VA 501
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Photo: A surviving bit of VA 501 concrete on Atlantic Ave south of Rudee Inlet (photo by Mapmikey)
US 501
VA 501  not currently assigned
Previous VA 501's:

1930 ROUTE LOG
VA 500: 0 - 0
US 60, US 117, VA 10: 1 - 1
END VA 501: 1.7 - 2.7


1932 ROUTE LOG
US 58, VA 10: 0 - 0
US 60, VA 12: 3.9 - 3.9


1940 ROUTE LOG
WV STATE LINE: 0 - 0
VA 268: 14.50 - 14.50
US 220 SB: 3.13 - 17.63
US 220 NB: 0.20 - 17.83
VA 269: 12.37 - 30.20
VA 42 SB: 0.52 - 30.72
Rockbridge-Bath Line: 5.88 - 36.60
VA 42 NB: 2.46 - 39.06
VA 270: 1.35 - 40.41
VA 252: 11.02 - 51.43
US 11: 8.10 - 59.53
 VA 501 #1: Appeared in August 1928 as replacing VA 101 from Atlantic-Laskin jct south to Virginia Beach Blvd (then-US 117/VA 10), then 1.7 miles further south across Rudee Inlet to Camp Pendleton (Rifle Range then) as new routing.
In 1932, VA 501 was renumbered as part of VA 12. Today it is unnumbered on Atlantic Ave north of 17th St; US 60 from 17th to Rudee Inlet; unnumbered S. Atlantic Ave below Rudee Inlet.

VA 501 #2: Appeared in 1932 as a renumbering of part of VA 500. Ran on Laskin Rd from US 58/VA 10 to US 60/VA 12 Atlantic Ave.
In July 1933, VA 501 was renumbered to VA 164. Today it is part of US 58.

1929 Official
VA 501 Rifle Range north to Laskin Rd in Virginia Beach.
1929 Official
1932 Official
VA 501 #1 becomes VA 12
VA 501 #2 replaces VA 500 on Laskin Rd
1932 Official
VA 164 (1933 Official)
Laskin Rd becomes VA 164
1933 Official


VA 501 #3: The highest number to be used three times in Virginia, VA 501 was born in July 1933. It began at US 11 in North Lexington, replacing VA 805 and VA 805-Y to Goshen; VA 17 to Millboro Springs; VA 804 and VA 804-Y through Warm Springs west to short of the West Virginia line. The draft 1933 route log had this route as VA 9.
In Aug 1933 (CTB), VA 501 was extended west to West Virginia, meeting WV 39.
About 1938, VA 501 was extended south slightly to the new US 11 approach over the Maury River when US 11 was removed from the covered bridge. The new endpoint is today's US 11/SR 681 jct.
In Oct 1940, VA 501 was renumbered as VA 39. It is still mostly VA 39 except in Rockbridge Baths it used today's SR 722; It used SR 681 between US 11 and I-64. In Goshen, it is unclear if VA 501 became VA 39 mainline first or was directly renumbered to VA 39 ALT. VA 501 definitely did not move when VA 42 was rerouted around the north of Goshen.

VA 338 (1929 Official)
multiple routes from Lexington through Goshen and Warm Springs
1929 Official
1933 Official
VA 501 #3
1932 Official

VA 501 becomes VA 39
1941 Official

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