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'''U.S. Route 52''' ('''US 52''') in [[Virginia]] runs north–south through the southwestern part of the state along the [[Interstate 77 (Virginia)|Interstate 77]] (I-77) corridor. Though an even-numbered U.S. route, it is signed north–south in Virginia (standard convention being to label even-numbered U.S. routes with east–west designations). In some other states along its route, it is signed east–west. The Virginia segment is signed such that US 52 north corresponds to the general westward direction of the highway, and ''vice versa''.
'''U.S. Route 52''' ('''US 52''') in [[Virginia]] runs north–south through the southwestern part of the state along the [[Interstate 77 (Virginia)|Interstate 77]] (I-77) corridor. Though an even-numbered U.S. route, it is signed north–south in Virginia (standard convention being to label even-numbered U.S. routes with east–west designations). In some other states along its route, it is signed east–west. The Virginia segment is signed such that US 52 north corresponds to the general westward direction of the highway, and ''vice versa''.

==Route description==
[[File:2017-06-25 19 37 51 View south along U.S. Route 52 (Main Street) at Spruce Hollow Lane in Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|right|View south along US 52 in Hillsville]]
U.S. 52 enters Virginia from West Virginia, and in Virginia closely follows [[Interstate 77]]. It enters southwestern Virginia near [[Bluefield, Virginia|Bluefield]] and passes through [[Wytheville, Virginia|Wytheville]] and [[Hillsville, Virginia|Hillsville]] before leaving the state south of [[Cana, Virginia|Cana]].

==History==
The piece of US 52 south of [[Fort Chiswell, Virginia|Fort Chiswell]] was part of the state highway system defined in 1918.<ref>{{CTB minutes|07-1922-01}}, Proposed "State Highway System" for Virginia, as Recommended by the State Roads Committee, January 1918</ref> It was initially designated '''State Route 12-Z''', at least south of [[Hillsville, VA|Hillsville]],<ref>{{CTB minutes|11-1922-01|page=11}}</ref> but by 1924 it was '''State Route 15'''.<ref>{{CTB minutes|04-1924-01|pages=12-13}}</ref> In 1926, the [[U.S. Route 121 (1926)|U.S. Route 121]] designation was applied to the whole length of SR 15, from [[North Carolina]] to Fort Chiswell, but it did not turn west on [[U.S. Route 11 (Virginia)|U.S. Route 11]] at Fort Chiswell to connect to [[U.S. Route 21 (Virginia)|U.S. Route 21]].<ref>{{cite map |author1= Bureau of Public Roads |author-link= Bureau of Public Roads |author2= American Association of State Highway Officials |author2-link= American Association of State Highway Officials |date= November 11, 1926 |title= United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials |url= http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth298433/m1/1/zoom/ |scale= 1:7,000,000 |location= Washington, DC |publisher= [[U.S. Geological Survey]] |oclc= 32889555 |access-date= November 7, 2013 |via= University of North Texas Libraries |name-list-style= amp}}</ref><ref>United States Numbered Highways, [[American Highways]], April 1927</ref>

An extension of SR 15 from Fort Chiswell north to [[Max Meadows, Virginia|Max Meadows]] was added to the state highway system in 1931.<ref>{{CTB minutes|07-1931-01|page=70}}</ref> In the 1933 renumbering, SR 15 was dropped from the US 121 [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]], while the short extension to Max Meadows became [[State Route 121 (Virginia)|State Route 121]].

US 121 was absorbed by an extension of US 52 by 1935. US 52 was extended through West Virginia and along US&nbsp;21 to [[Wytheville, VA|Wytheville]] and US&nbsp;11 to Fort Chiswell, where it replaced US 121 into North Carolina.<ref>Richard F. Weingroff, [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/us52.htm U.S. 52 Charleston, South Carolina, to Portal, North Dakota]</ref>

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==Major intersections==
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{{VAint
|county=Carroll
|cspan=5
|location=none
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|52|dir1=south|city1=Mt. Airy|city2=Winston-Salem<!--top line of distance sign after BRP; Winston-Salem is also signed-->}}
|notes=North Carolina state line
}}
{{VAint
|location=Fancy Gap
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=VA|BRP|}}
|notes=interchange
}}
{{VAint
|location=none
|mile=9.42
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|148|dir1=west|name1=Chances Creek Road|to2=to|I|77|Sec|775|county3=Carroll|city1=Wytheville|location2=[[Charlotte, NC|Charlotte]]}}
}}
{{VAint
|location=Hillsville
|lspan=2
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=VA|US|58}}<!--what cities are signed? Galax-Martinsville?-->
|notes=interchange
}}
{{VAint
|mile=16.43
|road={{jct|state=VA|US-Bus|58|dab1=Hillsville|US|221|name2=Stuart Drive|to3=to|SR|100|I|77|city1=Galax|city2=Floyd}}<!--are these the signed cities?-->
}}
{{VAint
|county=Wythe
|cspan=6
|location=Poplar Camp<!--maybe-->
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|69|dir1=west|name1=Lead Mine Road|to2=to|I|77|city1=Austinville|city2=Hillsville|location3=[[Charlotte, NC|Charlotte]]}}<!--anything else signed?-->
}}
{{VAint
|location=Farmers Store
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|94|dir1=south|name1=Ivanhoe Road|city1=Ivanhoe|city2=Fries|location3=[[Big Survey Wildlife Management Area]]}}
}}
{{VAint
|type=concur
|location=Fort Chiswell
|mile=34.67
|road={{jct|state=VA|I|77|dir1=south|I|81|dir2=north|US|11|dir3=north|SR|121|dir4=north|name4=Max Meadows Road|city1=Max Meadows|location2=[[Charlotte, NC]]<!--signed at the other end of the I-77 overlap-->|city3=Roanoke}}
|notes=south end of I-77 / I-81 / US 11 overlap; US 52 south follows exit 80
}}
{{jctgap|text=see [[Interstate 81#Exit list|I-81]]}}
{{VAint
|type=concur
|location=Wytheville
|mile=43.56
|road={{jct|state=VA|I|81|dir1=south|US|21|dir2=south|name2=North 4th Street|city1=Bristol|city2=Wytheville|location3=[[Wytheville Community College]]}}
|notes=north end of I-81 overlap; US 52 north follows exit 70
}}
{{VAint
|location=Favonia<!--maybe-->
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=VA|Sec|680|county1=Wythe|name1=Black Lick Road|city1=Rural Retreat}}
|notes=former [[SR 90 (VA)|SR 90]] south<!--or east?-->
}}
{{VAint
|type=concur
|county=Bland
|cspan=9
|location=none
|mile=59.62
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|42|dir1=west|name1=West Blue Grass Trail|city1=Broadford|city2=Saltville}}
|notes=south end of SR 42 overlap
}}
{{VAint
|location=none
|mile=63.59
|road={{jct|state=VA|I|77|city1=Bluefield|city2=Wytheville}}
|notes=I-77 exit 52
}}
{{VAint
|location=Bland
|lspan=2
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|98|dir1=south|name1=Main Street|Sec|1007<!--signed in a rectangle-->|county2=Bland|name2=Jefferson Street|city1=Bland CH}}
}}
{{VAint
|type=concur
|mile=64.50
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|42|dir1=east|name1=East Blue Grass Trail|city1=Poplar Hill}}
|notes=north end of SR 42 overlap
}}
{{VAint
|type=concur
|location=none
|mile=77.27
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|61|dir1=west|name1=Clear Fork Creek Road|city1=Tazewell<!--is this signed on US 52 or only the I-77 exit ramp?-->}}
|notes=south end of SR 61 overlap
}}
{{VAint
|location=none
|mile=77.33
|road={{jct|state=VA|I|77|city1=Bluefield|city2=Wytheville}}
|notes=I-77 exit 64
}}
{{VAint
|type=concur
|location=Rocky Gap
|mile=77.73
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|61|dir1=east|name1=Wolf Creek Highway|city1=Narrows}}
|notes=north end of SR 61 overlap
}}
{{VAint
|type=concur
|location=none
|mile=79.92
|road={{jct|state=VA|I|77|dir1=south|SR|598|dir2=north|city1=Bluefield<!--could be referring to either Bluefield-->|city2=Wytheville}}
|notes=south end of I-77 overlap; US 52 south follows exit 66
}}
{{VAint
|location=none
|mile=80.62
|road={{jct|state=WV|I|77|dir1=north|US|52|dir2=north|city1=Beckley}}
|notes=West Virginia state line ([[East River Mountain Tunnel]] through [[East River Mountain]])
}}
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==References==
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<ref name="Traffic Data">{{cite web|title=Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Jurisdiction Report: Carroll County|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|year=2009|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_017_Carroll_2009.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=2011-06-15}}<br>{{cite web|title=Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Jurisdiction Report: Wythe County|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|year=2009|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_098_Wythe_2009.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=2011-06-15}}<br>{{cite web|title=Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Jurisdiction Report: Bland County|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|year=2009|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_010_Bland_2009.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=2011-06-15}}</ref>

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[[Category:U.S. Highways in Virginia|52]]
[[Category:Transportation in Carroll County, Virginia|U.S. Route 052]]
[[Category:Transportation in Wythe County, Virginia|U.S. Route 052]]
[[Category:Transportation in Bland County, Virginia|U.S. Route 052]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 52| Virginia]]
[[Category:Virginia Byways]]
[[Category:1930s establishments in Virginia]]

Revision as of 02:41, 27 April 2021

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 52 in Virginia. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 52.
U.S. Route 52 marker
U.S. Route 52
Route information
Maintained by VADOT
Length85 mi (137 km)
Existedmid-1930s–present
Tourist
routes		 Virginia Byway
Major junctions
South end US 52 near Mount Airy, NC
Major intersections US 58 in Hillsville
I-77 / I-81 / US 11 in Fort Chriswell
US 21 in Wytheville
North end I-77 / US 52 near Bluefield, WV
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesCarroll, Wythe, Bland
Highway system
← SR 51→ SR 53

U.S. Route 52 (US 52) in Virginia runs north–south through the southwestern part of the state along the Interstate 77 (I-77) corridor. Though an even-numbered U.S. route, it is signed north–south in Virginia (standard convention being to label even-numbered U.S. routes with east–west designations). In some other states along its route, it is signed east–west. The Virginia segment is signed such that US 52 north corresponds to the general westward direction of the highway, and vice versa.

Route description

View south along US 52 in Hillsville

U.S. 52 enters Virginia from West Virginia, and in Virginia closely follows Interstate 77. It enters southwestern Virginia near Bluefield and passes through Wytheville and Hillsville before leaving the state south of Cana.

History

The piece of US 52 south of Fort Chiswell was part of the state highway system defined in 1918.[1] It was initially designated State Route 12-Z, at least south of Hillsville,[2] but by 1924 it was State Route 15.[3] In 1926, the U.S. Route 121 designation was applied to the whole length of SR 15, from North Carolina to Fort Chiswell, but it did not turn west on U.S. Route 11 at Fort Chiswell to connect to U.S. Route 21.[4][5]

An extension of SR 15 from Fort Chiswell north to Max Meadows was added to the state highway system in 1931.[6] In the 1933 renumbering, SR 15 was dropped from the US 121 concurrency, while the short extension to Max Meadows became State Route 121.

US 121 was absorbed by an extension of US 52 by 1935. US 52 was extended through West Virginia and along US 21 to Wytheville and US 11 to Fort Chiswell, where it replaced US 121 into North Carolina.[7]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[8]kmDestinationsNotes
Carroll​
 US 52 south – Mt. Airy, Winston-Salem		North Carolina state line
Fancy Gap Blue Ridge Parkwayinterchange
​9.4215.16


 SR 148 west (Chances Creek Road) to I-77 / SR 775 – Wytheville, Charlotte
Hillsville US 58interchange
16.4326.44


 US 58 Bus. / US 221 (Stuart Drive) to SR 100 / I-77 – Galax, Floyd
WythePoplar Camp

 SR 69 west (Lead Mine Road) to I-77 – Austinville, Hillsville, Charlotte
Farmers Store
 SR 94 south (Ivanhoe Road) – Ivanhoe, Fries, Big Survey Wildlife Management Area
Fort Chiswell34.6755.80



 I-77 south / I-81 north / US 11 north / SR 121 north (Max Meadows Road) – Max Meadows, Charlotte, NC, Roanoke		south end of I-77 / I-81 / US 11 overlap; US 52 south follows exit 80
see I-81
Wytheville43.5670.10

 I-81 south / US 21 south (North 4th Street) – Bristol, Wytheville, Wytheville Community College		north end of I-81 overlap; US 52 north follows exit 70
Favonia SR 680 (Black Lick Road) – Rural Retreatformer SR 90 south
Bland​59.6295.95
 SR 42 west (West Blue Grass Trail) – Broadford, Saltville		south end of SR 42 overlap
​63.59102.34 I-77 – Bluefield, WythevilleI-77 exit 52
Bland
 SR 98 south (Main Street) / SR 1007 (Jefferson Street) – Bland CH
64.50103.80
 SR 42 east (East Blue Grass Trail) – Poplar Hill		north end of SR 42 overlap
​77.27124.35
 SR 61 west (Clear Fork Creek Road) – Tazewell		south end of SR 61 overlap
​77.33124.45 I-77 – Bluefield, WythevilleI-77 exit 64
Rocky Gap77.73125.09
 SR 61 east (Wolf Creek Highway) – Narrows		north end of SR 61 overlap
​79.92128.62

 I-77 south / SR 598 north – Bluefield, Wytheville		south end of I-77 overlap; US 52 south follows exit 66
​80.62129.75

 I-77 north / US 52 north – Beckley		West Virginia state line (East River Mountain Tunnel through East River Mountain)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (July 5, 1922). "Minutes of the First Meeting of the State Highway Commission Created Under the Acts of 1922" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia., Proposed "State Highway System" for Virginia, as Recommended by the State Roads Committee, January 1918
  2. ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (November 8–11, 1922). "Minutes of the Fifth Meeting of the State Highway Commission" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 11.
  3. ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (April 10–11, 1924). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia. pp. 12–13.
  4. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via University of North Texas Libraries.
  5. ^ United States Numbered Highways, American Highways, April 1927
  6. ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (July 24–25, 1931). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 70.
  7. ^ Richard F. Weingroff, U.S. 52 Charleston, South Carolina, to Portal, North Dakota
  8. ^ "Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Jurisdiction Report: Carroll County" (PDF). Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
    "Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Jurisdiction Report: Wythe County" (PDF). Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
    "Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Jurisdiction Report: Bland County" (PDF). Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
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