U.S. 29

U.S. 29 spans George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Potomac River across the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge between Rosslyn, Virginia and Georgetown in Washington, DC. The arch bridge was built in 1925 and reconstructed in 1986. - 08/03/2013

Entering the Commonwealth at Danville, U.S. 29 travels nearly the height of Virginia. The 249.21 mile long route crosses the Potomac River across the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge from Arlington County into the District of Columbia. Varying between an expressway and four lane arterial, U.S. 29 runs north to the city of Lynchburg, with business loops at Danville, the Pittsylvania County seat of Chatham and Altavista.

U.S. 29 Business from Lynchburg converges with U.S. 29 north of Madison Heights and continues to the Amherst County seat of Amherst. Advancing northeast to Charlottesville, U.S. 29 enters Nelson County, where another business route departs for the County seat at Lovingston. U.S. 29 bypasses Charlottesville along an expressway to the west while U.S. 29 Business heads east to the University of Virginia.

Progressing north from Charlottesville, U.S. 29 bee lines to Madison, where another business route separates. U.S. 15 combines with U.S. 29 north at Culpepper, with both having business routes into the Culpeper County seat. U.S. 17 joins the two highways north from Opal to the Fauquier County seat of Warrenton. U.S. 15-17-29 bypass the town to the east, with all three having separate business routes.

U.S. 17 splits with U.S. 15/29 for Winchester. U.S. 15/29 separate to the east in Prince William County, with U.S. 15 continuing north to Leesburg. U.S. 29 parallels Interstate 66 east from Gainesville to Centreville, Fairfax, Falls Church and Arlington along a heavily developed and congested arterial route.

U.S. 29 Virginia Guides

South - Madison

Madison, the seat of Madison County, is located approximately 25 miles north of Charlottesville where U.S. 29 intersects SR 231. The town is accessed via U.S. 29 Business, while the main route follows a freeway bypass to the east. Pictured here is the first confirming marker for U.S. 29 Business south, which meets SR 231 just north of Downtown Madison.

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Approaching Downtown, U.S. 29 Business follows the original alignment of U.S. 29 until it meets SR 231. SR 231 heads northwest from Madison toward Sperryville via Banco and Etlan, with connections to Criglersville and Syria via SR 670.

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Southbound U.S. 29 Business at SR 231 (Blue Ridge Turnpike) north. The business route merges with southbound SR 231 into Downtown Madison.

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SR 685 (Calohan Road) north ends at U.S. 29 (Wards Road) amid a pervasive area of auto salvage dealers. This shield directs drivers southbound toward Yellow Branch.

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