Talk:Virginia State Route 40

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 This article is within the scope of the U.S. Roads WikiProject, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to roads in the United States. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.
Topics Virginia Highways
Stub This article has been rated as Stub-Class on the quality scale. (add assessment comments)
Mid This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the importance scale.
This article needs a map. Please work with the Maps task force to create and add a map to this article.

[edit] History notes

Defined as part of SR 20 from Brookneal to Blackstone in 1918; later (1923?) became SR 323 east of Keysville; SR 351 created from Sussex to Waverly

1928 renumbering: SR 351 became SR 48; SR 323 split at Lunenburg between SR 401 and SR 47

SR 48 later extended to Keysville, and SR 20 to Woolwine

1933 renumbering: SR 20 became SR 40 where not a U.S. Route

SR 48 soon became part of SR 40

[edit] Additions

Patrick
  • 1930-31: 7.03 southwest towards Woolwine
  • 1932: 3.37 southwest towards Woolwine
Franklin
  • 1927: 16.0 near Rocky Mount towards Gretna
  • 1928: 25.96 Rocky Mount towards Patrick County
Pittsylvania
  • 1928: 27.16 Franklin County towards Renan
  • 1930-31: 9.45 to Halifax County (does this spill over into Halifax County?)
Halifax
  • 1927: 4.0 mi west
Nottoway
  • 1928: 5.80 Blackstone to Dinwiddie County
Dinwiddie
  • 1928: 12.40 McKenney towards Blackstone
  • 1929: 2.30 to Nottoway County
  • 1930-31: 2.70 McKenney towards Stony Creek
  • 1932: 4.? towards Stony Creek
  • 1933: 2.44 to Sussex County
Sussex
  • 1924: 5.0 Sussex CH to SR 35
  • 1925: 8.6 SR 35 through Waverly
  • 1926: 7.0 south limits Wakefield towards Dendron (partly in Surry) - what's this doing here?
  • 1928: 7.80 Sussex CH towards Stony Creek
  • 1930: 0.30 to Stony Creek
  • 1930: 0.84 towards Waverly
  • 1930-31: 1.90 Surry? County to Waverly
  • 1930-31: 5.00 towards Dinwiddie County
Surry
  • 1928: 10.35 Sussex County towards Claremont
  • 1930-31: 3.80 Waverly to Claremont
  • 1951: deleted 4.55 Claremont to Spring Grove

[edit] Turnpikes and other old roads

  • Lunenburg Plank Road, (Wattsboro to) Kenbridge to Blackstone

I don't think the road was a turnpike near Rocky Mount, despite the name. --NE2 20:31, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

  • Rocky Mount to east of Penhook: right alongside a railroad, but the main road went southeast via Toshes Road to Chatham
  • Penhook to ?: there does not appear to have been a main road