U.S. 219 - AARoads

U.S. 219 travels just 1.73 miles in Virginia south from Petersburg, West Virginia to U.S. 460 in the town of Rich Creek. Historically U.S. 219 continued west alongside U.S. 460 to Princeton, West Virginia. Separate applications from the State Road Commission of West Virginia and the Virginia Department of Highways were approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) for the elimination of this overlap on November 27, 1966. Both agencies cited that the concurrency was unnecessary.

This overlap of US 219 and US 460 from Princeton to Rich Creek serves no useful purpose

North

Immediately north of U.S. 460, U.S. 219 dog legs east along Old Virginia Avenue across Rich Creek from Island Street to Federal Street.
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U.S. 219 (Old Virginia Avenue) spans Rich Creek over a concrete stringer bridge built in 1930.¹
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U.S. 219 lines Federal Street 1.59 miles northeast to the West Virginia state line.
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U.S. 219 (Federal Street) at SR 746 (Mountain View Drive) in the community of Midway.
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U.S. 219 (Federal Street) north at SR 779 (Beckett Avenue) in Midway.
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U.S. 219 (Federal Street) intersects SR 764 (Peterstown Cemetery road) just before the state border.
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U.S. 219 crosses Rich Creek again at the state line, where a new bridge was built in 2014-15.
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Curving east onto Market Street, U.S. 219 enters Peterstown and Monroe County, West Virginia.
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South

Old Virginia Avenue (SR 806) ties into U.S. 219 at the turn south onto Island Avenue in Rich Creek.
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U.S. 219 concludes on Island Street south at U.S. 460 in Rich Creek. U.S. 460 travels 28 miles west to Bluefield, West Virginia.
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U.S. 460 heads southeast from Rich creek to Pearisburg, Blacksburg and Christiansburg, where it joins U.S. 11 northeast to Roanoke.
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Sources:

Rich Creek Old Virginia Avenue Bridge. Bridgehunter.com.

Photo Credits:

09/23/14 by AARoads

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U.S. 460

Page Updated 04-21-2021.