U.S. Route 58

US 25E at Cumberland Gap, TN
US 25E at Cumberland Gap, TN
	US 23 in Duffield, VA; I-81 in Bristol, VA; I-77 near Hillsville, VA; US 220 near Martinsville, VA; US 29 in Danville, VA; I-85 in South Hill, VA; I-95 in Emporia, VA; US 13 / US 460 from Suffolk, VA to Chesapeake, VA; I-664 in Chesapeake, VA; US 17 in Chesapeake, VA;
East end	US 60 in Virginia Beach, VA
Location
Country	United States
States	Tennessee, Virginia
Counties	TN: Claiborne; VA: Lee, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol, Grayson, City of Galax, Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia, Southampton, City of Suffolk, City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided;

U.S. Route 58 (US 58) is an east–west

U.S. Route 60 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Until 1996, when the Cumberland Gap Tunnel opened, US 58 ran only inside the commonwealth of Virginia (and it now runs only about 1 mile outside of Virginia into Tennessee before terminating). It was then extended southwest along a short piece of former US 25E, which no longer enters Virginia, to end at the new alignment in Tennessee. For most of its alignment, it closely parallels Virginia's southern border with North Carolina

.

State Route 383 (SR 383) is overlaid on U.S. Route 58 in Tennessee.

U.S. Route 58 is the longest

numbered route in Virginia.^[1]

Route description

Tennessee

US 58 begins at a

trumpet interchange with US 25E, just south of the Cumberland Gap Tunnel. The interchange is located on the border of the municipalities of Cumberland Gap and Harrogate, within Claiborne County. The route travels northeast as a four lane divided highway, through a small section of Cumberland Gap with a few businesses. US 58 then abruptly leaves Cumberland Gap and enters a small section of a rural area within Harrogate, passing along the southeastern edge of the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. After intersecting a road leading to the park and the historical area in Cumberland Gap, the route leaves the state of Tennessee and enters the commonwealth of Virginia

, after only about a half mile in Tennessee.

US 58 in Tennessee carries the designation State Route 383.

Virginia

Tennessee to Jonesville

Upon entering Virginia, US 58 also enters

Powell River. Beyond the crossing, the median reverts to a grassy surface as US 58 leaves Rose Hill. The route continues to pass more homes, mainly in the traditional style, and businesses, mainly those that are timber shed retailers, before it makes a brief turn to the due east. Here US 58 crosses over Burning Well Road, Hardy Creek, and the railroad line of CSX Transportation (former L&N) leading to the Hagan's Switchback, on a twin-span beam bridge. The route then turns back towards the northeast and crosses the Hugh C. Chance Memorial Bridge. US 58 then makes a curve to the southeast through hilly wooded areas, before crossing over Dry Creek and meeting State Routes 880 and 758 at an intersection. The latter road provides access to the Lee County Airport. Past the intersection, US 58 briefly gains an eastbound climbing lane, before narrowing back to two lanes in each direction. The route continues east before heading northeast through wooded residential areas. Soon US 58 narrows to a two-lane rural road heading east through hilly residential zones entering the town limits of Jonesville

, the county seat of Lee County.

Jonesville to Virginia Beach

hairpin turns

, steep grades, and load-zoned bridges.

US 58 begins a concurrency with

US 220 share a southern bypass of the city. Between Stuart and the Martinsville bypass, several loops are found following the original alignment. East of Martinsville, a loop between Byrd's Store and Axton

follows the original alignment, although one section west of Byrd's Store and one section east of Chatmoss remain inaccessible. Between Martinsville and Danville and between Danville and South Boston the route was widened to four lanes as part of the Arterial Highway system initiated by the Commonwealth in the mid 1960s. A newer alignment was generally just added to the older alignment. A loop of the older alignment is visible east of Brosville.

Approaching

US 360 (which begins in central Danville) and resumes its eastward journey. The routes stay cosigned until South Boston, where US 360 resumes a more northerly route to Richmond, while US 58 travels eastward to Clarksville and crosses Kerr Lake

.

The route crosses

Interstate 664. US 58 travels inside the beltway and through Portsmouth and into Norfolk via the Midtown Tunnel. The route crosses I-64 once again, and continues to Virginia Beach, roughly paralleling I-264 to its south. US 58, designated as Virginia Beach Boulevard and becoming Laskin Rd. in Virginia Beach, ends at US 60, Pacific Ave. Historically, US 58 continued for one additional block to the east, ending at Atlantic Ave., which once carried US 60 and then Business US 60.^[2]

Much of the western section of US 58 is part of

Crooked Road, Virginia and The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail.^[3]^[4]

Alternate route

Virginia Byway

An

Jonesville

.

History

The corridor across southern Virginia was part of the initial 1918 state highway system, in which it was State Route 12. It generally followed the present U.S. 58 from

State Route 10. These routes deviated from present US 58 in the following places:^[6]^[7]^[8]

SR 10 left Virginia into

U.S. Route 25E

from 1926 to 1996).

SR 10 used present
Pennington Gap and U.S. 421
southeast back to U.S. 58.

SR 10 used present
State Route 600 from near Pattonsville to Clinchport
.

SR 10 used present
Bristol to Abingdon. From Abingdon to Meadowview, where SR 12 began, SR 10 used present State Route 609
.

SR 12 used present
State Route 91 to Damascus
.

From
State Route 201 from 1927 to 1928,^[9]
and State Route 400 from 1928 to 1933.

From

State Route 337

.

In 1959 there were plans to extend US 58 from Cumberland Gap to St. Louis, using US 25 to London, KY, using Kentucky Route 80 to Kentucky Lake, then join U.S. Route 68 to St. Louis.^[10]^{[full citation needed]}^{[failed verification]}

The section from Emporia to Courtland was known as the "Suicide Strip," between 1970 and 1990 there were 1334 accidents and 107 deaths. The area featured a sign warning drivers about the "Suicide Strip," which led locals organized a "58 Can't Wait" campaign to fix the problem. The problem that was finally fixed in 1991 when US 58 was expanded into a 4 lane highway.^[11]

Major intersections

State	County	Location	mi^[5]	km	Destinations	Notes
SR 32) – Harrogate Tn., Tazewell Tn., Middlesboro Ky.	Interchange; western terminus
Cumberland Gap			0.6 0.00	0.97 0.00	Tennessee–Virginia state line
US 58 Bus. – Ewing, Rose Hill
				US 58 Bus. west (Dr. Thomas Walker Road) – Rose Hill, Ewing
				SR 63 south
	SR 649 (Park Street) – Pennington Gap, Norton
	SR 649 (Park Street) – Pennington Gap, Norton			SR 70 south – Blackwater
	Dot	42.51	68.41	US 421 north – Pennington Gap	West end of US 421 overlap
	SR 66 north
		Duffield	53.26	85.71	US 23 north / SR 871 (Natural Tunnel Parkway) – Big Stone Gap	West end of US 23 overlap
		see US 23 (mile 20.85-2.92)
		Kingsport	East end of US 23 overlap; west end of SR 224 overlap
			71.45	114.99	Kingsport	East end of SR 224 overlap
		SR 42 east
	SR 77 north
	Knoxville		East end of US 421 overlap; west end of I-81 overlap; US 58 west follows exit 1B
	see I-81
	I-81 north / US 11 south (Lee Highway) – Roanoke, Abingdon	East end of I-81 overlap; west end of US 11 overlap; US 58 east follows exit 19
			114.25	183.87	US 11 north (Lee Highway)	East end of US 11 overlap
		Damascus	124.23	199.93	Appalachian Trail	West end of trail/street overlap
			124.42	200.23	SR 133 (TN)
			124.73	200.73	SR 91 north (Damascus Drive) – Saltville	West end of SR 91 overlap
			125.13	201.38	Appalachian Trail	East end of trail/street overlap
		Mountain City	East end of SR 91 overlap
					SR 603 (Konnarock Road) – Konnarock
					SR 600 (Green Cove Road) – Green Cove, Taylors Valley
	White Top Mountain, Chilhowie
			150.72	242.56	SR 362 north (Grayson Highlands Lane) – Grayson Highlands State Park
					NC 194
		Volney	158.47	255.03	SR 16 north (Troutdale Highway) – Troutdale, Marion	West end of SR 16 overlap
		Jefferson	East end of SR 16 overlap
					Sparta
		Sparta	West end of US 221 overlap
			177.90	286.30	SR 274 east (Riverside Drive) to SR 94 – Fries
		Reavistown	186.58	300.27	SR 94 north (Riverside Drive) – Fries
	City of Galax		189.71	305.31	SR 89 south (Main Street)
	City of Galax				SR 89 Truck south (Meadow Street)
	Charlotte	I-77 exit 14
		US 58 Bus. east / US 221 north – Hillsville	Interchange; east end of US 221 overlap
		US 58 Bus. east / US 221 north – Hillsville			US 52 – Hillsville, Fancy Gap	Interchange
					US 58 Bus. west – Hillsville, Dublin	Interchange
	Floyd	No major junctions
	US 58 Bus. east (J.E.B. Stuart Highway) – Meadows of Dan, Blue Ridge Parkway
		US 58 Bus. west / SR 795 (J.E.B. Stuart Highway / Mabry Mill Road) – Meadows of Dan, Blue Ridge Parkway
					SR 102 north
		Cruzes Store	234.87	377.99	SR 8 north (Woolwine Highway) – Floyd, Philpott Dam	West end of SR 8 overlap
		US 58 Bus. east (West Blue Ridge Street) – Stuart	East end of SR 8 overlap
			237.74	382.61	SR 1025 – Stuart	Interchange
			238.43	383.72	US 58 Bus. west (East Blue Ridge Street) / SR 830 (Morrison Lane) to SR 8 south – Stuart
					SR 105 north
	US 58 Bus. east – Martinsville, Roanoke	Interchange; west end of US 220 overlap
					SR 641 (Joseph Martin Highway)	Interchange
			264.36	425.45	Greensboro	Interchange; east end of US 220 overlap
			267.01	429.71	SR 650 (Irisburg Road)	Interchange
			270.93	436.02	US 58 Bus. west – Martinsville	Interchange
		SR 107 south
	US 311 – Danville	West end of freeway section
	US 311 – Danville	Vandola	287.57	462.80	SR 1260 (Oak Ridge Farms Road)
	Greensboro		Interchange ramps extend into North Carolina; west end of US 29/SR 785 overlap; west end of future I-785 overlap
			See US 29
			299.28	481.64	US 58 Bus. west / SR 785 end – Lynchburg, Danville	East end of US 29/SR 785 overlap; west end of US 360 overlap; future northern terminus of I-785
	Milton NC
	SR 694 north (Medley Road)
		Roxboro NC	West end of US 501 Truck overlap
			327.86	527.64	US 501 Truck north – Richmond, Speedway	East end of US 360 / US 501 Truck overlap
	Mecklenburg	Sandy Fork	344.38	554.23	SR 49 south – Virgilina	West end of SR 49 overlap
Town of Clarksville Historic District
Oxford NC		Interchange
		349.52	562.50	US 58 Bus. west / SR 49 north – Clarksville, Chase City	Interchange; east end of SR 49 overlap
				SR 364 south – Occoneechee State Park
SR 688 – Skipwith, Boydton, Town of Boydton Historic District
		358.72	577.30	SR 92 – Chase City, Boydton
				US 58 Bus. west – Town of Boydton Historic District
				SR 368 / SR 883 (Herbert Drive) – Mecklenburg Correctional Center
		364.51	586.62	Kerr Dam
Raleigh		West end of US 1 overlap
		371.89	598.50	SR 780 – South Hill	East end of US 1 overlap
NC 903
		375.45	604.23	SR 643 (Country Lane) to US 1 north / SR 47 north – South Hill, Chase City
		375.69	604.61	Durham	I-85 exit 12
SR 138 south
SR 139 south
	US 58 Bus. east / SR 46	Interchange; west end of SR 46 Truck overlap
				SR 46 Truck north – Lawrenceville, St. Pauls College, Blackstone	Interchange; east end of SR 46 Truck overlap
				SR 140 south
	SR 140 north
Greensville	No major junctions
SR 88 west
		410.74	661.02	Rocky Mount	I-95 exit 11
				US 58 Bus. east – Emporia
		411.58	662.37	US 301 – Emporia	Interchange
		412.22	663.40	SR 614 (Reese Street)	Interchange
		412.71	664.19	SR 611 (Davis Street)	Interchange
		413.36	665.24	US 58 Bus. west – Emporia
Greensville	No major junctions
Sussex CH, Southampton Correctional Farm, Deerfield Correctional Center
		436.82	702.99	US 58 Bus. east) – Boykins, Courtland
		440.28	708.56	US 58 Bus. west – Courtland
		442.78	712.59	Downtown Franklin
				Downtown Franklin	Interchange
		446.52	718.60	Murfreesboro	Interchange; west end of US 258 overlap
				SR 189
US 258 north / SR 189 south – Windsor, Smithfield		Interchange; east end of US 258 overlap; west end of SR 189 overlap
		452.00	727.42	SR 272 west (South Quay Road)
		456.17	734.13	SR 189 north (South Quay Road) – Holland	East end of SR 189 overlap
		457.28	735.92	US 58 Bus. west – Holland, Franklin	Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		465.62	749.34	Edenton NC	Interchange; west end of US 13 overlap
				Downtown Suffolk
		467.03	751.61	SR 604 (Pitchkettle Road)	Interchange
		468.91	754.64	Downtown Suffolk	Interchange; west end of US 460 overlap
		469.84	756.13	Downtown Suffolk	Interchange
		471.71	759.14	SR 642 (Wilroy Road)	Interchange
		474.01	762.85	Downtown Suffolk	Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
US 460 Alt. overlap (eastbound)
US 460 Alt. overlap (eastbound)		480.52	773.32	US 460 Alt. overlap (westbound)
City of Portsmouth		484.03	778.97	SR 239 (Victory Boulevard)
		484.31	779.42	SR 337 Alt. east	East end of US 460 Alt. overlap
		485.71	781.67	US 17 (Frederick Boulevard) to I-264
				To High Street north / US 17
		486.62	783.14	SR 337 Alt. west (Harbor Drive)	Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; west end of SR 337 Alt. overlap
		486.62	783.14	Downtown Portsmouth	Interchange
				Port Norfolk	Interchange
		487.39	784.38	I-664 – Suffolk, Newport News	Interchange
Elizabeth River				Midtown Tunnel
SR 337 Alt. overlap; west end of SR 337 overlap
		490.29	789.05	SR 337 west (Brambleton Avenue) to I-264	East end of SR 337 overlap
				US 460 (Church Street)
		491.47	790.94	Tidewater Drive) to I-264 east
				SR 166 (Park Avenue)
		492.96	793.34	To Ballentine Boulevard ( SR 405 south) / I-264
		495.19	796.93	US 13 (Military Highway)	Interchange
		495.98	798.20	SR 165 (Kempsville Road)
I-64 / I-264
City of Virginia Beach		498.24	801.84	SR 190 (Witchduck Road) to I-264
		499.35	803.63	SR 225 (Independence Boulevard)
				To Rosemont Road / I-264	Former SR 411 south
				To Lynnhaven Parkway / I-264	Former SR 414 south
		504.37	811.70	Great Neck Road ( SR 279 north)
		504.51	811.93	US 58 Bus. east (Virginia Beach Boulevard) – Oceana	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		504.51	811.93	I-264 west – Norfolk	I-264 exit 20; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
				First Colonial Road	Former SR 408 north
		508.48	818.32	US 60 (Pacific Avenue)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Electronic toll collection Incomplete access

References

^ Staff (October 14, 2012). "U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
^ "End of US highway 58". USEnds.com. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
^ "The Crooked Road". The Crooked Road. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
^ Wildman, Sarah (May 20, 2011). "On Virginia's Crooked Road, Mountain Music Lights the Way". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "2009 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
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), Proposed "State Highway System" for Virginia, as Recommended by the State Roads Committee, January 1918

^ "VA 10". Virginia Highways Project. Retrieved October 9, 2014.

^ "VA 12". Virginia Highways Project. Retrieved October 9, 2014.

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), page 14

^ "Digital Archives of the Pulaski County Public Library". Digital Archives of the Pulaski County Public Library. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

^ "`SUICIDE STRIP' IS NO MORE ON U.S. 58". Virginia Tech. The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2025.

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