U.S. Route 29 in Virginia
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| U.S. Route 29 |
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| Length: | 248 mi[1] (399 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Formed: | 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South end: |  US 29 near Reidsville, NC |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 58 in Danville US 460 near Lynchburg I-64 near Charlottesville US 33 near Ruckersville US 522 near Culpeper US 17 near Warrenton US 15 in Gainesville US 50 in Fairfax I-66 in Arlington |
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| North end: | US 29 in Washington, DC |
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U.S. Route 29 is a major north-south route in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It travels 248 miles from the North Carolina state line at the city of Danville to the Key Bridge in Washington, D.C.. US 29 roughly bisects Virginia into eastern and western halves, and along with Interstates 81 and 85/95, provides one of the major north-south routes through the state.
For much of its length, US 29 in Virginia is known as the Seminole Trail. Through Northern Virginia, it is known as Lee Highway. For most of its route, US 29 maintains at least four lanes along its route, except where it passes through Manassas National Battlefield Park, where it is two lanes for approximately three miles, and through Fairfax and Arlington counties, where it is sometimes wider.
US 29 in Virginia has probably the most by-pass routes in the entire state, having eleven. These bypasses are around Danville, Chatham, Gretna, Hurt-Altavista, Lynchburg-Madison Heights-Amherst, Lovingston, Charlottesville, Madison, Culpeper, Remington, and Warrenton. In addition, Interstate 66 serves for the most part as a by-pass of Fairfax and Arlington.
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U.S. Route 29 enters Virginia in Danville from North Carolina, immediately splitting into business and by-pass routes. US 29 joins the Danville Expressway and US 58 around the east side of Danville, entering Pittsylvania County, and re-merging with the business route north of town in Blairs. US 29 then continues north where it splits into business and by-pass routes for Chatham, Gretna, and Hurt before entering Campbell County.
The next major city is Lynchburg. US 29 joins the US 460 by-pass of Lynchburg, splitting from it just before entering Amherst County. US 29 again by-passes Madison Heights and Amherst as an expressway, and enters Nelson County and passes the town of Lovingston and enters into Albemarle County. The route then continues north to Charlottesville, intersecting Interstate 64 and by-passing downtown Charlottesville. US 29 rejoins its business route just north of downtown and continues north through Greene and Madison Counties, and then turns north-east toward Culpeper. US 15 joins US 29 around Culpeper, and heads to Warrenton, entering Northern Virginia.
US 29/15 is joined by US 17 south of Warrenton in Fauquier County, and continues around the town. US 29/15 continue mostly eastward to Gainesville where US 15 splits and US 29 intersects Interstate 66 for the first time. US 29 continues into Fairfax County, and through the densely-populated Washington, DC suburbs, and into Arlington, having intersected I-66 five more times before crossing into the District.
[edit] Junctions
In addition to numerous intersections with other roads, US 29 has grade-separated interchanges with the following roads in the following locations.
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| US 29 continues into North Carolina |
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| City of Danville |  US 29 Business north/US 58 west - Danville, Martinsville |
US 58 joins northbound and leaves southbound | ||
    SR 86 to NC 86 - Yanceyville, Chapel Hill |
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| Goodyear Blvd. | ||||
 US 58 Business west/US 58 east/US 360 - South Boston, Richmond |
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| Pittsylvania | Danville* |   To SR 360 - Danville |
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| Blairs |  SR 726 to US 29 Business south - Blairs, Danville |
Northbound exit only | ||
| US 29 Business south to SR 726 - Blairs, Danville |
Southbound exit only | |||
| Chatham | US 29 Business north - Chatham |
Ramp closed for bridge reconstruction; northbound exit only | ||
 SR 57 (Halifax Road) - Chatham |
US 29 Business north detour | |||
| Chalk Level Road | ||||
| US 29 Business south - Chatham |
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| Gretna | US 29 Business north - Gretna |
Northbound exit only | ||
 SR 40 - Gretna, Rocky Mount |
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| US 29 Business south - Gretna |
Southbound exit only | |||
| Hurt | US 29 Business north - Hurt |
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 SR 924 (Pocket Road) - Hurt |
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| Campbell | Altavista |  SR 43 - Altavista, Leesville |
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 SR 714 - Altavista |
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 SR 711 (Clarion Rd) - Altavista |
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| US 29 Business south - Altavista |
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| Lynchburg* |  US 460 west/US 29 Business north - Roanoke, Lynchburg |
US 29 exits. US 29 joins US 460 northbound and leaves southbound | ||
| City of Lynchburg | University Boulevard - Liberty University | |||
 US 501 north - Lynchburg, Buena Vista |
US 501 joins northbound and leaves southbound | |||
 US 460 Business west/US 501 Business north/US 501 south - Lynchburg, South Boston |
US 501 leaves northbound and joins southbound | |||
| Campbell | Lynchburg* | US 460 east - Appomattox |
US 29 exits. US 29 leaves US 460 northbound and joins southbound | |
| Amherst | Madison Heights |  SR 210 west - Lynchburg downtown |
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 SR 130 west - Madison Heights |
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| Amherst | US 29 Business - Sweet Briar, Amherst |
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 US 60 - Lexington, Richmond |
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| US 29 Business south - Amherst |
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| Albemarle | Charlottesville* | Interstate 64 - Staunton, Richmond |
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| US 29 Business north - Charlottesville |
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 US 250 west/US 250 Business east - Staunton, Charlottesville |
US 250 joins northbound and leaves southbound | |||
 SR 601 |
Southbound exit only | |||
| UVA Leonard Sandridge Road | Northbound exit only | |||
| Barracks Road | ||||
| City of Charlottesville | US 250 east/US 29 Business south |
US 29 exits. US 29 leaves US 250 northbound and joins southbound | ||
| Culpeper | Culpeper |  US 29 Business north/SR 299 south - Culpeper |
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| US 15 south/US 15 Business north - Orange, Culpeper |
US 15 joins northbound and leaves southbound | |||
 US 522/SR 3 - Culpeper, Mineral, Fredericksburg |
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| US 15 Business south/US 29 Business south - Culpeper |
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| Fauquier | Warrenton |  SR 643 (Meetze Road) - Warrenton |
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     US 17 north to I-66 west/I-81/US 15-29 Business south to US 211 west - Warrenton, Luray, Front Royal, Winchester |
US 17 leaves northbound and joins southbound | |||
| Prince William | Gainesville | Interstate 66 - Strasburg, Washington |
Exit 43 on I-66 | |
| Fairfax | Centreville | Interstate 66 - Manassas, Washington |
Exit 52 on I-66 | |
 SR 28 - Manassas, Dulles Airport |
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| Fairfax* |   Fairfax County Parkway/West Ox Road - Reston, Springfield |
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| Arlington County | Arlington | Interstate 66 west - Front Royal |
Exit 72 on I-66 | |
| Rosslyn | Interstate 66 - Front Royal, Washington |
Exit 73 on I-66 | ||
| GW Parkway north - to Capital Beltway | ||||
| US 29 continues into the District of Columbia |
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*Not located within the actual independent city, but in the area of the county with the same name
[edit] References
| U.S. Route 29 |
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| Previous state: North Carolina |
Virginia | Next state: District of Columbia |
