As a few of you already know, the Virginia Highways Project (VHP) is hard-down for the time being, a casualty of recent server upgrades at the host. Will let you know when we're back online.
Looks like it's back up?
Its working now for me too, and the Virginia 400 (http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va381-400.htm) log is correct now. :clap:
That's in part because I spent an hour in chat last night with tech support. They apparently got to it right away, instead of waiting the "24-48 hours" they told me it'd take before they got back to me. I didn't get an E-mail about it overnight so I didn't bother checking this morning.
Now the question is did they fix my FTP issue? Couldn't FTP into either site (VHP or ajfroggie)...
I was browsing randomly and just now noticed that there's an error on the VA 201-220 page: apparently VA 209 ends at US 211 (http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va201-220.htm#va209).
That one is on me. I template the revisions I am doing based on the route numbers 20 higher than where I'm at. So the 209 entry has that leftover from the 229 entry. I will correct this in the next day or two...
Mapmikey
All bogged down in the next content revision of VHP
Greetings--
The VHP announces the first content update for 2010:
New superpages have opened:
US 50 - http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us050.htm
US 250 - http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us250.htm
VA 6 - http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va006.htm
VA 36 - http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va036.htm
Also, these pages have been revamped with much more info and mapscans:
VA 141-160 - http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va141-160.htm
VA 421-499 - http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va421-499.htm
Highlights include new routes that are documented: VA 6Y #2, VA 141 #2, VA 147-Y, VA 441, VA 443, VA 444, and VA 445.
Also, did you know US 50 once had a dead end in Virginia as part of a gap in its routing? Or that US 250 also had a gap in its routing? And where does VA 154 really run? Did you know Azalea Dr in Richmond east of US 1 was once a state highway (VA 421)?
Mapmikey
Co-curator Virginia Highways Project
www.vahighways.com
Nice update, although I'll mention real quick that the error US 150 shield you mentioned was fixed sometime last year.
Great job, I thought it was interesting that VDOT moved VA 156 off Mill Pond Rd because it didn't want to build another I-95 interchange. Otherwise the total length or the length according to the route log is wrong for VA 149 are both different.
I have corrected the VA 149 and VA 150 errors pointed out above...
Thanks!
Mapmikey
Greetings--
The back-to-back snowstorms in the DC area allowed me plenty of time to do research...a new content update has occurred at VHP:
New superpages available for:
US 19 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us019.htm
US 219 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us219.htm
VA 5 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va005.htm
VA 35 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va035.htm
The following pages have been thoroughly revised and updated with
much
more detail and numerous mapscans:
VA 121-140 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va121-140.htm
VA 401-420 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va401-420.htm
Highlights include new entries for VA 35Y, VA 122Y, VA 135Y #2, VA 418Y, VA 419 #2. All of the
updated pages contain a lot more detail and information
compared to what had been on the site.
Mapmikey
Great reading. I could've sworn VA 407 had been decommissioned, and I think next time I go to Norfolk I'll look for that US 407 shield.
At one point, the evidence ponted at decommissioning, but apparently, only in Virginia Beach.
A few updates this evening to a few route log entires at VHP:
Found the month by which the CTB sent a resolution to then-BPR requesting that I-195 be added to the Interstate system (June, 1968): http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/i95.htm#i195
General revisions to the I-495 entry: http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/i95.htm#i495
Updated the VA 56 entry to reflect other information I found on the downgrading and subsequent reinstatement east of Shipman: http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va049-060.htm#va56
Per the discussion in the Virginia thread (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=294.msg57199#msg57199), info was added on VA 158 #3: http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va141-160.htm#va158
Added the creation month (per CTB minutes) for VA 364 at Occoneechee State Park (just across the river from Clarksville): http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va361-380.htm#va364
Some more updates over the past two weeks, a few from Mike and a few of my own:
VA 9 SPUR #1 (http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va009.htm): update on an old routing change between Jamestown and Williamsburg
VA 42 (http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va037-048.htm#va42): included mention of the error "US 42" in north Harrisonburg.
VA 201 #1 (http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va201-220.htm#va201): minor update.
VA 211 (http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va201-220.htm#va211): minor update since error US 211 shields are located in more locations than previously noted.
VA 259 (http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va241-260.htm#va259): minor update to note the cutouts at VA 42 still exist.
VA 381-400 (http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va381-400.htm): complete revamp of the page, including more detail and mapscans.
Greetings--
The following updates have occurred at VHP as of 5/1/10:
New superpages available, containing much more information than the previous versions:
US 13 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us013.htm
US 23 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us023.htm
US 33 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us033.htm
VA 4 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va004.htm
VA 34 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va034.htm
Complete revamp including much more information and mapscans:
VA 101-120 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va101-120.htm
A new historic route was found:
VA 10 SPUR -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va010.htm
Mapmikey
Co-curator
http://www.vahighways.com
A mini-content update has occurred at the Virginia Highways Project:
Complete revamp of the following pages, with much more info and mapscans:
VA 81-100 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va081-100.htm
VA 361-380 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va361-380.htm
Mapmikey
Co-curator
http://www.vahighways.com
This is unrelated to the update but apparently CTB still refers to I-495 as VA 413 in its minutes for some reason; they did so in this 2009 meeting (http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/resources/2009/nov/resolutions/cm_10_Rte49595_.pdf) (actually calling it Interstate 413 and noting it had been renumbered to I-495).
Announcing a new photography section at the Virginia Highways Project: Placenames. If you've ever traveled off the Interstates in Virginia, you've probably seen them...little green signs on the side of the road that display the name of the hamlet, geographical feature, or county line you're passing by. We're starting with over 200 of these placenames (with plenty more already in the queue):
http://www.vahighways.com/placenames/
We'd also like to announce a placenames scavenger hunt. If you have a photo of a placename we don't have, or if you have a better image of one already posted, please send it along. A few guidelines:
- At least 800 pixels in width.
- While this is nominally a sign collection, we prefer photos that show the placename sign in context...such as a view down the road or around the area.
- Include the route(s) involved, direction of travel, county (if known), and date of the photo.
I will be keeping an eye out for these in the future. I already know of two I can easily get for you.
I have a couple...
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/7295/us258sbonjrb10resized.jpg US 258/17 southbound on the James River Bridge entering Isle of Wight County from Newport News.
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2227/kdk0550resized.jpg US 258/17 northbound on the James River Bridge, entering Newport News from Isle of Wight County.
Named bridges aren't mentioned on the site, but it's something we like to do in Hampton (a collection of bridges along and around Mercury Blvd (US 258) are named after Mercury 7 astronauts). http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9618/us258sbathamptonriverbr.jpg Virgil L. Grissom Bridge over the Hampton River on US 258 eastbound in Hampton.
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3449/i664sbmmmbt1resized.jpg I-664 southbound in Newport News at the northern end of the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel crossing the James River.
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6529/i664sbmmmbt4resized.jpg I-664 southbound entering Suffolk from Newport News on the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel.
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2765/1002819resized.jpg I-664 northbound in Suffolk at the southern end of the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel crossing the James River Bridge.
Those are all of mine that the signs are legible in, resized and ready to post if you want them.
I could use a few of those. I'd need the dates the photos were taken, though, plus the name you'd prefer to be credited to.
Not what I was referring to earlier, but here is what I've dug up so far:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_vGM7FtU3Pdk/TDz9SnVkHAI/AAAAAAAAD7E/Z29P2D1VEeE/us250_shortpump2.jpg US 250 in Short Pump, in Henrico County. Taken 3/4/09.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_vGM7FtU3Pdk/TDz9vAOapbI/AAAAAAAAD7I/vzi53Zb8794/us360_essex-kingqueen.jpg US 360 entering Essex County from King & Queen County. Taken 5/25/09.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_vGM7FtU3Pdk/TDz9venn5xI/AAAAAAAAD7M/htIwLC-mNto/us360_essex-richmond.jpg Probably not what you had in mind, but US 360 crossing the Rappahannock River from Essex County (in Tappahannock) to Richmond County. Taken 5/25/09.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_vGM7FtU3Pdk/TDz9voynT8I/AAAAAAAAD7Q/Kxp6VoLu5TM/s640/us360_richmond-essex.jpg US 360 going the opposite direction. Includes a bonus Tappahannock Corporate Limits sign.
I'll post more as I find them. I have several Richmond City Limits signs, as well.
Quote from: froggie on July 13, 2010, 03:13:46 PM
I could use a few of those. I'd need the dates the photos were taken, though, plus the name you'd prefer to be credited to.
Name: Connor Lauzon
Dates:
First 3: 4/3/10
Second 3: 8/24/09
I have now added my portion of placenames to the Virginia Highways Project.
Come see all your favorite hamlets from Acorn to Zepp...
Several Hundred added placenames in all...
Mapmikey
Co-curator Virginia Hwys Project
www.vahighways.com
Greetings--
The following updates have occurred at VHP as of 12/3/10:
New superpages available, containing much more information than the previous versions:
US 11 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us011.htm
US 211 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us211.htm
US 311 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us311.htm
US 411 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us411.htm
US 511 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us511.htm
VA 3 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va003.htm
VA 34 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va033.htm
A couple more US 11 ALT routes have been identified:
US 11 ALT -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us011.htm#us11a
Mapmikey
Co-curator
http://www.vahighways.com
Greetings:
A new content update has occurred at Virginia Highways Project.
Pages have been updated and greatly expanded:
VA 61 to VA 80 has been split into two pages:
VA 61-70: http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va061-070.htm
VA 71-80: http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va071-080.htm
I argue for the past existence of a VA 72Y. Otherwise, it's a ton more information and lots of mapscans
Also updated is the VA 341 to VA 360 page - http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va341-360.htm
In addition to more info and scans, highlights include:
Extremely rare images of a VA 345 cutout and a VA 353 cutout
I nailed down where the original VA 355 actually was
Where else has VA 354 south ended?
What is the connection between otherwise seemingly unrelated routes VA 345, VA 357, and VA 380? The answer has an interesting back story.
Mapmikey
Co-curator
Virginia Highways Project
www.vahighways.com
well, VA has not been averse to oddish route numbers: US 17-1, anybody?
I do wonder when VA changed from embossed-border steel cutouts to completely printed ones, all of which I have seen are on aluminum (but there may have been a steel variant as well)
my guess is the early 50s?
That Elko Tract story is VERY intriguing! If I can gather up the courage I might have to go out into the woods and check out the remnants of the "lost city".
Greetings--
The Virginia Highways Project has a content update to announce:
New superpages available, containing much more information than the previous versions:
US 15 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us015.htm
VA 2-- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va002.htm
VA 32-- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va032.htm
Mapmikey
Co-curator Virginia Hwys Project
www.vahighways.com
Greetings--
The Virginia Highways Project has a content update to announce:
New superpages available, containing much more information than the previous versions:
US 1 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us001.htm
US 301 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us301.htm
US 401 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us401.htm
US 501 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us501.htm
VA 1-- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va001.htm
VA 31-- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va031.htm
Also, a new route is documented: a short-lived VA 301 state route extension of US 301 - http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va301-320.htm
Did you know US 501's original Buena Vista endpoint was south of the current terminus? Or that VA 31 once ran through the historic Jamestown Settlement?
Mapmikey
Co-curator Virginia Hwys Project
www.vahighways.com
Last year Will discovered a VA 301 shield in Jarratt. When I was there in April of this year it was still up.
Greetings--
Gallery Updates Part I:
Waysides - http://www.vahighways.com/waysides/waysides.htm (http://www.vahighways.com/waysides/waysides.htm)
Bridges of Virginia - http://www.vahighways.com/bridges/index.htm (http://www.vahighways.com/bridges/index.htm) - includes pics of the new VA 175 Chincoteague Bridge
Sign Error Pics - http://www.vahighways.com/errors/index.htm (http://www.vahighways.com/errors/index.htm)
Old District 2 Unisigns - http://www.vahighways.com/unisgn/unisigns.htm (http://www.vahighways.com/unisgn/unisigns.htm) - US 58, US 221, VA 40
Old Signs of Virginia - http://www.vahighways.com/oldsigns/oldsigns.htm (http://www.vahighways.com/oldsigns/oldsigns.htm) - includes a newly located white border unisign and a white border US 220 shield
A new gallery is ceated: Abandoned Bridges of Virginia - http://www.vahighways.com/oldbridges/abandoned.htm (http://www.vahighways.com/oldbridges/abandoned.htm)
The Virginia Highways Project also has a content update to announce:
New superpage available, containing much more information than the previous version:
VA 28 -- http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va028.htm (http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va028.htm)
Also, a new route is documented: the upcoming VA 280 - http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va261-280.htm#va280 (http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va261-280.htm#va280)
Mapmikey
Co-curator Virginia Hwys Project
www.vahighways.com (http://www.vahighways.com)
"VA 28 is just one of two original 1918 routes to remain, although none of the 1918 defined route is still part of VA 28 today."
It might be worth mentioning 5/35, which survived with only a single systemic renumbering.
I was just out at the Cartersville Bridge today. The south side had a No Trespassing sign at the boat dock. Of course we ignored it :p
I've got a US 407 shield if you want to use that:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm5.staticflickr.com%2F4087%2F4963027362_e81463c84f_z.jpg&hash=99d8c62a6890bfb29a1d836db8f55d9514db71cc) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/coredesatchikai/4963027362/)
And the SR 208 I mentioned:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7021%2F6706799621_4321922fbe_z.jpg&hash=85edfcc18fe740c36ca765cba1bf9d8a94a79f94) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/coredesatchikai/6706799621/)
I need to get out and find some of those error signs myself! :)
I have several US 407 shield photos...just a matter of getting around to posting them.
Greetings-
The Virginia HIghways Project has updated the Virginia Ends Gallery - http://www.vahighways.com/va-ends/index.htm (http://www.vahighways.com/va-ends/index.htm)
New routes covered: VA 370, VA 376, VA 405, VA 406
"the other end" covered for the first time: US 11 ALT, US 11 Truck Bristol, US 19 Truck, US 29 Bus Danville, US 250, VA 41 (new end), VA 69 (the correct wt), VA 113, VA 130 (the correct et), VA 154 (correct nt), VA 175 (new end), VA 225, VA 352
Old endpoints for current routes added for: VA 3, VA 65, VA 75, VA 107, VA 135, VA 137, VA 156
Additional/better photos added for: I-295, US 11W, US 15 Bus, US 23 Bus, US 29 Bus, US 58 Bus, US 58 Alt, US 211 Bus, US 220 Bus, US 258 Bus, US 301 Bus, US 340, US 340 Bus, US 421, US 421 Bus, US 460 Bus, US 501, US 501 bus, US 501 Truck, VA 4, VA 8, VA 9, VA 14, VA 33, VA 37, VA 40 truck, VA 42, VA 70, VA 79, VA 125, VA 127, VA 138, VA 164, VA 194, VA 208, VA 224, VA 229, VA 232, VA 253, VA 258 Alt, VA 269, VA 277, VA 304, VA 308, VA 344, VA 360
Mapmikey
Quote from: Mapmikey on April 06, 2012, 06:49:47 PM
Greetings-
The Virginia HIghways Project has updated the Virginia Ends Gallery - http://www.vahighways.com/va-ends/index.htm (http://www.vahighways.com/va-ends/index.htm)
Well, I know how I'll be spending the rest of my Friday evening...
Nice! If you're interested I have some newer photos (well, newer than what's in the gallery) of some route endings that I can dig up and send you.
Greetings-
The Virginia Highways Project has updated the Virginia Placenames Gallery 5/17/12 - http://www.vahighways.com/placenames/index.htm (http://www.vahighways.com/placenames/index.htm)
172 village names, 17 incorporated towns, 6 independent cities...
Highlights include only the second black and white placename sign I've ever seen in Virginia (Lone Ash).
Mapmikey
Co-curator Virginia Highways Project
www.vahighways.com
Greetings -
A new content update is available at Virginia Hwys Project.
New superpages have been created for each of the state routes 40-44 and 49-59.
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/index.htm
MUCH more info and mapscans are available, with plenty of surprises...
Mapmikey
www.vahighways.com
Greetings --
Greetings -
A new content update is available at Virginia Hwys Project.
New superpages have been created for each of the state routes 13-15 and 25-27. Also pages for US 21, US 29, US 29 Bus, US 52, US 121, US 170, US 221, US 321, US 421, and US 522 have been totally revamped.
New current routes are documented: US 17 ALT, US 17 Business, US 311, and VA 317
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/index.htm
MUCH more info and mapscans are available, with plenty of surprises...
Mapmikey
www.vahighways.com
Quote from: Mapmikey on January 14, 2013, 08:27:29 PM
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/index.htm
MUCH more info and mapscans are available, with plenty of surprises...
Mapmikey
www.vahighways.com
Keep up the good work! I find that the VAHighways Project is an invaluable resource for research.
Greetings -
A new content update is available at Virginia Hwys Project.
New superpages have been created for each of the state routes 16-24, 29-30, and 45-48.
Additionally, back before Froggie went on his current Naval cruise, we spent some time at the Virginia State Library taking photo scans of various VDOT county atlases. As a result, I have added a couple hundred mapscans to the site clarifying routes, etc. There are way too many to list, but some interesting ones are as follows:
New routes previously undiscovered: US 60 SPUR, VA 38Y, VA 61Y, a short-lived VA 101 in the early 60s, VA 227Y, VA 301 ALT, and VA 307Y. Additionally, a routing through Bristol from 1967-84 for US 421 was discovered
Obscure/short-lived routes that had no map documentation previously:
US 1 ALT in Petersburg; US 11 ALT in Dublin; US 58 Alt in central Suffolk; Where VA 117Y actually was in Salem; VA 125 in Danville info; both VA 135Y routes in Green Bay; VA 168Y before it became the Williamsburg VA 163; VA 222Y; The Norfolk VA 226 from the 40s; proof that VA 229 extended south of Port Royal; VA 230Y; proof that VA 232 originally didn't connect to US 11; VA 239 on Mercury Blvd; the useless and short-lived VA 297 #1; VA 299Y; VA 318 state capitol; VA 322 in central williamsburg; VA 328 and VA 357 in Hampton; VA 361 on the Eastern Shore; proof that VA 380 was a renumbering of <i>current</i> VA 345; VA 399, VA 404
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/index.htm
MUCH more info and mapscans are available, with plenty of surprises...
Mapmikey
Greetings-
Tonight I am announcing an update to the error signage gallery at the Virginia Hwys Project.
The following routes are included: US 21, US 60, US 360, VA 6, VA 33, VA 36, VA 62, VA 119, VA 148, VA 155, VA 156, VA 168, VA 231, VA 337, VA 407
I have also created a new gallery for non-Virginia errors that I have run across: US 6 (NY, MA), US 9 (NJ), US 44 (RI), US 46, US 117, NY 10, PA 23, NY 89, NC 94, NC 731
All can be reached - http://www.vahighways.com/errors/index.htm
Mapmikey
In addition to the error update noted above, the rest of Part 1 of the Gallery updates are available:
Placenames (~300 photos) - http://www.vahighways.com/placenames/index.html
Old Signs (64 signs) - http://www.vahighways.com/oldsigns/oldsigns.htm
Highlights include extremely old railroad crossing signs near Fayetteville NC and a white destination sign in Pennsylvania
Mapmikey
Greetings-
The Virginia Highways Page Cutout Gallery has been revamped and greatly expanded.
Now you can find all your favorite cutouts in one place as it includes the gribblenation.com, Michael Summa cutouts, and millenniumhwy.net cutouts. In addition I have emptied out my stash of cutouts not previously published. I also to the extent possible stated the status of each location in the field.
In the gallery a "new" banner means a picture of a cutout that I do not believe has been published on the internet in the last several years, if ever. We also dropped the SimpleViewer format and returned the gallery to the traditional VHP gallery format.
Highlights include the only US 340 ALT (1955-62) picture I've ever seen and the pre-1974 US 15-VA 20 duplex. Also, if you haven't seen the 341-360 route pages too recently, the gallery also includes cutouts for VA 345 and VA 353.
http://www.vahighways.com/cutouts/index.html
Mapmikey
Greetings--
A New Year Update to the Virginia Highways Project:
All interstate pages have been updated with much more information, mapscans, and some photos. 3dis have been given their own separate pages.
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/index.htm
Also, a new superpage has been created for VA 350 focusing on the Shirley Highway. Lots more info and 1940s pics compared to my original VA 350 entry
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va350.htm
VDOT/VDOH Official Route Logs from the following years have been added: 1935, 1941, 1949, 1957, 1979, 1999, 2001
A new photo gallery showing numerous views of the I-495 beltway and some nearby roads (I-66, I-95 Springfield, I-70S, US 50 Bowie) from the mid to late 1960s. Included is a US 240 BGS... http://www.vahighways.com/495vintage/index.htm
Mapmikey
Quote from: Mapmikey on January 11, 2015, 12:30:37 PM
Greetings--
A New Year Update to the Virginia Highways Project:
All interstate pages have been updated with much more information, mapscans, and some photos. 3dis have been given their own separate pages.
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/index.htm
Also, a new superpage has been created for VA 350 focusing on the Shirley Highway. Lots more info and 1940s pics compared to my original VA 350 entry
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va350.htm
VDOT/VDOH Official Route Logs from the following years have been added: 1935, 1941, 1949, 1957, 1979, 1999, 2001
A new photo gallery showing numerous views of the I-495 beltway and some nearby roads (I-66, I-95 Springfield, I-70S, US 50 Bowie) from the mid to late 1960s. Included is a US 240 BGS... http://www.vahighways.com/495vintage/index.htm
Mapmikey
I'm glad that I-60 shield got mentioned and GSV captured it, because it was gone by the time I had a chance to go back and capture it (I saw it in November 2013, it was gone by January 2014).
Are you referring to the black-and-white "I-60" shield that existed on Ocean View Ave?
Nope...
An actual I-60 shield on I-64:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vahighways.com%2Ferrors%2Fi60milepost.jpg&hash=bd6fb1be13d5fd0c222633c512dd4d66870ccebc)
Mapmikey
Quote from: Mapmikey on January 11, 2015, 12:30:37 PM
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A new photo gallery showing numerous views of the I-495 beltway and some nearby roads (I-66, I-95 Springfield, I-70S, US 50 Bowie) from the mid to late 1960s. Included is a US 240 BGS... http://www.vahighways.com/495vintage/index.htm
Mapmikey
I love the old photos. If you're open to a suggestion, I think some people who don't drive these roads all the time might find it interesting if you were able to link to current pictures of the same locations (whether on AARoads or elsewhere), just to give a "Then and Now" sense. The differences in some locations even just from 2005 to today can be astonishing, let alone back in the 1960s. (I know this would probably take a long time to implement, so it's just a thought.)
Greetings...
An appreciable content update to the Virginia Highways Project is available:
A US 33-VA 33 transition gallery page has been created to attempt to present all the evidence I have on where the transition points have been over the years. includes a number of pictures from 1940 to the 1970s:
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us33va33.htm
A new superpage has been created for VA 337 and 337 ALT including more info and mapscans:
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va337.htm
New routes have been identified:
I-864, US 11Y #1, US 29 ALT #5, US 360 ALT #4, US 460 Bus (Grundy), VA 9Y, VA 10A, VA 13Y #1, VA 23 TEMP, VA 25Y, VA 27 ALT, VA 31Y, VA 33Y #1, VA 42Y, VA 109Y, VA 254 ALT, VA 284 #1, VA 323 TEMP, VA 336 #3, VA 337 ALT #2, VA 406 #2, VA 408 #2, VA 410 #2, VA 411 #2, VA 412 #2, and VA 464
Numerous other smaller route entry updates have occurred. It turns out that when one skims the roughly 100,000 pdf pages of the CTB Minutes there are things that are missed. Thanks to NE2 who found a lot the new routes or info for other routes or asked me questions that caused me to find additional information.
A full list of the changes is here:
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/changes%20feb2015.htm
Also of interest is a 1939 VDOT study to decommission primary routes. Quite a number of these segments are still in the system.
http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/1939%20report%20on%20primary%20system.pdf
Virginia Highways Project - www.vahighways.com
Mapmikey
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The error signage gallery at Virginia Highways Page has been updated! This is the first in a string of photo gallery updates to come over the next few weeks...
Errors involving Virginia routes: US 29, US 15, US 211, US 33, US 301, US 460 ALT, VA 3, VA 13, VA 20 Bus, VA 28, VA 33, VA 36, VA 89, VA 141, VA 166, VA 170, VA 226, VA 337, SR 616, SR 631
Errors involving out-of-state routes: I-76 (PA), US 6 (NY), US 9 (NY), US 9W (NY), US 11 (NY), US 20 (NY PA), US 27 (IN), US 62 (NY), US 209 (NY), US 522 (MD), SC 57, NC 87, MD 200, PA 316, MD 445, TCH-1 (BC)
Included are an I-33 Business shield and a square South Carolina State route shield in the new style (they are all supposed to be rectangles). The state of New York is fast approaching Virginia in its errorness...
50+ new photos in all.
Thanks to outside contributors Terry Snead, CP Zilliacus, Nate Rathjen, Michael Elmore, and Kevin MacNutt...
http://www.vahighways.com/errors/index.htm
Greetings--
Part 2 of the Virginia Highways Photo Galleries...
Old Signs of Virginia has been updated with 170 new photos...
Highlights include old Richmond area BGSs; a ton of button copy signage from Pennsylvania and New Jersey; a blue and red interstate business shield in Ohio; a few older signs from British Columbia too
Check it out at http://www.vahighways.com/oldsigns/oldsigns.htm
Something that occurred to me Wednesday morning regarding old signs is that the majority of the signs over the I-395 reversible lanes are likely to be replaced in the coming years as part of the HO/T lane project. Most of them aren't terribly interesting, but there's a 1970s-era "All Traffic" sign next to an old-style "Do Not Enter" sign at Turkeycock, and the northbound BGSs at the exit for Route 27 are peeling. Long way of saying, enjoy the old signs while they're still there.
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A content update at Virginia Highways Project...
New routes documented for the first time: US 220 ALT #1 in Roanoke (includes pics from 50+ years ago) and VA 287 #1
Scan-proof for the following: VA 284 #1 prior to becoming US 60 when it bypassed today's VA 13; VA 88 in Richmond
The VA 281-300 page was broken into individual pages with more mapscans and info, especially routes 284-287; historic pics on VA 297 and 297 Bus pages
The 1951 Official VDOT Route Log was added.
Many thanks to Nate Rathjen for going to the Special Collections at UVa's Library for the 1951 route log and the 1933 county mapscans in this update...
www.vahighways.com
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Part 3 of the Virginia Highways Photo Galleries...
A sizable Virginia ENDS update (350+ photos)
New routes covered for the first time: US 17 ALT, US 58 Bus (Hillsville), US 311, US 460 ALT (Bowers Hill), US 460 Bus (Grundy), VA 8 Bus, VA 141, VA 196, VA 239, VA 246, VA 280, VA 281, VA 286, VA 289, VA 294, VA 365 (east segment), VA 396 (spurs), VA 409
The "other end" or newly relocated endpoint for the following current routes: US 58 Bus (Martinsville), US 60, VA 54, VA 55, VA 125, VA 164, VA 165, VA 166, VA 172, VA 215, VA 325 (northwest segment)
A historical endpoint not previously covered for the following routes: VA 16, VA 30, VA 55, VA 59, VA 61, VA 71, VA 97, VA 114, VA 117, VA 118, VA 121, VA 130, VA 156, VA 168, VA 171, VA 189, VA 210, VA 288, VA 307, VA 308, VA 311, VA 337 ALT (Portsmouth), VA 354
Plus numerous additional photos for routes of previously documented endpoints with either different angles or better shots...
Some of the photos in the historic end photos have been sitting around for 10+ years, so forgive the quality of my earlier work...
Especially interesting are older photos I found from 1940s-60s for these routes: VA 10, VA 71/82, VA 117/311
To get started... http://www.vahighways.com/va-ends/index.htm
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 27, 2017, 09:09:20 PM
Greetings--
Part 3 of the Virginia Highways Photo Galleries...
A sizable Virginia ENDS update (350+ photos)
New routes covered for the first time: US 17 ALT, US 58 Bus (Hillsville), US 311, US 460 ALT (Bowers Hill), US 460 Bus (Grundy), VA 8 Bus, VA 141, VA 196, VA 239, VA 246, VA 280, VA 281, VA 286, VA 289, VA 294, VA 365 (east segment), VA 396 (spurs), VA 409
The "other end" or newly relocated endpoint for the following current routes: US 58 Bus (Martinsville), US 60, VA 54, VA 55, VA 125, VA 164, VA 165, VA 166, VA 172, VA 215, VA 325 (northwest segment)
A historical endpoint not previously covered for the following routes: VA 16, VA 30, VA 55, VA 59, VA 61, VA 71, VA 97, VA 114, VA 117, VA 118, VA 121, VA 130, VA 156, VA 168, VA 171, VA 189, VA 210, VA 288, VA 307, VA 308, VA 311, VA 337 ALT (Portsmouth), VA 354
Plus numerous additional photos for routes of previously documented endpoints with either different angles or better shots...
Some of the photos in the historic end photos have been sitting around for 10+ years, so forgive the quality of my earlier work...
Especially interesting are older photos I found from 1940s-60s for these routes: VA 10, VA 71/82, VA 117/311
To get started... http://www.vahighways.com/va-ends/index.htm
I might have to dig through my photos to see if I have anything you're still missing (namely photos of VA 161 and VA 356's endpoints).
Thanks...
Another highlight I forgot to mention is that VA 406 is now very well posted, with correct shields, all along Terminal Blvd...
Quote from: Mapmikey on May 31, 2017, 04:17:01 PM
Thanks...
Another highlight I forgot to mention is that VA 406 is now very well posted, with correct shields, all along Terminal Blvd...
It's about time!
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on May 31, 2017, 03:29:00 PM
I might have to dig through my photos to see if I have anything you're still missing (namely photos of VA 161 and VA 356's endpoints).
I know I have more photos of US 311's termini that Mike's welcome to if he wants -- search my Flickr page for the 2014 Hampton Roads trip, Day 1.
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The Virginia Highways Project has now revamped its Waysides Page.
Included are new images and historic images of several waysides.
Plenty of new information about many waysides including pages scanned from a 1950ish VDOT publication documenting the waysides around then with some data on their formation, upkeep, etc.
New waysides identified: "turnout" (US 11); Crab Orchard (US 19); Leland-Madison (VA 20); Pendleton (US 33); South Boston (US 501)
Location discovered for these: Mecklenburg (US 1), Madison (US 29), "Wayside" (US 29), Bland (VA 42), Mariners Museum (US 60), Cleburne (VA 100), Rich Creek (US 460), Montvale (US 460), Oxford Furnace (US 460), "Wayside" (US 460), Grassy Creek (US 460)
Special thanks to Steve Yonts who found the Bland Wayside which was not for the weak-legged picnic fan...
While researching this update I discovered that UVA has a couple boxes of photos from the 1930s of waysides. I will have to get over there and check that out sometime. Until then, check out the revamped page - http://www.vahighways.com/waysides/waysides.htm
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The Virginia Highways Project has updated some route content...
New routes now posted in Virginia: US 15 ALT in Farmville (thanks to Mapcat) and VA 167 in the Roanoke area (thanks to Thing342). Additionally, a potential US 301 Business in Emporia may have existed...a photo has turned up of I-95 being co-signed as 301 BYPASS around Emporia (thanks Chris Curley).
While updating VA 167 I went ahead and turned all the routes from 161-180 into superpages, with a fair number of additional mapscans and some photos...
Check it all out at...
www.vahighways.com/route-log/index.htm
FYI, when I tried to go to vahighways.com on my tablet, it defaulted to https://m.vahighways.com/ and prompted an insecure site warning. If you click accept the risk, then it loads a page that looks like spam: "Mixer for Media iframes"
This is not a problem on the PC, but if you type in the url https://m.vahighways.com/ and click accept the risk, you can access the same Mixer for Media iframes page.
Greetings!
The Virginia Highways Project has just completed a huge update!
The AASHO database has been poured over and items related to Virginia have been incorporated into the site.
27 new US route designations were found (including bannered routes) , 2 new interstate designations and 1 new Y state route as well.
All US route families were broken into individual pages with the additional information and more mapscans.
How does US 221 relate to US 9, US 33, US 86, US 360 and US 460?
Where was the first US 33/VA 33 transition point?
How is it that US 17-1 is NOT the weirdest designation considered for that corridor?
Did Virginia ever request an official US Y route?
What were the mystery US route corridors?
Many terrific nuggets to be found...
The AASHO database also had a draft of the 1933 great renumbering, and there are some differences. Routes affected were VA 9, VA 10, VA 25, VA 40, VA 48, VA 52, VA 61, VA 86 and VA 109.
Also all the state routes 321-340 were broken into individual pages with more info/mapscans.
All can be found at the Virginia Hwys Page (http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/index.htm)
Fantastic work. That's crazy about Virginia's proposal for US-86. However, I was hoping that you would update the recent changes to VA-314 in Blacksburg. Note that your link to VA-501 for the information about VA-9(#2) is incorrect, as your information for VA-501 is still on the superpage for VA-500 to VA-525.
By the way, some of the West Virginia annex pages are still down. None of the Interstate links work, nor do the series between US-19A and Spur US-52.
Quote from: Dirt Roads on March 27, 2022, 10:12:49 PM
Fantastic work. That's crazy about Virginia's proposal for US-86. However, I was hoping that you would update the recent changes to VA-314 in Blacksburg. Note that your link to VA-501 for the information about VA-9(#2) is incorrect, as your information for VA-501 is still on the superpage for VA-500 to VA-525.
By the way, some of the West Virginia annex pages are still down. None of the Interstate links work, nor do the series between US-19A and Spur US-52.
i appreciate the feedback...
What changes to VA 314 do you mean?
The last adjustment I have on the VA 314 page is this: In Dec 2017 (aaroads forum), VA 314 was rerouted on Southgate Dr to a new alignment to meet US 460 at a newly constructed DDI interchange south of the previous location
Thanks for the link notice on the VA 9 page...will fix this evening.
The West Virginia pages you cite have not yet been written...perhaps I can tackle that next...
Great stuff. Just one minor quibble: the header on the VA 324 page shows VA 322's information.
Quote from: Dirt Roads on March 27, 2022, 10:12:49 PM
However, I was hoping that you would update the recent changes to VA-314 in Blacksburg.
Quote from: Mapmikey on March 28, 2022, 07:37:15 AM
What changes to VA 314 do you mean?
VA-314 includes a disconnected spur in the northwest quadrant of the VA-412 Prices Fork interchange with the US-460 Bypass in Blacksburg. That spur has recently been extended a bit further north alongside the US-460 Bypass to an industrial area that appears to be a newly constructed road maintenance facility owned and operated by Virginia Tech. Back in January, I was back-checking myself prior to posting VA-314 in the "Clinched on Foot" thread when I found that this has been "unclinched" for quite some time. But I had walked all of VA-314 prior to the construction of the Southgate Drive interchange. You can get more details here: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=30928.msg2703120#msg2703120
Random note: per Bill Manning on FB, VA 281 is now fully posted, and in the correct directions (the error signs that had VA 281 on Charles City Rd are now gone). Not clear if shields have been added on the BGS on VA 895 that had empty spaces.
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on October 13, 2022, 08:33:13 PM
Random note: per Bill Manning on FB, VA 281 is now fully posted, and in the correct directions (the error signs that had VA 281 on Charles City Rd are now gone). Not clear if shields have been added on the BGS on VA 895 that had empty spaces.
It looks like I need to go in that direction next time I am on I-295.