U.S. 301

The former Governor Harry Nice Bridge from Dahlgren Wayside Park along the west bank of the Potomac River. Managed by the Maryland Transportation Authority and almost entirely within the state of Maryland, the 1.7 mile long bridge comprised a low level causeway at the west end and a high rise span for ships east of center. 06/01/04

U.S. 301 runs 148.0 miles through Virginia from the North Carolina state line south of Skippers to the Governor Harry Nice Memorial Bridge spanning the Potomac River. U.S. 301 in southern Virginia parallels Interstate 95 closely, from Emporia to Jarratt, Stony Creek, Carson and Petersburg. I-95 around Emporia was routed over the original U.S. 301 bypass for the independent city.

Through Petersburg, U.S. 301 follows S Crater Road north to I-95 at U.S. 460 Business (Winfield Road). U.S. 301/460 Business overlap northward from Exit 50 B to the couplet of Washington/Wythe Streets east of Downtown. U.S. 301 continues along N Crater Road to a one way couplet with SR 36 along Bollingbrook Street west and Bank Street east. The separate directions of U.S. 301 recombine along 2nd Street (U.S. 1) northward to cross the Appomattox River into the city of Colonial Heights.

U.S. 1/301 overlap from Petersburg north into the capital city of Richmond. The two part ways at North Side in Richmond, with U.S. 1 branching west along Azalea Avenue to Brook Road and U.S. 301 remaining along Chamberlayne Avenue northeast. U.S. 301 shifts east of I-95, following a rural course north to Hanover and Bowling Green.

Virginia State Route 207 provides part of a four lane corridor northeast from I-95 to the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas "Mac" Middleton Bridge with U.S. 301 at Bowling Green. U.S. 301 expands to four lanes through Fort A.P. Hill to U.S. 17 at Port Royal. Opened to traffic in December 1940, U.S. 301 crosses the Potomac River on a narrow two lane toll bridge.

Construction on the Nice/Middleton Bridge Project replaced the narrow continuous truss bridge with a 1.9 mile long span. Work on the new high rise span linking Dahlgren, Virginia with Newberg, Maryland commenced with driving concrete foundation piles in July 2020. Work on the approaches followed starting in Summer 2020. The four lane bridge opened ahead of schedule on October 13, 2022. It was previously expected to open to traffic in early 2023, with the former span demolished by December 2024.¹

U.S. 301 Virginia Guides

North

Bowling Green to Dahlgren - 86 photos

South

Dahlgren to Bowling Green - 70 photos

Bowling Green to Hanover - 45 photos

Hanover to Richmond - 37 photos

Petersburg to Stony Creek - 36 photos

Jarratt to Emporia - 49 photos

North

An erroneous SR 301 shield posted north of SR 139 (Jarratt Avenue) west and SR 631 (Henry Road) east by the town of Jarratt.

05/08/10

U.S. 301 (Blue Star Highway) runs along the west side of I-95 north by Southwest Swamp to the town of Stony Creek.

05/08/10

SR 645 (Owen Road) connects U.S. 301 with Interstate 95 at Exit 24.

08/28/21

SR 645 dog legs east alongside U.S. 301 to Green Church Road north. Owen Road leads SR 645 south across I-95 to Henry.

08/28/21

Entering Stony Creek, U.S. 301 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) intersects SR 40 (Sussex Drive) adjacent to I-95 at Exit 31.

05/08/10

SR 40 travels east from Stoney Creek to the Sussex County seat of Sussex and west to I-85 near McKenney. SR 40 Business stems west from U.S. 301, 0.24 miles to the north along Lee Avenue.

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U.S. 301 circumvents the diamond interchange joining SR 40 (Sussex Drive) with I-95 north to SR 40 Business (Lee Avenue).

05/08/10

I-95 parallels U.S. 301 south from SR 40 (Sussex Drive) at Stony Creek back toward Emporia and Jarratt and north to Carson and Petersburg.

05/08/10

SR 602, St. John Church Road west and Cabin Point Road east, meets U.S. 301 adjacent to a diamond interchange (Exit 33) with Interstate 95.

08/28/21

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SR 645 combines with U.S. 301 east from Owen Road to Green Church Road.

08/28/21

Wagner Road joins U.S. 301 (Crater Road) with I-95/U.S. 460 at an nearby cloverleaf interchange (Exit 48) in south Petersburg. The arterial was shown as I-795 on the 1988 Virginia State Highway Map. U.S. 301 continues north to Fort Davis and south to I-95 at Exit 45.

06/25/10

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