersburg, Richmond
Route 6: Alexandria, Fairfax, Aldie, Middleburg, Upperville, Boyce, Winchester, Gore, West Virginia Line
Route 7: Reedsville [sic] and Irvington, Heathsville, Warsaw, Montross, King George CH, Fredericksburg, Stevensburg, Culpeper, Washington (VA), Front Royal, Winchester, West Virginia Line
Route 8: Mathews CH, Saluda, Tappahannock, Port Royal, Fredericksburg
Route 9: Old Point, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, Richmond, Negro, Mineral, Louisa, Trevilians, Cobham, Charlottesville, Afton, Waynesboro, Staunton, Churchville, Monterey, West Virginia Line; "also includes a line from Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown, Gloucester Point, Gloucester CH to connect with a line from Saluda to West Point, Richmond"
Route 10: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Suffolk, Smithfield, Surry CH, Petersburg, Blackstone, Nottoway, Farmville, Appomattox, Lynchburg, Bedford, Roanoke, Salem, Christiansburg, Dublin, Pulaski, Wytheville, Marion, Abingdon, Bristol, Gate City, Stickleyville, Pennington Gap, Ben Hur, Jonesville, Cumberland Gap; with connection Abingdon, Greendale, Bolton, to a point on Route 11 in Russell County
Route 11: West Virginia Line, Graham, Tazewell, Rosedale, Lebanon, Old Court House, St. Paul, Coeburn, Norton, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Cumberland Gap; SECONDARY LINE: Coeburn to Clintwood, Kentucky Line; Clintwood to Grundy
Route 12: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Suffolk, Franklin, Courtland, Emporia, Lawrenceville, South Hill, Chase City, Houston, Danville, Martinsville, Stuart, Hillsville, Galax, Independence, to a point near Damascus, to connect with Route 10 at/near Cedarville; Connection: North Carolina Line, Hillsville, Wytheville
Route 13: Tappahannock, Richmond, Midlothian, Powhatan, Cumberland, Farmville, Lynchburg, "then with routes 10 and 14"
Route 14: North Carolina Line, Danville, Chatham, Alta Vista, Lynchburg, Natural Bridge, Lexington, Clifton Forge, Covington, White Sulphur
Route 15: Woodstock, Calvary, West Virginia Line
Route 16: Orange, Madison, Stanley, Luray, New Market
Route 17: Gordonsville, Standardsville [sic], Elkton, Harrisonburg, Moscow, Deerfield, Warm Springs, Hot Springs, Covington
Route 18: Afton, Lovingston, Amherst, Lynchburg, Brookneal, Houston, South Boston , North Carolina Line
Route 19: Richmond, Rio Vista, Goochland to Dixie, point on Route 2 main line
Route 20: Richmond, Amelia, Burkeville, Blackstone, Kenbridge, Lunenburg, Charlotte CH, Brookneal
Route 21: Warrenton, Manassas, Fairfax, Washington DC
Route 22: Salem, Catawba, New Castle, West Virginia Line
Route 23: Stuart, Floyd, Christiansburg, Blacksburg, Pearisburg, West Virginia Line
Route 24: Emporia, North Carolina Line
Route 25: Chain Bridge, Vienna, Fairfax, Manassas
Route 26: Pulaski, Mechanicsburg, Bland CH
Route 27: Norfolk, Berkley, Great Bridge, Hickory, North Carolina Line
Route 28: Lovingston, Covesville, Charlottesville

1926 Descriptions

Bold indicates changes from the 1918 list. Following each entry is the route number using that description in 1926. These route numbers in parentheses were not in the route descriptions.
Route 1: Washington DC, Pohick Church, Lorton, Dumfries, Stafford CH, Fredericksburg, deleted Chilesburg, Negro point at or near Thomas' Store, point east of Ashland, Solomon's Store, Richmond, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, deleted Warfield, Smoky Ordinary, Lawrenceville, South Hill, Clarksville, North Carolina Line (all VA 31)
with a connection from a point at or near Thomas's Store via Spotsylvania CH to Coatesville (VA 312); from a point near the Nottoway River in the general direction of the old plank road in the direction of South Hill (VA 314); road from Ashland to Hanover, Bowling Green to route 8 until 5/1/24 unless hwy commission requires it longer (VA 311); connection from Occoquan to Woodbridge (VA 315)
Route 2: Maryland Line, Leesburg, Aldie, Plains, Warrenton, Remington, Culpeper, Orange, Gordonsville, at or near Palmyra, point near Carysbrook, Bremo, Dilwyn, Farmville, Worsham, Keysville, Wyliesburg, Red Oak, Clarksville, North Carolina Line (all VA 32)
with a connection from point near Zion via Hadensville to Oilville (VA 321); omitting the section located and established through Hampden-Sydney
Route 3: West Virginia Line, Winchester, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Lexington, Natural Bridge, Buchanan, Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Martinsville, Ridgeway, North Carolina Line (VA 33)
Route 4: Maryland Line, Accomac, Eastville, Cape Charles (VA 34)
Route 5: Norfolk, Suffolk (VA 10), Franklin, Courtland (VA 12), Petersburg (VA 35), Richmond (VA 31)
Route 6: Alexandria, Fairfax, Aldie, Middleburg, Upperville, Boyce, Winchester, Gore, West Virginia Line (VA 36)
Route 7: deleted Reedsville [sic] and Irvington, Heathsville, Westland, Kilmarnock, Lancaster, Warsaw, Montross, King George CH, Fredericksburg, Stevensburg, Culpeper, Washington (VA), Front Royal, Armiel, Winchester, West Virginia Line (VA 37)
with branch from a point at or near Warsaw or between Warsaw and Montross to Heathsville and Reedsville [sic] (VA 371); connection from a point in Westmoreland County to Wakefield, birthplace of Washington (VA 372)
Route 8: Mathews CH, Saluda, Tappahannock, Port Royal, Fredericksburg (VA 38)
Route 9: Old Point, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, Providence Forge, point near Mountcastle, Richmond, deleted Negro, Mineral, Louisa, Trevilians, Cobham, Charlottesville, Afton, Waynesboro, Staunton, Churchville, Monterey, West Virginia Line (VA 39); "also includes a line from Jamestown, Williamsburg (VA 392), Yorktown (VA 391), Gloucester Point, Gloucester CH (VA 29)to connect with a line from bridge at Urbanna, Saluda to West Point (VA 30), Richmond" (VA 393)
Route 10: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Suffolk, Smithfield, Surry CH, Petersburg, Blackstone, Nottoway, Farmville, Appomattox, Lynchburg, Bedford, Roanoke, Salem, Christiansburg, Dublin, Pulaski, Wytheville, Marion, Abingdon, Bristol, Gate City, Stickleyville, Pennington Gap, Ben Hur, Jonesville, Cumberland Gap (VA 10); with connection Abingdon, Greendale, Bolton, to a point on Route 11 in Russell County (VA 106); direct connection from Hansonville to Lebanon (VA 112); connection from Appomatox to Vera through the surrender grounds (VA 104); connection to Natural Tunnel (VA 116)
Route 11: deleted West Virginia Line, Graham, Burkes Garden Siding via Peery Place, Tazewell, JA Crockett's Store via River route to Claypool Hill, Indian Creek route, Rosedale, Lebanon via Copper Creek route, Old Court House, St. Paul, Coeburn, Norton, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Cumberland Gap, Kentucky line (VA 11); deleted SECONDARY LINE: Connection Coeburn to Clintwood (VA 114), Kentucky Line at Pound Gap(VA 1141); Clintwood to deleted Grundy Fremont, Moss, and Haysi (VA 114); connection from Claypoole [sic] Hill via Raven to Grundy (VA 111)
Route 12: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Suffolk (VA 10), Carrsville, Franklin, Courtland, Emporia, Lawrenceville, South Hill, Chase City, Halifax (renaming of Houston), Danville, Martinsville, Stuart, Hillsville, Galax, Independence, to a point near Damascus, to connect with Route 10 deleted at/near Cedarville (VA 12); Connection: North Carolina Line, Hillsville, route 10 east of Wytheville (VA 15); connection Franklin south to North Carolina Line (VA 103); connection from Portsmouth via Deep Creek, paralleling Dismal Swamp to North Carolina Line (VA 40)
Route 13: Tappahannock, Richmond, Midlothian, Powhatan, Cumberland (VA 13), Farmville (VA 133), Lynchburg, "then with routes 10 and 14" (VA 10 then VA 14)
Route 14: North Carolina Line, Danville, Chatham, Gretna, on the western side of the railway to Alta Vista, Lynchburg, deleted Natural Bridge, Balcony Falls, point near McCormicks Gate, Lexington, Clifton Forge, Covington, White Sulphur (VA 14); connection from this route to Natural Bridge (VA 141); connection from this route at Clifton Forge to Eagle Rock (VA 142)
Route 15: Woodstock, Calvary, West Virginia Line (VA 331)
Route 16: Orange, Madison, deleted Stanley, Luray, New Market, Sperryville (VA 16)
Route 17: Gordonsville, Standardsville [sic], Elkton, Harrisonburg, Moscow, deleted Deerfield, Craigsville, Goshen, Warm Springs, Hot Springs, Covington (VA 17)
Route 18: Afton, Lovingston, Colleen, point near Claypool, Clifford, Amherst, Lynchburg, Brookneal, Halifax (renaming of Houston), South Boston , North Carolina Line (VA 18)
Route 19: Richmond, Rio Vista, Goochland to Dixie, point on Route 2 main line (VA 19)
Route 20: Richmond, Amelia, point near Burkeville, Keysville, deleted Blackstone, Kenbridge, Lunenburg, Charlotte CH, Brookneal (VA 20); Keysville to Lunenburg, Kenbridge, and Blackstone (VA 323)
Route 21: Totally rewritten: Following the Lee Hwy from Key Bridge to Fairfax, Gainesville, Warrenton, Sperryville, Luray, New Market (VA 21); connection from Luray to Stanley then to route 17 near Elkton (VA 212)
Route 22: Salem, Catawba, New Castle, West Virginia Line (VA 22); connection to Catawba Sanitorium (VA 221)
Route 23: Stuart, Floyd, Christiansburg, Blacksburg, Pearisburg, Narrows, West Virginia Line (VA 23) Line
Route 24: point on route 35 about 9 miles south of Petersburg, Emporia, North Carolina Line (VA 24)
Route 25: Totally rewritten: Warrenton (VA 21), Manassas (VA 28), Fairfax (VA 21), Vienna, Langley, Chain Bridge (VA 25)
Route 26: Totally rewritten: North Carolina Line, Independence, Wytheville, Bland CH, point near Rocky Gap, West Virginia Line (VA 26)
Route 27: Norfolk, Berkley, Great Bridge, Hickory, North Carolina Line (VA 27)
Route 28: Lovingston, Covesville, Charlottesville (VA 28)