Talk:Virginia State Route 168

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06-1941-01 page 22 talks about US 17 being rerouted via SR 168. --NE2 10:52, 16 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There's something about 34th Street in Newport News in 03-1937-01 6. --NE2 16:51, 20 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

General history[edit]

1933: towards Buckroe Beach via Hampton and Newport News towards Williamsburg, replaced SR 529, SR 532, and SR 533
1936: extended to Buckroe Beach
1938: extension to SR 53 (now SR 30) towards Barhamsville complete
unknown: extended to SR 33
1942: SR 168Y at Toano added
by 1944: new alignment (now SR 351) added between Hampton and Newport News
1945: bypass of Williamsburg added between SR 162 and SR 5/31
by 1946: SR 168 east of downtown Hampton became SR 351, old alignment became SR 143; SR 168 extended over ferry to Sewell's Point, replaced part of SR 165 and most of SR 351 to Little Creek; the rest of SR 351 became SR 165
1957: SR 168 moved onto HRBT and approaches from Warwick southeast to downtown Norfolk; US 60 moved onto HRBT; SR 143 extended over old US 60 east of downtown Hampton and old SR 168 northwest of downtown Newport News; SR 168 replaced SR 170 south of downtown Norfolk; SR 170 north of downtown Norfolk became US 460; old SR 168 in Norfolk became SR 170
late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s: SR 168 mowed to new freeway to near Barhamsville; SR 143 extended over part of old SR 168 (most of the rest was upgraded on the spot; the rest became SR 168Y - details on this are unclear)
ca. 1980: SR 168 truncated to Ocean View; the short independent piece became an extension of SR 249

Merge of Tidewater Drive[edit]

I disagree with the proposed merge. Tidewater Drive is a major arterial with a history independent of SR 168. --NE2 05:43, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Then expand the Tidewater Drive article. As it stands right now, it is an article with no assertion of notability (aside from being part of SR 168) and no context. --TMF ^{Let's Go Mets - Stats} 00:50, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Would've performed the merge, but this article is a mess. --TMF ^{Let's Go Mets - Stats} 19:19, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge proposal[edit]

The Chesapeake Expressway is completely part of VA 168 and can easily be covered in this article. Dough 48 72 03:29, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Admr Boltz 03:55, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support. the Chesapeake Expressway Article is short, oddly written stub whose infobox looks too similar to VA 168. --P C B 04:03, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Chesapeake Expressway is entirely a subset of VA 168. V C 16:54, 5 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom and VC. – T M F 10:17, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]