VA 14 beginning at VA 2 1933 Official

VA 14 truncated to US 360 1955 Official

In April 1962 (CTB), VA 14-33 was removed from SR 678 between Shacklefords and Shacklefords Fork
In Oct 1962 (CTB), VA 14 was removed from the SR 681 loop at King and Queen CH.
In 1962, VA 14 west was extended slightly out to the new alignment of US 360.
In July 1974, the CTB rejected a request from the Fredericksburg District to re-establish SR 721 as VA 14.
Improvements:  Fully paved upon designation from VA 2 to Sparta; 5 miles west of US 360 to Bayside
In 1934, VA 14's pavement was extended west to Newtown
In 1940, VA 14 was fully paved when the gap between Sparta and Newtown was paved.
In 1973, VA 14 was widended from Gloucester to Adner
In 1974, VA 14 was multilaned from Gloucester C.H. east 3 miles.
In 1975, VA 14 was widened on its VA 33 duplex as well as the rest of its VA 3 duplex
Posted:  Fully posted; last known cutouts were removed in early 1990s.
Multiplexes:  VA 33 (1.66 mi)
US 17 (7.83 mi)
US 17 Bus (1.27 mi)
VA 3 (6.36 mi)
VA 198 (1.69 mi)
Legislative names:  None
Other names:  The Trail (US 360 to VA 33); Lewis Puller Memorial Hwy (VA 33 dup); Buena Vista Rd (King and Queen Co s of VA 33); Adner Rd (Gloucester Co n of US 17); George Washington Memorial Hwy (US 17 dup); Main St (Gloucester CH); John Clayton Mem Hwy (Gloucester CH to end); Main St (Mathews CH)
Scenic Byway:  US 360 to VA 33 (since 3/21/02); Mathews CH to SR 600 (4/20/2000)

Comment: VA 14 has a true dead end in Bayside - VDOT mileage tables have it at 14' total width at its end approach as you approach its southern end. When you turn right at SR 600 it has no pavement stripes of any kind, and is posted "Road ends 1000 ft" David Thompson has provided some insight into this mystery: Bayside was a wharf landing, packing house, etc. of some importance, so it was a logical place to end a state route. Until August 1933. The hurricane washed all that away, just leaving the pilings and some other odds and ends laying around. 14 is still signed all the way down there, so I'd be inclined to leave it as the endpoint. This means VA 14 was up only a month before its end was destroyed. It was creepy the first time I drove there in 1993. In recent times it seems more opened up at the endpoint although the road itself is unchanged. The decommissioned part of VA 14 west of US 360 is a much easier drive than VA 14 from US 360 to VA 33 which has numerous sharp curves.

VA 14 nearing its endpoint photo by Mapmikey 6/5/10

Route 14: North Carolina Line, Danville, Chatham, Alta Vista, Lynchburg, Natural Bridge, Lexington, Clifton Forge, Covington, White Sulphur
Note that by state definition, Lynchburg to White Sulphur was also part of VA 13.

This is how VA 14 ran:
Entered Virginia on Walter Mill Rd, then used VA 86; Old Yanceyville Rd/College Park Dr; VA 86; S. Main St into central Danville; VA 293; VA 41; US 29 Business; SR 1031 Suburban Dr and SR 720 Blairs Cir in Blairs; US 29 to Chatham except Old Taylor Rd/abandoned alignment south of SR 718 Dry Fork Rd and SRs 1437, 1434, 1433 in Tightsqueeze.
VA 14 used US 29 Busienss through Chatham, then SR 1429; US 29; SR 903 Galveston Rd; SR 676 Taylors Mill Rd; US 29 Business to Gretna; SR 634 Blue Ridge Rd to Hurt and Alta Vista.
VA 14 initially left Alta Vista via Broad St which becomes Lynch Rd out to Lynch Station. VA 14 picked up SR 626 to Otter River, then SR 683 through Evington and Lawyers back to US 29, then west across what is now the airport, north on Leesville Rd to US 460 Bus east, then VA 163 into Lynchburg.
VA 14 left Lynchburg via Rivermont Ave northwest, then US 501 Bus and US 501; Peakland Ln; Winding Creek Ln north of Boonsboro; US 501 into Rockbridge County; crossed the James River to SR 684 Glasgow; VA 130; SR 773 through Natural Bridge Station; VA 130; US 11; SR 743; SR 609; US 11; SR 764; VA 251 west; SR 770; VA 269; SR 632 towards Clifton Forge; US 60 Bus; SR 662 Chestnut St; Ingalls Dr south; Ridgeway Ave through Clifton Forge; SR 696 through Selma and Low Moor; SR 1104 on the other side of I-64 at the Jackson River crossing; US 60-220 into Covington; south on Chestnut, west on Lexington, east on Water St; US 60; SR 645 through Teaberry Flats; US 60; Humpback Bridge; SR 710; VA 159 although near Crows there are clearly abandoned alignments; VA 311 north to the West Virginia line.
In July 1921 (CTB), VA 13-14 was rerouted at Longdale Furnace to stop using today's SR 770/VA 251 towards Lexington and instead use today's SR 850/US 60 via Kerrs Creek into Lexington instead, then Thornhill Rd, VA 251 back to SR 764.
In Jan 1922 (CTB), VA 14 was rerouted to run directly from Glasgow to Lexington using SR 684, SR 608, SR 699, US 60, and Washington St into Lexington. Glasgow to Natural Bridge became VA 14 CONN while Natural Bridge to Lexington remained part of VA 3.
In Feb 1922 (CTB), VA 14 was rerouted at Gretna to instead follow US 29; SR 665 Rockford School Rd to SR 753 Jasper Wood Rd to SR 988 to US 29 Business to Alta Vista.

VA 14 (with VA 13) from West Virginia to Lynchburg
1922 Auto Trails

VA 14 using SR 684 from Glasgow Originally VA 14 used what is shown as VA 141 1923 Official

Original VA 14 using SR 608 from Natural Bridge Sta 1928 Official

In May 1924 (CTB), VA 14 was rerouted from Danville to North Carolina over new primary routing using today's VA 293, US 29 Bus, and the Old US 29 alignment at the NC line just east of current US 29. The old route became VA 144.

VA 14 southeast from Danville to NC 1923 Official

VA 14 shifted westward 1928 Official

In late 1926, US 60 was assigned to VA 14 from West Virginia to Lexington and from Natural Bridge Station to Lynchburg. US 170 was assigned to VA 14 from Lynchburg south to North Carolina.
In 1928, VA 14 was removed from the James River and Kanahwa Turnpike through Teaberry Flats, leaving behind CR 236 (today's SR 645). Also, based on bridge dates, VA 14 was straightened out on today's VA 159.
About 1928, VA 14 was placed on today's US 29 between Sycamore and Motley; also VA 14 was placed on current US 29 in the Galveston area south of Gretna.

VA 14 Chatham to Alta Vista Originally VA 14 used what is shown as CR 1 out of Gretna Note the route east of the RR below Gretna 1923 Official

VA 14 Chatham more direct to Alta Vista 1928 Official

In 1929, VA 14 was removed from the Humpback Bridge.
In 1930, VA 14 was rerouted at Glasgow to head to Buena Vista (new primary routing), then headed west at 10th St/current SR 745 to SR 608 south to McCormicks Gate, then northwest on SR 699 to Lexington as before. Buena Vista to McCormicks Gate was a renumbering of part of VA 13.
Also in 1930, VA 14 was placed on current US 29 through Tightsqueeze.
About 1931, VA 14 was placed on today's US 29 Bus/VA 163 in the vicinity of Lynchburg airport.

VA 14 Alta Vista to Lynchburg via Lawyers 1922 Auto Trails

VA 14 Alta Vista avoids Lawyers to Lynchburg 1923 Official

VA 14 removed from Leesville Rd and airport crossing 1923 Official

In 1932, VA 14 was removed from SR 699 (became CR 5) and instead sent east on SR 701 and US 60 to SR 608 outside BUena Vista. The 1932 Rockbridge County map shows a gap on SR 608 south to current SR 745 which is still shown as VA 14.
In 1932, the US 170 designation was renumbered as US 29.
By 1932, VA 14 was placed on the current US 501 near Boonsboro; Also, VA 14 was placed on modern US 29 Business through Blairs; removed from US 29 Bus/VA 41 and instead placed on VA 293.
In 1933, VA 14 was removed from SR 745 and used US 60 across the Maury River, but then used Orchard St which curls around to the south before the railroad and no longer crosses the small stream. VA 14 continued south on Alleghany, then east on Factory to Beech which VA 14 used south heading out of Buena Vista towards Glasgow.

VA 14 replaces some (all?) of VA 13 in Buena Vista 1930 Official

VA 14 moved to today's US 60 with a break 1932 Rockbridge County

In July 1933, VA 14 was dropped from US 60 from West Virginia to Buena Vista; renumbered as US 501 from Buena Vista to Lynchburg; dropped from US 29 from Lynchburg to North Carolina.

VA 14 CONN: Created Jan 1922 (CTB) to connect VA 14 (now SR 684) Glasgow west to VA 33 (now US 11) Natural Bridge. In 1923, this became VA 141. Today it is VA 130 except SR 773 through Natural Bridge Station. VA 14Y: Created July 1933 as a renumbering of VA 600Y which formed a triangle with US 17 at Gloucester CH. It was on the wrong leg of the triangle. VA 14Y was specifically mentioned in the 1949 and 1957 VDOT Route Logs. By 1958, VA 14Y was renumbered as VA 3Y. Today this is physically not present anymore.

VA 14-Y on the wrong leg 1946 Gloucester County