VA 35 < VA 34 | Home | VA 36 >

Photo: VA 35 bridge over the Nottoway River (photo by Mapmikey 1/21/08)

From:  near Templeton (Prince George County) To:  North Carolina State Line below Boykins (Southampton County) Current Length:  48.71 miles
ROUTE LOG SR 622: 0 - 0 US 301 SB: 0.67 - 0.67 I-95 (exit 40): 0.05 - 0.72 US 301 NB, VA 156: 0.05 - 0.77 Sussex-Prince George Line: 4.00 - 4.77 VA 40: 10.27 - 15.04 Southampton-Sussex Line: 7.48 - 22.52 US 58 Bus EB: 10.81 - 33.33 US 58, US 58 Bus END: 2.17 - 35.50 VA 186: 10.57 - 46.07 NC STATE LINE: 2.64 - 48.71		Creation: Appeared in 1923 as a renumbering of: VA 5 from VA 12 (now US 58 Bus) Courtland to VA 10/31 (now US 1-301) Petersburg. This is the only VA 35. Adjustments: About 1926, VA 35 was rerouted in Petersburg to use today's US 301 ALT instead of US 301 approaching from the south. VA 35 original routing 1925 Official VA 35 using Main/Wythe Sts 1925 Auto Trails VA 35 moved to Sycamore 1927 Official In late 1926, US 17-1 was added to VA 35 from Templeton north to Petersburg. In May 1926 (CTB), VA 35 was extended west with VA 12, then south as new routing 4.6 miles. In Mar 1927 (CTB), VA 35 was extended south 6.5 miles to about Boykins. In Aug 1929 (CTB), VA 35 south was extended 2.3 miles to the NC Line. VA 35 extended south 1926 Official VA 35 extended to Boykins 1929 Official VA 35 extended to NC 1930 Official In 1932, US 17-1 was replaced by US 301. In July 1933, VA 35 north was truncated to US 301 Templeton, leaving behind US 301 north to Petersburg. In June 1947 (CTB), VA 35 was removed from SR 713 in Sebrell. In Mar 1955 (CTB), VA 35 was removed from SRs 759/666 north of Boykins. Around 1961, VA 35 was rerouted over new construction to its current end west of I-95. The old approach to US 301 became SR 668 and also part of a rerouted US 301. VA 35's endpoint was roughly across I-95 from the end of now-SR 696, 0.78 miles south of SR 711. Improvements:  Paved from Courtland to Littleton upon its inception. In 1924 or 1925, VA 35 was paved from Littleton to Homeville; also the first few miles south of Petersburg In 1926, VA 35 was paved from Petersburg to Templeton; Homeville to the Prince George Line; VA 12 duplex In 1927, VA 35 was paved from Templeton south to the Sussex Line In 1932, VA 35 was paved from US 58 south to the NC Line. VA 35 has no multilane segments Posted:  Fully posted; Multiplexes:  US 58 Bus (2.17 mi) Legislative names:  General William Mahone Memorial Bridge over US 58 (since 6-12-97) Other names:  Courtland Rd (Prince George Co); Jerusalem Plank Rd (Sussex Co); Plank Rd (Southampton Co n of Courtland); Main St (Courtland); Meherrin Rd (Southampton Co s of Courtland) Scenic Byway:  No segments Comment: VA 35 is the longest non-freeway primary route in Virginia with no stoplights. The 1939 VDOT report on primary system development had recommended that VA 35 be decommissioned everywhere except Boykins to SR 616 Courtland.
Previous VA 35's: 1932 ROUTE LOG US 301: 0 - 0 VA 35: 0.38 - 0.38		VA 35Y: Appears to have been created Apr 1939 (CTB) when US 301 was rebuilt in this area and lasted until at least 1963 as the southwest leg of a triangle formed at VA 35's approach to US 301. At that time, VA 35 was using SR 668. VA 35Y was a renumbering of part of US 301 and ran nearly due west from 35 close to the south end of SR 668 to US 301 which is no longer there (space taken up by I-95 and the current VA 35 interchange. I believe part of this survives as the US 301-VA 156 duplex and some was physically destroyed as part of the VA 35 relocation in 1960. VA 35Y 1963 Prince George County

Previous: VA 34  |  Next: VA 36
Top  |  Virginia Hwy Index Home

Page last modified 28 February 2015