US 311 is returning to Virginia

[Arkansastravelguy]

I'm confused as to why Berry Hill Road needs to be a US route? Low traffic counts, there's nothing there really. Isn't I-785 there to give Danville it's recognition?


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[Mapmikey]

The US 311 extension is a North Carolina endeavor.  They requested Virginia's participation.

See http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/resources/2012/july/pres/Resolution_Agenda_Item_4_rte311_transfer_CTBresolution_July18_12rev.pdf


North Carolina's rationale can be found starting on Page 30 of this document: https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/2013_01_22.pdf

Mapmikey

[Arkansastravelguy]

The US 311 extension is a North Carolina endeavor.  They requested Virginia's participation.

See http://www.ctb.virginia.gov/resources/2012/july/pres/Resolution_Agenda_Item_4_rte311_transfer_CTBresolution_July18_12rev.pdf


North Carolina's rationale can be found starting on Page 30 of this document: https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/2013_01_22.pdf

Mapmikey

Interesting. I'm not so much complaining it's just hard to imagine 863 a US route. Also isn't wasn't even a few years ago NC didn't even sign 311 between 220B and 220 along 704 in Madison. Now they've extended it a couple times. I can't imagine the residents along 863 are happy about it,even with traffic counts at the state line around 2000.

I think it would be a roadgeek anomaly tho. Ignoring consigned routes with interstates, how often do two US routes (311,58) cross over without a direct connection? Will there be signage at the 58/58B interchange for 311?


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[hbelkins]

Yes, there is signage.



2014 Hampton Roads-Delmarva Trip Day 1 - 195 by hbelkins, on Flickr

[hbelkins]

Bumping an old thread to post that it appears that US 311 has been relocated at its northern terminus near Danville to intersect the US 58 freeway bypass at a grade-separated interchange instead of terminating at an at-grade intersection at the US 58 business route.

I saw a photo posted on a couple of Facebook forums showing the updated signage from the US 58 freeway.

Google Street View does not yet show the updated signage.

[74/171FAN]

Bumping an old thread to post that it appears that US 311 has been relocated at its northern terminus near Danville to intersect the US 58 freeway bypass at a grade-separated interchange instead of terminating at an at-grade intersection at the US 58 business route.

I saw a photo posted on a couple of Facebook forums showing the updated signage from the US 58 freeway.

Google Street View does not yet show the updated signage.

Discussed some in VA thread: https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?msg=2988142

Yeah, I had no idea this thread existed......

[The Ghostbuster]

The Harville-Saunders Parkway is not yet shown as US 311 on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5744503,-79.5427278,2174m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. The roadway has yet to be driven on in Street View (it was not yet complete the last time a Google Car went along US 311 in September 2024). Personally, when US 311 was extended back into Virginia, I think it should have continued west on Business 58 to intersect US 58 there.