U.S. 360 West - Warsaw to Tappahannock

U.S. 360 (Richmond Road) combines with SR 3 Business west from the SR 3 bypass of Warsaw into the county seat. The first set of shields for the overlap coincide with a distance sign posted 53 miles from Richmond (via U.S. 360 southwest) and 59 miles east of Fredericksburg (via SR 3 west).

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SR 670 follows Scott Town Road east from U.S. 360 & SR 3 Business (Richmond Road) to the SR 3 bypass (History Land Highway) and a handful of residences west of Little Totuskey Creek.

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Richmond Road curves westward from Hamilton Boulevard to Pine Street by this set of shields. SR 3 shifted from Warsaw to its bypass in 2001.

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SR 3 Business parts ways with U.S. 360 (Richmond Road) west for Main Street north in Warsaw.

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Main Street leads north from Richmond Road and Court Circle from this signal to rejoin SR 3 in 0.8 miles.

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U.S. 360 continues as a four lane arterial west from SR 3 Business (Main Street) through western reaches of Warsaw. Tappahannock (U.S. 17) is seven miles to the west. Burkeville continues to be profiled on westbound distance signs at 104 miles out.

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The loop of Meadowbrook Road doubles as SR 614 south of U.S. 360 in Warsaw.

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Meadowbrook Road returns to U.S. 360 (Richmond Road) as the arterial traverses a commercialized stretch.

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U.S. 360 expands into a four lane divided highway ahead of SR 624 and 1007 (Sabin Hall Road) in west Warsaw.

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Westbound U.S. 360 (Richmond Road) at SR 700 (Selftown Road) north.

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SR 646 branches northwest from U.S. 360 along Millpond Road to Mt. Airy Millpond and Chestnut Hill Road (SR 621).

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U.S. 360 lowers from 100 feet above sea level to under 50 feet in this scene west of Warsaw.

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The roadways of U.S. 360 separate further at the intersection with SR 624 (Newland Road) north.

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SR 624 winds its ways northwest through Richmond County to Newland, Oak Bow, Singerly and Foneswood before crossing into Westmoreland County en route to SR 3 at Flat Iron. SR 634 stems west from nearby to Naylors Beach off the Rappahannock River.

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U.S. 360 turns southwest and bee lines for the Rappahannock River. Agricultural fields line both sides of the divided highway, interrupted only by Little Carter Creek.

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The bridge across the Rappahannock River carries just two lanes. Drivers along U.S. 360 west merge into a single lane ahead of the concrete span.

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The Rappahannock River flows 195 miles southeast from Chester Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay between Fleets Island and Stingray Point.

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The Thomas J. Downing Bridge carries U.S. 360 between Richmond County and Tappahannock in Essex County. The span opened in 1963 to replace a 1927-bridge and includes a high rise portion to accommodate taller vessels.

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The Essex County line follows the midpoint of the Rappahannock River across U.S. 360. The formal county line sign coincides with a Tappahannock corporate limits sign at the west end of the Downing Bridge.

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U.S. 360 touches down from the Downing Bridge along Queen Street through the Tappahannock street grid. Water Lane (SR 1004) is the first intersection drivers encounter in town.

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Just two blocks west of Water Lane is the U.S. 360 merge with U.S. 17 south on Tidewater Trail.

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U.S. 17 journeys northwest 26 miles to U.S. 301 at Port Royal and 46 miles to Fredericksburg. U.S. 17 south & 360 west coincide with one another 5.5 miles southwest to Brays Fork.

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