Virginia State Route 59
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| Maintained by VDOT | ||||
| Length: | 7.90 mi[1] (12.71 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1957 – present | |||
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| South end: |  SR 47 in Drakes Branch |
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| North end: |  SR 40 in Keysville |
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| Counties: | Charlotte | |||
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→Virginia State Route 59 (SR 59) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 7.90 miles (12.71 km) from SR 47 in Drakes Branch east to SR 40 in Keysville within eastern Charlotte County.
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[edit] Route description
SR 59 begins at an intersection with SR 47 (Main Street) in the northern part of the town of Drakes Branch opposite Saxkey Road. The state highway heads northeast from SR 47 as Gethsemane Church Avenue, then becomes unnamed after leaving the town limits. SR 59 follows the height of land between Twittys Creek to the south and Ash Camp Creek to the north; both streams empty into Roanoke Creek west of Drakes Branch. The state highway begins to parallel a Norfolk Southern Railway rail line as it approaches Keysville. SR 59 enters the town of Keysville as Merry Oaks Drive then reaches its northern terminus at SR 40 (Church Street) west of downtown Keysville.[1][2]
[edit] History
Until 1957, when it was transferred from the secondary system, SR 59 was State Route 657.[3]
[edit] Major intersections
The entire route is in Charlotte County.
| Location | Mile [1] |
Destinations | Notes | |
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| Drakes Branch | 0.00 | SR 47 (Main Street) – Charlotte Court House, Chase City |
Western terminus | |
| Keysville | 7.90 | SR 40 (Church Street) – Charlotte Court House, Lunenburg |
Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Jurisdiction Report: Charlotte County" (PDF). Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_019_Charlotte_2009.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Virginia State Route 59 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Gethsemane+Church+Ave&daddr=Merry+Oaks+Dr&hl=en&sll=37.042196,-78.482466&sspn=0.025246,0.038409&geocode=FUahNAIdt49Q-w%3BFdA5NQIdAmVS-w&mra=prev&t=h&z=13. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Staff (PDF). Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Held in Roanoke and Richmond, May 1-3, 1957 (Report). Commonwealth of Virginia. http://www.virginiadot.org/meetings/minutes_pdf/CTB-05-1957-01.pdf. , page 24
