U.S. 15 North - Farmville to Sheppards

U.S. 15 heads north from a trumpet interchange with U.S. 460 to Sheppards and Dillwyn. U.S. 15-460 Business from Farmville concludes just north of the exchange on W 3rd Street.

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U.S. 15-460 Business overlap along W 3rd Street to SR 46 (Main Street) in Downtown Farmville. SR 768 stems west from U.S. 15 to SR 695 (Tuggle Road).

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Continuing north from the Farmville area, U.S. 15 (Sheppards Road) travels six miles to Sheppards, 17 miles to Sprouses Corner (U.S. 60) and 18 miles to Dillwyn.

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A look at some of the rolling farm fields of Prince Edward County along U.S. 15 between Farmville and the Appomattox River.

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Descending toward the Appomattox River along U.S. 15 (Sheppards Road) north.

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The Appomattox River separates Buckingham and Prince Edwards Counties.

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SR 683 (Mohele Road) spurs northeast from U.S. 15 (James Madison Highway) into wooded areas near the Cumberland County line.

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Saw Mill Road carries the SR 683 designation west from U.S. 15 (James Madison Highway) to Deer Run Road (SR 608).

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Hughes Road, a short residential road, receives the designation of SR 781 at its intersection with U.S. 15 (James Madison Highway).

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Equally local in nature is SR 748 (Fender Road), a short spur serving just a handful of rural residences.

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SR 689 (Crescent Road) may represent an older alignment of U.S. 15 as it briefly loops to the west of James Madison Highway.

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Hope Road (SR 801) spurs east and serves just a couple of houses from U.S. 15.

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SR 689 returns as Crescent Road and continues east from U.S. 15 (James Madison Highway) along Old Sheppards Road to Kings Lane.

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U.S. 15 (James Madison Highway) reaches the settlement of Sheppards, which is not much more than a cross roads with SR 636 (Francisco Road west / Stage Coach Road east).

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Unlike the previous set of State Secondary Routes, SR 636 provides a through route west to Buckingham Appomattox State Forest and SR 24.

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Connections to the east via SR 636 (Stage Coach Road) lead drivers to SR 45 at Raines Tavern north of Farmville Municipal Airport.

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