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'''State Route 38''' ('''SR 38''') is a primary [[state highway]] in the U.S. state of [[Virginia]]. Known for most of its length as Five Forks Road, the state highway runs {{convert|7.03|mi|km}} from [[U.S. Route 360 Business (Amelia, Virginia)|U.S. Route 360 Business]] (US 360 Business) in [[Amelia Court House, Virginia|Amelia Court House]] east to [[Virginia State Route 153|SR 153]] at [[Scotts Fork, Virginia|Scotts Fork]].
'''State Route 38''' ('''SR 38''') is a primary [[state highway]] in the U.S. state of [[Virginia]]. Known for most of its length as Five Forks Road, SR 38 runs {{convert|7.03|mi|km}} from [[U.S. Route 360 Business (Amelia, Virginia)|U.S. Route 360 Business]] (US 360 Business) in [[Amelia Court House, Virginia|Amelia Court House]] east to [[Virginia State Route 153|SR 153]] at [[Scotts Fork, Virginia|Scotts Fork]].


==Route description==
==Route description==
[[File:2017-06-26 19 15 16 View west along Virginia State Route 38 (Five Forks Road) at Virginia Street (Virginia State Secondary Route 1009) in Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|right|View west along SR 38 at SR 1009 in Amelia Courthouse]]
[[File:2017-06-26 19 15 16 View west along Virginia State Route 38 (Five Forks Road) at Virginia Street (Virginia State Secondary Route 1009) in Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|right|View west along SR 38 at SR 1009 in Amelia Court House]]
SR 38 begins at an intersection with US 360 Business (Goodes Bridge Road) in Amelia Court House, where the highway makes a series of right-angle turns. The state highway heads south on Virginia Street, turns east onto Court Street, turns south on Washington Street to follow the east side of the courthouse property, turns east onto Church Street, and turns south onto Five Forks Road. Between [[Amelia Academy]] and [[Amelia County High School]] at its junction with SR 614, which heads west as Otterburn Road and south as Dennisville Road, SR 38 turns east with Five Forks Road. The state highway heads east to its eastern terminus at SR 153 (Military Road) at Scotts Fork. The roadway continues east as SR 602 (Bevils Bridge Road), which continues east into [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield County]] toward [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]].<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 38"/>
SR 38 begins at an intersection with US 360 Business (Goodes Bridge Road) in Amelia Court House. In Amelia, SR 38 makes a series of stairstep right-angle turns at the courthouse square: It heads south on Virginia Street, turns east onto Court Street, turns south onto Washington Street to follow the east side of the courthouse property, turns east onto Church Street, and turns south onto Five Forks Road, passing [[Amelia Academy]]. After 1 mile, at [[Amelia County High School]], SR 38 turns east, at a junction formerly called Five Forks.<ref name="csa map"/> From this intersection, [[Virginia State Route 614 (Amelia County)|SR&nbsp;614]] runs northwest as Otterburn Road and south as Dennisville Road; and SR 38, still named Five Forks Road, heads east through countryside for 5.9 miles to SR 153 (Military Road) at Scotts Fork. Scotts Fork marks the eastern terminus of SR&nbsp;38, but the roadway continues east as [[Virginia State Route 602 (Amelia County)|SR&nbsp;602]] (Bevils Bridge Road) into [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield County]] toward [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]].<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 38"/>


==History==
==History==
All of SR 38, plus extensions east to [[Sutherland, Virginia|Sutherland]] and northwest to [[Tobaccoville, Virginia|Tobaccoville]], was '''State Route 406''' before the [[1933 renumbering (Virginia)|1933 renumbering]]. At that time, SR 38 was assigned to the piece from Amelia Court House east to Sutherland; Amelia Court House to Tobaccoville became part of [[State Route 49 (Virginia 1933)|State Route 49]]. In the [[1940 renumbering (Virginia)|1940 renumbering]], SR 49 was greatly truncated, and SR 38 was extended northwest over former SR 49 to Tobaccoville.<ref>{{CTB minutes|10-1940-01|page=10}}</ref> SR 38 east of the south junction with SR 153, a road of "little primary significance", was transferred to the secondary system in 1951 as SR 708; the rest of SR 38 east of Amelia Court House became an extension of SR 153.<ref>{{CTB minutes|04-1951-01|page=21}}</ref> However, later that year, SR 38 returned to the piece from Amelia Court House to the SR 153/SR 708 junction, and SR 153 was rerouted to go north from Scotts Fork.<ref>{{CTB minutes|08-1951-01|page=34}}</ref> The [[overlap (road)|overlap]] with SR 153 has since been removed.<!--I can't find this in the minutes--> The piece of SR 38 from Tobaccoville via [[Morven, Virginia|Morven]] to Amelia Court House became SR 681 in 1954.<ref>{{CTB minutes|05-1954-01|page=8}}</ref>
All of SR 38, plus extensions east to [[Sutherland, Virginia|Sutherland]] and northwest to [[Tobaccoville, Virginia|Tobaccoville]], was '''State Route 406''' before the [[1933 renumbering (Virginia)|1933 renumbering]]. At that time, SR&nbsp;38 was assigned to the piece from Amelia Court House east to Sutherland; Amelia Court House to Tobaccoville became part of [[State Route 49 (Virginia 1933)|State Route 49]]. In the [[1940 renumbering (Virginia)|1940 renumbering]], SR 49 was greatly truncated, and SR 38 was extended northwest over former SR 49 to Tobaccoville.<ref>{{CTB minutes|10-1940-01|page=10}}</ref> SR 38 east of the south junction with SR 153, a section of "little primary significance", was transferred to the secondary system in 1951 as SR 708; the rest of SR 38 east of Amelia Court House became an extension of SR 153.<ref>{{CTB minutes|04-1951-01|page=21}}</ref> However, later that year, SR 38 returned to the piece from Amelia Court House to the SR 153/SR 708 junction, and SR 153 was rerouted to go north from Scotts Fork.<ref>{{CTB minutes|08-1951-01|page=34}}</ref> The [[overlap (road)|overlap]] with SR 153 has since been removed.<!--I can't find this in the minutes--> The piece of SR 38 from Tobaccoville via [[Morven, Virginia|Morven]] to Amelia Court House became [[Virginia State Route 681 (Amelia County)|SR&nbsp;681]] in 1954.<ref>{{CTB minutes|05-1954-01|page=8}}</ref>


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name="csa map">{{cite web| url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3883a.la001204/?r=0.537,0.015,0.501,0.223,0| title=Map of Amelia Co., Virginia| publisher=Library of Congress| year=1860| access-date=2021-12-21}}
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<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data">{{cite web|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2009_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp|title=2009 Traffic Data|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|year=2009|access-date=2011-08-19}}
<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data">{{cite web|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2009_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp|title=2009 Traffic Data|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|year=2009|access-date=2011-08-19}}

Revision as of 08:12, 21 December 2021

For the former State Route 38, see State Route 38 (Virginia 1923-1933).

State Route 38 marker

State Route 38

Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length7.03 mi[1] (11.31 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1933[2]–present
Tourist
routes		 Virginia Byway
Major junctions
West end
 US 360 Bus. in Amelia Court House
East end SR 153 / SR 602 at Scotts Fork
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesAmelia
Highway system
← SR 37→ SR 39

State Route 38 (SR 38) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Five Forks Road, SR 38 runs 7.03 miles (11.31 km) from U.S. Route 360 Business (US 360 Business) in Amelia Court House east to SR 153 at Scotts Fork.

Route description

View west along SR 38 at SR 1009 in Amelia Court House

SR 38 begins at an intersection with US 360 Business (Goodes Bridge Road) in Amelia Court House. In Amelia, SR 38 makes a series of stairstep right-angle turns at the courthouse square: It heads south on Virginia Street, turns east onto Court Street, turns south onto Washington Street to follow the east side of the courthouse property, turns east onto Church Street, and turns south onto Five Forks Road, passing Amelia Academy. After 1 mile, at Amelia County High School, SR 38 turns east, at a junction formerly called Five Forks.[3] From this intersection, SR 614 runs northwest as Otterburn Road and south as Dennisville Road; and SR 38, still named Five Forks Road, heads east through countryside for 5.9 miles to SR 153 (Military Road) at Scotts Fork. Scotts Fork marks the eastern terminus of SR 38, but the roadway continues east as SR 602 (Bevils Bridge Road) into Chesterfield County toward Petersburg.[1][4]

History

All of SR 38, plus extensions east to Sutherland and northwest to Tobaccoville, was State Route 406 before the 1933 renumbering. At that time, SR 38 was assigned to the piece from Amelia Court House east to Sutherland; Amelia Court House to Tobaccoville became part of State Route 49. In the 1940 renumbering, SR 49 was greatly truncated, and SR 38 was extended northwest over former SR 49 to Tobaccoville.[5] SR 38 east of the south junction with SR 153, a section of "little primary significance", was transferred to the secondary system in 1951 as SR 708; the rest of SR 38 east of Amelia Court House became an extension of SR 153.[6] However, later that year, SR 38 returned to the piece from Amelia Court House to the SR 153/SR 708 junction, and SR 153 was rerouted to go north from Scotts Fork.[7] The overlap with SR 153 has since been removed. The piece of SR 38 from Tobaccoville via Morven to Amelia Court House became SR 681 in 1954.[8]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Amelia County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Amelia Court House0.000.00
 US 360 Bus. (Goodes Bridge Road) / SR 1009 (Virginia Street)		Western terminus
Scotts Fork7.0311.31 SR 153 (Military Road) / SR 602 (Bevils Bridge Road) – Richmond, Blackstone, Fort PickettEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "2009 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  2. ^ "New Numbers of Va. Highways Effective July 1". The Richmond Times-Dispatch. May 10, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Map of Amelia Co., Virginia". Library of Congress. 1860. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. ^ Google (2011-08-19). "Virginia State Route 38" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  5. ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (October 10, 1940). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 10.
  6. ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (April 9–11, 1951). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 21.
  7. ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (August 14, 1951). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 34.
  8. ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (May 12–14, 1954). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 8.
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