U.S. 29 South - Lynchburg to Altavista

U.S. 29 overtakes U.S. 29 Business from Wards Road at the split with U.S. 460 near Lynchburg Regional Airport. U.S. 460 east connects Lynchburg with Appomattox and Farmville.

05/30/05

Southbound reassurance shield and distance sign posted for U.S. 29 along Wards Road near Lynchburg Regional Airport. Wards Road carries the highway southward 19 miles to Altavista.

06/05/05

SR 738 (English Tavern Road) loops east from U.S. 29 (Wards Road) to Sunnymeade Road (SR 677) and others as an old alignment of U.S. 29.

06/05/05

SR 24 (Colonial Highway) crosses paths with U.S. 29 (Wards Road) at Yellow Branch, midway between Lynchburg and Altavista. The east-west highway joins Wards Road with Evington and Roanoke to the west and Rustburg and Concord to the east.

06/05/05

SR 24 travels 94 miles overall between U.S. 60 at Mt. Rush and SR 116 in Roanoke. Closer to U.S. 29, the state route provides access to Smith Mountain Lake.

06/05/05

Remaining rural, U.S. 29 (Wards Road) continues 12 miles southward to Altavista.

06/05/05

South of Kingston, U.S. 29 meets SR 912 (Castle Craig Road), a former alignment of U.S. 29 looping to the east.

06/05/05

Eight miles north of Altavista on U.S. 29 south.

06/05/05

SR 1190 (Fernbrooke Drive) represents one of many residential side roads that emanate from U.S. 29 (Wards Road).

06/05/05

The first of four exits along U.S. 29 (Wards Road) south for Altavista is for U.S. 29 Business (Main Street).

06/05/05

U.S. 29 upgrades to a freeway along the Altavista bypass. The four lane highway spans Otter River ahead of the diamond interchange with Main Street and SR 712 (Dearing Ford Road) north.

06/05/05

U.S. 29 Business heads south along Main Street through both Altavista and Hurt. The loop returns to U.S. 29 in Pittsylvania County.

06/05/05

SR 711 (Clarion Road) connects U.S. 29 (Wards Road) with SR 714 (Lynch Mill Road) to the south and SR 712 (Dearing Ford Road) to the north.

06/05/05

Gretna is the next major town along U.S. 29 leading south from Altavista and Hurt.

06/05/05

The parclo interchange with Clarion Road was added after the initial completion of the Altavista bypass on U.S. 29. SR 711 north to SR 712 provides an alternate route to Lynch Station to the west. SR 711 continues north to Scott Mountain and west to SR 626 at Otter River.

06/05/05

SR 714 (Lynch Mill Road) stems west from U.S. 29 Business (Main Street) in Altavista to a folded diamond interchange with U.S. 29 (Wards Road). SR 714 continues north to Dearing Ford Road (712) at Lynch Station and SR 626.

06/05/05

SR 43 (Bedford Highway) meets U.S. 29 (Wards Road) at a diamond interchange south of Lynch Station and north of Altavista.

06/05/05

SR 43 follows Bedford Avenue southward to U.S. 29 Business (Main Street). Northward, the 60 mile long highway meanders to Leesville, Bedford, Buchanan and Eagle Rock.

06/05/05

U.S. 29 leaves Campbell County at the Staunton (Roanoke) River and Pittsylvania County line.

06/05/05