Virginia State Route 42
Route map:
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| Broadford – Poplar Hill | ||||
| Length | 61.63 mi[1] (99.18 km) | |||
| South end |  SR 91 in Broadford | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |  SR 632 near Nicelytown | |||
| Major intersections |
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| North end |   SR 670 in Woodstock | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
| Counties | Smyth, Bland, Giles, Craig, Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, Shenandoah | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 42 (SR 42) is a primary
Interstate 81, SR 42 consists of three sections, with gaps filled by secondary routes in between. Some of SR 42 lies along the old Fincastle Turnpike. Another major piece, from near Clifton Forge to Buffalo Gap, parallels the old Virginia Central Railroad.[1][2][3][4]
Route description
Smyth County
SR 42 begins at
State Route 16 at Black Hill
.
Bland County
SR 42 continues past
State Route 738 at Mechanicsburg, before crossing Kimberling Creek
, a tributary of Walker Creek, and then entering Giles County.
Giles County
SR 42 continues to follow
State Route 100 at Poplar Hill
.
SR 42 formerly turned north on SR 100, following Walker Creek northeast to
.SR 42 begins again at
U.S. Route 460 near Newport
. It crosses old US 460 in Newport and begins following Sinking Creek in a general east-northeasterly direction.
Craig County
After entering Craig County, SR 42 passes the communities of
State Route 311
. This descent takes it from 2,570 feet (780 m) at Looney down to 1,310 feet (400 m) in New Castle.
SR 42 once continued northeast on
State Route 269
.
Alleghany County
The third—and longest—piece of SR 42 begins where old
Interstate 64/US 60. There SR 269 ends, while SR 42 heads north-northeasterly, generally following the Cowpasture River past Nicelytown
and into Bath County.
Bath County
SR 42 continues near the Cowpasture River past
State Route 39 at Millboro Springs. It turns east with SR 39, rising from about 1,300 feet (0.40 km) at Millboro Springs to about 1,780 feet (0.54 km) near Hotchkiss. There the ground levels out, and the combined SR 39 and SR 42 continue east, paralleling Mill Creek into Rockbridge County at Panther Gap
.
Rockbridge County
SR 39 and SR 42 continue to parallel Mill Creek from Panther Gap into Goshen, where SR 39 splits to the southwest and SR 42 turns northeast, crossing the Calfpasture River. It runs alongside some small creeks on its way to Bells Valley, and continues to follow small creeks into Augusta County.
Augusta County
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SR 42 passes through
State Route 254
.
Once SR 42 passes through Buffalo Gap, the land is flatter, and the road heads cross-country, still in a north-northeasterly direction, past
.Rockingham County
SR 42 continues through
U.S. Route 33
(Market Street) onto Virginia Avenue, leaving the city to the north.
SR 42 continues in its north-northeasterly direction from Harrisonburg, passing
North Fork Shenandoah River
, which also passes through Broadway).
Shenandoah County
At
U.S. Route 11 and State Route 670 in southern Woodstock
.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smyth | Broadford | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 91 (Saltville Highway / Veterans Road) – Saltville, Tazewell | Southern terminus of southern section | ||
| | 9.59 | 15.43 |   SR 16 south (B.F. Buchanan Highway) – Marion | west end of SR 16 concurrency | |||
| | 9.91 | 15.95 |  SR 16 north (B.F. Buchanan Highway) – Tazewell | east end of SR 16 concurrency | |||
| Bland | | 33.17 | 53.38 |  US 52 south (South Scenic Highway) – Wytheville | west end of US 52 concurrency | ||
| | 37.14 | 59.77 |  I-77 – Bluefield, Wytheville | Exit 52 (I-77) | |||
Bland CH | Northern terminus of SR 98 | ||||||
| 38.05 | 61.24 | WV Turnpike | east end of US 52 concurrency | ||||
SR 99 south | |||||||
I-81 – Pearisburg, Dublin | Northern terminus of southern section | ||||||
| Gap in route SR 42 followed Eggleston until 1948 | |||||||
SR 605 west (Spruce Run Road) | Southern terminus of central section | ||||||
SR 615 east (Main Street) | Northern terminus of central section | ||||||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Southern end of SR 269 concurrency; southern terminus of northern section | |||||||
| | 0.18 | 0.29 |   | Exit 29 (I-64); northern end of SR 269 concurrency | |||
| Bath | Millboro Springs | 16.64 | 26.78 |   SR 39 west (Mountain Valley Road) – Warm Springs | Southern end of SR 39 concurrency | ||
SR 39 Alt. east (Main Street) – Lexington | |||||||
| 24.84 | 39.98 |  SR 39 east (Maury River Road) – Lexington | Northern end of SR 39 concurrency | ||||
| Augusta | Buffalo Gap | 46.05 | 74.11 |  SR 254 east (Parkersburg Turnpike) – Staunton | Western terminus of SR 254 | ||
| Churchville | 51.30 | 82.56 |  US 250 east (Churchville Avenue) – Staunton | Southern end of US 250 concurrency | |||
| 51.77 | 83.32 | US 250 west (Churchville Avenue) – Monterey | Northern end of US 250 concurrency | ||||
SR 728 (Stover Shop Road) | former SR 278 west | ||||||
SR 252 south | |||||||
| |   SR 256 east | ||||||
I-81 – Mount Crawford, Bridgewater College | Southern end of SR 257 concurrency | ||||||
SR 42 Bus. north (Mason Street) – Ottobine, Historic District | Northern end of SR 257 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 42 Bus. | ||||||
 Dayton Business District | |||||||
  SR 42 Bus. south (Main Street) | Northern terminus of SR 42 Bus. | ||||||
| City of Harrisonburg | 75.54 | 121.57 |  US 33 (West Market Street) | ||||
| Rockingham | Broadway | 88.21 | 141.96 |   SR 259 Alt. east (Broadway Avenue) to US 11 | Southern end of SR 259 Alt. concurrency | ||
| 88.73 | 142.80 | SR 259 west (Lee Street) – West Virginia line | Northern end of SR 259 Alt. concurrency; southern end of SR 259 concurrency | ||||
| 89.15 | 143.47 |     I-81 south / US 11 | Northern end of SR 259 concurrency | ||||
I-81 / US 11 – New Market | |||||||
SR 262 east | |||||||
| | 102.88 | 165.57 |  SR 263 (Orkney Grade) – Basye, Orkney Springs, Mount Jackson | ||||
SR 59 west | |||||||
| Exit 283 (I-81) | |||||||
| 119.23 | 191.88 | | Northern terminus of northern section | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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SR 42 Business
State Route 42 Business | |
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| Location | Dayton |
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State Route 42 Business is a former segment of SR 42 that was converted into a business route that runs through
SR 290
). The route continues to run along the northwest side of SR 42 until it finally terminates at a poultry farm just north of town.
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References
- ^ a b c d e f "2009 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- Smyth County (PDF)
- Bland County (PDF)
- Giles County (PDF)
- Craig County (PDF)
- Alleghany County and City of Covington (PDF)
- Bath County (PDF)
- Rockbridge County, City of Buena Vista, and City of Lexington (PDF)
- Augusta County, City of Staunton, and City of Waynesboro (PDF)
- Rockingham County and City of Harrisonburg (PDF)
- Shenandoah County (PDF)
- ^ Google (2011-08-20). "Virginia State Route 42 (Broadford – Poplar Hill)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ Google (2011-08-20). "Virginia State Route 42 (Newport – New Castle)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ Google (2011-08-20). "Virginia State Route 42 (Nicelytown–Woodstock" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
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