US 15 Business
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Photo: US 15-17-29 Business leaving the bypass south of Warrenton (photo by Mapmikey 12/17/05)

From:  Leesburg (Loudoun County)
To:  Leesburg (Loudoun County)
Total Length:  2.92 miles  
ROUTE LOG
US 15, VA 7: 0 - 0
VA 7 Bus: 1.04 - 1.04
US 15: 1.88 - 2.92
 Creation: Appeared Aug 1965 (CTB) as a renumbering of mainline US 15. This is the 1st US 15 Business.
Adjustments: The bypass was only complete north of VA 7 for a time, so US 15 Business may have only been north of VA 7 initially.
Improvements:  Paved upon inception; the southernmost half-mile is multilaned
Posted:  Fully posted; cutouts were gone by mid 1990s.
Multiplexes:  None
Legislative names:  James Madison Highway (since 3-19-28); James Monroe Highway (since 3-4-32)
Other names:  King St
Scenic Byway:  no segments
Comment: About half the time US 15 Business is actually faster through Leesburg than using the bypass, which is sometimes very crowded.
1969 Loudoun County
US 15 Bus in northern Leesburg
1969 Loudoun County
1976 Official
US 15 Bus in Leesburg
1976 Official

From:  Ontario (Charlotte County)
To:  near Keysville (Charlotte County)
Total Length:  5.93miles  
ROUTE LOG
US 15, US 360, US 360 Bus BEGIN: 0 - 0
US 15, US 360: 1.3 - 1.3
VA 40 EB: 2.36 - 3.66
VA 40 WB: 0.56 - 4.22
US 15, US 360 Bus EB: 1.71 - 5.93
Creation: Designated Oct 1966 (CTB) as a renumbering of mainline US 15 through Keysville. This is the 2nd US 15 Business.
Adjustments: None
Improvements:  Paved upon inception; no multilane segments
Posted:  Fully posted
Multiplexes:  US 360 Bus (4.37 mi)
US 360 Bus, VA 40: (0.56 mi)
Legislative names:  Patrick Henry Highway, north of VA 40 (since 2/18/28); James Madison Highway (since 3/19/28)
Other names:  Old Kings Hwy (Ontario area); Four Locust Hwy (Keysville)
Scenic Byway:  no segments
Comment: US 15 Business has 3 sharp turns in a very short distance on the VA 40 triplex. US 15 Business is concurrent with US 360 Business for its entire length and does have a partial interchange with the bypass where it crosses over north of Ontario.
1978 Official
US 15 Bus in Keysville
1978 Official

From:  Farmville (Prince Edward County)
To:  Dowdys Corner (Prince Edward County)
Total Length:  6.44 miles  
ROUTE LOG
US 15, US 460: 0 - 0
US 460 Bus EB, VA 45: 2.45 - 2.45
US 15, US 460 Bus WB: 4.12 - 6.57
Creation: Designated Feb 1972 (CTB) as a renumbering of mainline US 15 through Farmville. This is the 3rd US 15 Business.
Adjustments: Sometime after 1995, US 15 Business was removed from High St/Oak St and instead continued up Main St to 3rd St (US 460 Business). This replaced a bit of VA 45. The Oak St segment is now part of US 15 ALT.
Improvements:  Paved upon inception; US 15 Business is multilane on most of its Main St run.
Posted:  Fully posted; cutouts removed in the late 1990s.
Multiplexes:  US 460 Bus (4.12 mi)
Legislative names:  James Madison Highway (since 3/19/28); Colonial Trail (since 3/24/30)
Other names:  Main St, 3rd St
Scenic Byway:  no segments
Comment: US 15 Business is also signed as TRUCK VA 45 northbound from US 15-460 freeway.
1978 Official
US 15 Bus in Farmville
1978 Official

From:  Warrenton (Fauquier County)
To:  Warrenton (Fauquier County)
Total Length:  4.05 miles  
ROUTE LOG
US 15, US 17, BEGIN US 17 Bus, US 29, BEGIN US 29 Bus: 0 - 0
US 17 Bus NB, US 29 Bus NB: 0.89 - 0.89
US 211 Bus WB: 1.26 - 2.15
US 29 Bus SB, US 211, US 211 Bus END: 1.04 - 3.19
US 15, US 29, US 29 Bus END: 0.86 - 4.05
 Creation: Created Nov 1974 (AASHO) as a renumbering of US 15 ALT through Warrenton. This is the 4th US 15 Business.
Adjustments: In Feb 1980 (CTB), US 15-211 Bus was rerouted off Alexandria Pike onto Blackwell Rd. to reconnect with US 29-211.
In May 1987 (AASHTO), US 15 Business was extended in both directions when mainline US 15 was placed on the newly constructed freeway around the east side of Warrenton. Northbound was extended replacing mainline US 15-29 to about the same location as the destroyed original north end of the business route. Southbound was extended over original US 15-17-29 another mile to the new bypass location.
1973 Official
US 15 Bus appears in Warrenton
1973 Official
2002 Official
US 15 Business extended
2002 Official

Improvements:  Paved upon inception; no multilane segments existed until 1986 when the extended parts were onto 4-lane highways.
Posted:  Fully posted
A newer VA 15-211 Business assembly leaving the courthouse has been up since the mid-2010s.
Multiplexes:  US 17 Bus, US 29 Bus (0.89 mi)
US 211 Bus (1.04 mi)
US 29 Bus (0.86 mi)
Legislative names:  James Madison Highway (since 3/19/28)
Other names:  Falmouth St, Main St, Alexandria Pike, Blackwell Rd, Lee Hwy
Scenic Byway:  no segments
Comment: US 15 Business is the business route to the business routes of Warrenton. It is narrow and slow, but passes through nice parts of town.

From:  Culpeper (Culpeper County)
To:  Inlet (Culpeper County)
Total Length:  5.76 miles  
ROUTE LOG
US 15, US 29: 0 - 0
US 522 SB, VA 3: 1.39 - 1.39
US 29 Bus SB: 0.12 - 1.51
US 522 NB: 0.85 - 2.36
VA 229: 0.20 - 2.56
US 15, US 29: 3.20 - 5.76
Creation: Appeared Nov 1974 (AASHO) as a renumbering of mainline US 15 through Culpeper. This is the 5th US 15 Business.
Adjustments: None
Improvements:  Paved upon inception; multilane only from VA 229 northeast to Ira Huffman Ln.
Posted:  Fully posted; all cutouts removed about 2015.
Multiplexes:  US 522 (0.12 mi)
US 29 Bus, US 522: (0.85 mi)
US 29 Bus (3.40 mi)
Legislative names:  James Madison Highway (since 3/19/28)
Other names:  Orange Rd, Germanna Hwy, Main St
Scenic Byway:  no segments
Comment: Main St Culpeper is frequently slow and cumbersome to travel.
1978 Official
US 15 Bus in Culpeper and Remington
1978 Official

From:  near Elkwood (Culpeper County)
To:  near Remington (Fauquier County)
Total Length:  2.71 miles  
ROUTE LOG
US 15, US 29: 0 - 0
Fauquier-Culpeper Line: 0.56 - 0.56
US 15, US 29: 2.15 - 2.71
 Creation: Designated Sept 1975 (CTB) as a renumbering of mainline US 15 through Remington (see scan above). This is the 6th US 15 Business.
Adjustments: None
Improvements:  Paved upon inception; no multilane segments
Posted:  Fully posted
Multiplexes:  US 29 Bus (entire length)
Legislative names:  James Madison Highway (since 3/19/28)
Other names:  Remington Rd (Culpeper Co); James Madison Rd (Fauquier Co)
Scenic Byway:  no segments
Comment: Remington is a pretty small place for a business route designation. Only interesting thing is the 1930 bridge over the Rappahannock River.

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