US 60 in Richmond, Va.

[hbelkins]

Can anyone provide the definitive routing of US 60 (eastbound) in Richmond?

The VDOT Richmond downtown inset is of little help. (As an aside, I noticed at least two errors on the map's city insets. US 11W is labeled US 421 in Bristol, and VA 5 is mislabeled as VA 6 in one spot. There may be others.)

[Takumi]

According to the Virginia Highways Project, it's (west to east) Midlothian Turnpike, Roanoke St, Semmes Ave, Manchester Bridge, 9th St, Cary St, 14th St, Main St, Williamsburg Ave, Stony Run Dr, Government Rd, Williamsburg Rd. Google Maps also shows this routing.

[dfilpus]

Google maps has it along that route, which agrees with the Traffic Counts data base. As a minor correction, there should be Forest Hill Avenue between Roanoke Street and Semmes Avenue (which do not intersect).

[NE2]

This will take a little while to load: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=37.5237&lon=-77.4225&zoom=14&layers=M&relation=420686

[hbelkins]

The VDOT map has a US 60 shield on Main Street beyond 21st Street, but the red line makes a 90-degree left from East Main to 21st Street, and it indicates that US 60 turns right onto Broad Street.

Incidentally, a US 250 shield is shown on Broad Street between 19th and 20th, when it actually ends at US 360.

<sarcasm> I'm sure that US 60 is very prominently and accurately posted in downtown Richmond. After all, route signing in downtowns of major cities is always so good and especially so in Virginia cities, where the municipalities are responsible for it. </sarcasm>

[Takumi]

US 60 was on 21st and Broad before 2003, when the current route was assigned. Broad east of US 360 is now unnumbered.

[WillWeaverRVA]

<sarcasm> I'm sure that US 60 is very prominently and accurately posted in downtown Richmond. After all, route signing in downtowns of major cities is always so good and especially so in Virginia cities, where the municipalities are responsible for it.

It's just as prominently and accurately posted as US 33 and VA 33! Richmond's Department of Public Works made extra sure there would be no possibility of confusion whatsoever!</sarcasm>

[cpzilliacus]

<sarcasm> I'm sure that US 60 is very prominently and accurately posted in downtown Richmond. After all, route signing in downtowns of major cities is always so good and especially so in Virginia cities, where the municipalities are responsible for it.

It's just as prominently and accurately posted as US 33 and VA 33! Richmond's Department of Public Works made extra sure there would be no possibility of confusion whatsoever!</sarcasm>

Maybe they've been taking lessons from the District (D.C.) Department of Transportation?

[abc2VE]

<sarcasm> I'm sure that US 60 is very prominently and accurately posted in downtown Richmond. After all, route signing in downtowns of major cities is always so good and especially so in Virginia cities, where the municipalities are responsible for it.

It's just as prominently and accurately posted as US 33 and VA 33! Richmond's Department of Public Works made extra sure there would be no possibility of confusion whatsoever!</sarcasm>

I actually managed to get it correct when I drove west from downtown richmond to Va 150 last week; however I almost got lost with the lack of a sign posted at Semmes and Roanoke.

Oh and here is a yellow right lane closed sign that is posted too far past the merge point
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=richmond+va&hl=en&ll=37.509069,-77.485832&spn=0.000582,0.001321&sll=39.999413,-78.237162&sspn=0.037544,0.084543&gl=us&hnear=Richmond,+Virginia&t=m&z=20&layer=c&cbll=37.509069,-77.486088&panoid=1uaBhO3uH31mw6OSBqGB0g&cbp=12,290.78,,0,3.23

[Takumi]

I drove the whole route through the city eastbound today. There are a few old (still black-border, but maybe 1961 spec) shields on the south side of the river, one turning from Midlothian to Roanoke and a couple more on Semmes. There's also an old BGS approaching the Manchester Bridge. Of course I missed photographing all of them.

[hbelkins]

I drove the whole route through the city eastbound today. There are a few old (still black-border, but maybe 1961 spec) shields on the south side of the river, one turning from Midlothian to Roanoke and a couple more on Semmes. There's also an old BGS approaching the Manchester Bridge. Of course I missed photographing all of them.

I think I got pics of most of those when I drove the route.