U.S. Route 58

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U.S. Route 58 marker
U.S. Route 58
US 58 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT and VDOT
Length508 mi[citation needed] (818 km)
Existed1931[citation needed]–present
Tourist
routes		 Virginia Byway
Major junctions
West end US 25E at Cumberland Gap, TN
  US 23 in Duffield, VA

I-81 in Bristol, VA
I-77 near Hillsville, VA
US 220 near Martinsville, VA
US 29 in Danville, VA
I-85 in South Hill, VA
I-95 in Emporia, VA
US 460 in Suffolk, VA
I-64 / I-264 / I-664 in Chesapeake, VA

US 13 in Norfolk, VA
East end US 60 in Virginia Beach, VA
Location
StatesTennessee, Virginia
CountiesTN: Claiborne
VA: Lee, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol, Grayson, City of Galax, Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia, Southampton, City of Suffolk, City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach
Highway system
  • United States Numbered Highway System
← SR 57TN→ SR 58
← SR 57VA→ SR 59
← SR 382Tennessee 383.svg→ SR 384

U.S. Route 58 (US 58) is an east–west U.S. Highway that runs for 508 miles (818 km) from U.S. Route 25E just northwest of Harrogate, Tennessee, to U.S. Route 60 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Until 1996, when the Cumberland Gap Tunnel opened, US 58 ran only inside the commonwealth of Virginia (and it now runs only about 1 mile outside of Virginia into Tennessee before terminating). It was then extended southwest along a short piece of former US 25E, which no longer enters Virginia, to end at the new alignment in Tennessee.

State Route 383 (SR 383) is overlaid on U.S. Route 58 in Tennessee.

U.S. Route 58 is the longest numbered route in Virginia.[1]

Route description[]

Tennessee[]

Panorama of the interchange of US 25E and US 58, Cumberland Gap, TN

US 58 begins at a trumpet interchange with US 25E, just south of the Cumberland Gap Tunnel. The route travels northeast through the outskirts of Cumberland Gap before crossing into Virginia.

US 58 in Tennessee carries the designation State Route 383.

Virginia[]

View east along US 58 at SR 623 just east of Emporia, Virginia

US 58 enters Virginia and travels east to Jonesville, where Alternate US 58 branches off and travels to the north. East of Jonesville, US 58 intersects US 421, and the two routes stay concurrent through Duffield (where the concurrency also picks up U.S. 23), Gate City, Weber City (where the US 23 concurrency ends), and Bristol, where US 58 begins a concurrency with Interstate 81. The two routes stay concurrent until I-81 exit 19 in Abingdon, where US 58 resumes its eastward journey close to the Virginia–North Carolina state line. The route is signed as the J.E.B. Stuart Highway and the A. L. Philpott Memorial Highway. Much of the highway through the region features hairpin turns, steep grades, and load-zoned bridges.

US 58 begins a concurrency with US 221 in Independence, and the routes stay merged through Hillsville, just past the interchange with Interstate 77. Continuing eastward, the route crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway in the unincorporated community of Meadows of Dan before winding its way to Martinsville, where US 58 and US 220 share a southern bypass of the city. Between Stuart and the Martinsville bypass, several loops are found following the original alignment. East of Martinsville, a loop between Byrd's Store and Axton follows the original alignment, although one section west of Byrd's Store and one section east of Chatmoss remain inaccessible. Between Martinsville and Danville and between Danville and South Boston the route was widened to four lanes as part of the Arterial Highway system initiated by the Commonwealth in the mid 1960s. A newer alignment was generally just added to the older alignment. A loop of the older alignment is visible east of Brosville.

Approaching Danville, US 58 once again follows an expressway bypass to the south of the city, while a business route enters the city itself. The southeastern half of this bypass is shared with US 29. East of Danville, US 29 continues north, while US 58 picks up US 360 (which begins in central Danville) and resumes its eastward journey. The routes stay cosigned until South Boston, where US 360 resumes a more northerly route to Richmond, while US 58 travels eastward to Clarksville and crosses Kerr Lake.

The route crosses US Route 1 and Interstate 85 in South Hill, followed by Interstate 95 in Emporia. Near Franklin, an expressway bypass carries US 58 (and, for one stretch, US 258) south of the city, while a business route enters the city. A bypass also carries traffic around Suffolk, where US 58 begins concurrencies with US 13 and then US 460. The three US routes stay merged until an intersection with the Hampton Roads Beltway at the confluence of Interstate 64, Interstate 264, and Interstate 664. US 58 travels inside the beltway and through Portsmouth and into Norfolk via the Midtown Tunnel. The route crosses I-64 once again, and continues to Virginia Beach, roughly paralleling I-264 to its south. US 58, designated as Virginia Beach Boulevard and becoming Laskin Rd. in Virginia Beach, ends at US 60, Pacific Ave. Historically, US 58 continued for one additional block to the east, ending at Atlantic Ave., which once carried US 60 and then Business US 60.[2]

Much of the western section of US 58 is part of Crooked Road, Virginia and .[3][4]

Alternate route[]

Main article: U.S. Route 58 Alternate

Alternate plate.svg

U.S. Route 58 Alternate marker

U.S. Route 58 Alternate

LocationJonesville–Abingdon
Length87.40 mi[5] (140.66 km)
Existedearly 1950s–present
Tourist
routes		 Virginia Byway

An alternate route of US 58, known as U.S. Route 58 Alternate (US 58 Alt.), splits from the main route in Abingdon, Virginia and travels northwest (signed west) as the "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" to Coeburn. From there, US 58 Alt. travels in a southwesterly direction (signed west) through Norton, Big Stone Gap and Pennington Gap before rejoining the main route in Jonesville.

History[]

The corridor across southern Virginia was part of the initial 1918 state highway system, in which it was State Route 12. It generally followed the present U.S. 58 from Abingdon to Virginia Beach, while present US 58 west of Abingdon was part of State Route 10. These routes deviated from present US 58 in the following places:[6][7][8]

  • SR 10 left Virginia into Kentucky at Cumberland Gap; the piece of current US 58 into Tennessee was (in general terms) State Route 107 from 1923 to 1928 and State Route 100 from 1928 to 1933 (as well as U.S. Route 25E from 1926 to 1996).
  • SR 10 used present U.S. Route 58 Alternate from Jonesville to Pennington Gap and U.S. 421 southeast back to U.S. 58.
  • SR 10 used present State Route 638 and State Route 600 from near Pattonsville to Clinchport.
  • SR 10 used present U.S. 421 and U.S. Route 11 through Bristol to Abingdon. From Abingdon to Meadowview, where SR 12 began, SR 10 used present .
  • SR 12 used present State Route 80 and from Meadowview to Lodi and roughly present State Route 91 to Damascus.
  • From Danville to Boydton, SR 12 used present State Route 360 to near Scottsburg, U.S. Route 360 to Clover, and State Route 92 to Boydton. Present US 58 was State Route 44 (formed ca. 1930) from Danville to Clarksville, and from Clarksville to Boydton it was initially part of State Route 1, renumbered State Route 31 in the , State Route 324 from soon after 1923 to 1927, part of State Route 201 from 1927 to 1928,[9] and State Route 400 from 1928 to 1933.
  • From Suffolk to Portsmouth, SR 12 used present State Route 337.

Major intersections[]

StateCountyLocationmi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
TennesseeClaiborneCumberland Gap0.000.00 US 25E (SR 32) – Harrogate Tn., Tazewell Tn., Middlesboro Ky.Interchange; western terminus
Cumberland Gap0.6
0.00		0.97
0.00		Tennessee–Virginia state line
VirginiaLee​

 SR 687 (Dr. Thomas Walker Road) to US 58 Bus. – Ewing, Rose Hill
​
 US 58 Bus. west (Dr. Thomas Walker Road) – Rose Hill, Ewing
​ SR 758 (Flanary Bridge Road) / (Red Fletcher Road) – Lee County AirportFormer SR 63 south
Jonesville33.3653.69
 US 58 Alt. east (Main Street) / SR 649 (Park Street) – Pennington Gap, Norton
SR 70 south – Blackwater
42.5168.41 US 421 north – Pennington GapWest end of US 421 overlap
Scott​ SR 638 (Powell Mountain Road)Former SR 66 north
Duffield53.2685.71 US 23 north / (Natural Tunnel Parkway) – Big Stone GapWest end of US 23 overlap
see US 23 (mile 20.85-2.92)
Weber City71.19114.57 US 23 south – KingsportEast end of US 23 overlap; west end of SR 224 overlap
​71.45114.99 SR 224 south (Wadlow Gap Highway) – KingsportEast end of SR 224 overlap
Hiltons SR 709 (A.P. Carter Highway) – to former SR 42 east
Washington​ SR 700 (Rich Valley Road)Former SR 77 north
City of Bristol95.67153.97 I-81 south / US 421 south – Bristol, KnoxvilleEast end of US 421 overlap; west end of I-81 overlap; US 58 west follows exit 1B
see I-81
Washington​113.95183.38 I-81 north / US 11 south (Lee Highway) – Roanoke, AbingdonEast end of I-81 overlap; west end of US 11 overlap; US 58 east follows exit 19
​114.25183.87 US 11 north (Lee Highway)East end of US 11 overlap
Damascus124.23199.93Appalachian TrailWest end of trail/street overlap
124.42200.23 SR 716 (Shady Avenue) – , Shady Valleyto SR 133 (TN)
124.73200.73 SR 91 north (Damascus Drive) – SaltvilleWest end of SR 91 overlap
125.13201.38Appalachian TrailEast end of trail/street overlap
125.72202.33 SR 91 south (Mountain City Road) – Mountain CityEast end of SR 91 overlap
​ SR 603 (Konnarock Road) – Konnarock
​ SR 600 (Green Cove Road) – , Taylors Valley
Grayson​ SR 600 (Whitetop Road) – White Top Mountain, Chilhowie
​150.72242.56 SR 362 north (Grayson Highlands Lane) – Grayson Highlands State Park
​ SR 743 (Rugby Road)to NC 194
158.47255.03 SR 16 north (Troutdale Highway) – Troutdale, MarionWest end of SR 16 overlap
Mouth of Wilson162.46261.45 SR 16 south (Jefferson Highway) – JeffersonEast end of SR 16 overlap
​ SR 93 south (County Line Road) – NC line, Sparta
Independence175.15281.88 US 21 south / US 221 – Wytheville, SpartaWest end of US 221 overlap
​177.90286.30
 SR 274 east (Riverside Drive) to SR 94 – Fries
186.58300.27 SR 94 north (Riverside Drive) – Fries
City of Galax189.71305.31 SR 89 south (Main Street)

 SR 89 Truck south (Meadow Street)
Carroll​199.98321.84 I-77 – Wytheville, CharlotteI-77 exit 14
Hillsville
 US 58 Bus. east / US 221 north – Hillsville		Interchange; east end of US 221 overlap
US 52 – Hillsville, Fancy GapInterchange
​
 US 58 Bus. west – Hillsville, Dublin		Interchange
Floyd
 No major junctions
Patrick​222.09357.42
 US 58 Bus. east (J.E.B. Stuart Highway) – Meadows of Dan, Blue Ridge Parkway
Meadows of Dan223.99360.48
 US 58 Bus. west / SR 795 (J.E.B. Stuart Highway / Mabry Mill Road) – Meadows of Dan, Blue Ridge Parkway
SR 758 (Willis Road) – WillisFormer SR 102 north
234.87377.99 SR 8 north (Woolwine Highway) – Floyd, Philpott DamWest end of SR 8 overlap
Stuart236.88381.22
 SR 8 south / US 58 Bus. east (West Blue Ridge Street) – Stuart		East end of SR 8 overlap
237.74382.61  – StuartInterchange
238.43383.72

 US 58 Bus. west (East Blue Ridge Street) / (Morrison Lane) to SR 8 south – Stuart
​ SR 626 (Abram Penn Highway) – Reynolds HomesteadFormer SR 105 north
Henry​260.87419.83
 US 220 north / US 58 Bus. east – Martinsville, Roanoke		Interchange; west end of US 220 overlap
​ SR 641 (Joseph Martin Highway)Interchange
​264.36425.45
 US 220 south / US 220 Bus. north – Martinsville, Greensboro		Interchange; east end of US 220 overlap
​267.01429.71 SR 650 (Irisburg Road)Interchange
​270.93436.02
 US 58 Bus. west – Martinsville		Interchange
Axton SR 610 (Axton Road) / SR 647 (Mountain Valley Road) – , Sandy Level, Eden NCFormer SR 107 south
PittsylvaniaBachelors Hall285.06458.76

 US 58 Bus. east to US 311 – Danville		West end of freeway section
Vandola287.57462.80 (Oak Ridge Farms Road)
City of Danville292.32470.44
 US 29 south (SR 785 south) / US 29 Bus. north – Danville, Greensboro		Interchange ramps extend into North Carolina; west end of US 29/SR 785 overlap; west end of future I-785 overlap
See US 29
299.28481.64
 US 29 north (Danville Expressway) / US 360 west / US 58 Bus. west / SR 785 end – Lynchburg, Danville		East end of US 29/SR 785 overlap; west end of US 360 overlap; future northern terminus of I-785
Pittsylvania​304.53490.09 SR 62 south (Milton Highway) / SR 726 north (Ringgold Depot Road) – Milton NC
Halifax311.33501.04 SR 119 south (Calvary Road) / SR 694 north (Medley Road)
South Boston (Riverdale)327.16526.51 US 501 (Huell Matthews Highway) – South Boston, Roxboro NCWest end of US 501 Truck overlap
​327.86527.64
 US 360 east / US 501 Truck north – Richmond, Speedway		East end of US 360 / US 501 Truck overlap
Mecklenburg344.38554.23 SR 49 south – VirgilinaWest end of SR 49 overlap
345.64556.25
 US 58 Bus. east – Clarksville, Town of Clarksville Historic District
Clarksville347.10558.60 US 15 – Clarksville, Oxford NCInterchange
​349.52562.50
 US 15 / US 58 Bus. west / SR 49 north – Clarksville, Chase City		Interchange; east end of SR 49 overlap
​ SR 364 south – Occoneechee State Park
Boydton
 US 58 Bus. east (Skipwith Road) / SR 688 – Skipwith, Boydton, Town of Boydton Historic District
​358.72577.30 SR 92 – Chase City, Boydton
​
 US 58 Bus. west – Town of Boydton Historic District
​ SR 368 / (Herbert Drive) – Mecklenburg Correctional Center
​364.51586.62 SR 4 south (Buggs Island Road) / SR 674 (Wooden Bridge Road) – Kerr Dam
368.74593.43 US 1 south – RaleighWest end of US 1 overlap
​371.89598.50
 US 1 north / US 58 Bus. east / SR 780 – South Hill		East end of US 1 overlap
South Hill  – South HillInterchange; to NC 903
375.45604.23


 US 58 Bus. west (Atlantic Street) / SR 643 (Country Lane) to US 1 north / SR 47 north – South Hill, Chase City
375.69604.61 I-85 – Petersburg, DurhamI-85 exit 12
La Crosse SR 618 (Country Club Road / North Main Street) – La Crosse Business DistrictFormer SR 138 south
Brunswick​ SR 659 (Main Street)Former SR 139 south
Lawrenceville
 US 58 Bus. east / SR 46		Interchange; west end of SR 46 Truck overlap
​

 US 58 Bus. west / SR 46 Truck north – Lawrenceville, St. Pauls College, Blackstone		Interchange; east end of SR 46 Truck overlap
​ SR 670 (Airport Drive) – Former SR 140 south
Edgerton SR 712 (Old Stage Road / Brooks Crossing Road)Former SR 140 north
Greensville
 No major junctions
City of Emporia SR 619 (Purdy Road / Wiggins Road)Former SR 88 west
410.74661.02 I-95 – Richmond, Rocky MountI-95 exit 11

 US 58 Bus. east – Emporia
411.58662.37 US 301 – EmporiaInterchange
412.22663.40 SR 614 (Reese Street)Interchange
412.71664.19 SR 611 (Davis Street)Interchange
413.36665.24
 US 58 Bus. west – Emporia
Greensville
 No major junctions
Southampton​ SR 308 north (Three Creeks Road) – Sussex CH, , Deerfield Correctional Center
​436.82702.99 SR 35 (US 58 Bus. east) – Boykins, Courtland
​440.28708.56
 US 58 Bus. west – Courtland
​442.78712.59
 US 58 Bus. east (Camp Parkway) – Downtown Franklin
​ SR 671 (Armory Drive) – Downtown FranklinInterchange
​446.52718.60
 US 258 south / US 258 Bus. north – Franklin, Murfreesboro		Interchange; west end of US 258 overlap
​ SR 714 (Pretlow Street)Interchange; former SR 189
City of Suffolk450.81725.51 US 258 north / SR 189 south – Windsor, SmithfieldInterchange; east end of US 258 overlap; west end of SR 189 overlap
452.00727.42 SR 272 west (South Quay Road)
456.17734.13 SR 189 north (South Quay Road) – HollandEast end of SR 189 overlap
457.28735.92
 US 58 Bus. west – Holland, Franklin		Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
465.62749.34
 US 13 south to SR 32 – Ahoskie NC, Edenton NC		Interchange; west end of US 13 overlap

 US 58 Bus. east (Holland Road) – Downtown Suffolk
467.03751.61 SR 604 (Pitchkettle Road)Interchange
468.91754.64 US 460 west (US 460 Bus. east) – Petersburg, Downtown SuffolkInterchange; west end of US 460 overlap
469.84756.13 SR 10 / SR 32 – Smithfield, Newport News, Downtown SuffolkInterchange
471.71759.14 SR 642 (Wilroy Road)Interchange
474.01762.85


 US 13 Bus. south / US 58 Bus. west / US 460 Bus. west – Downtown Suffolk		Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
City of Chesapeake479.88772.29

 I-664 / US 13 north / US 460 east (Hampton Roads Beltway) to I-64 / I-264 east – Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth, Richmond, Norfolk, Virginia Beach		I-664 exit 13; east end of US 13 / US 460 overlap (eastbound); west end of US 460 Alt. overlap (eastbound)
480.52773.32

 SR 191 (Jolliff Road) to South Military Highway north / US 13 east / US 460		East end of US 13 / US 460 overlap (westbound); west end of US 460 Alt. overlap (westbound)
City of Portsmouth484.03778.97 SR 239 (Victory Boulevard)
484.31779.42


 US 460 Alt. / SR 337 (Portsmouth Boulevard) to SR 337 Alt. east		East end of US 460 Alt. overlap
485.71781.67
 US 17 (Frederick Boulevard) to I-264

 To High Street north / US 17
486.62783.14
 SR 337 Alt. west (Harbor Drive)		Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; west end of SR 337 Alt. overlap
486.62783.14 SR 141 south (London Boulevard) – Downtown PortsmouthInterchange
Port NorfolkInterchange
487.39784.38
 SR 164 west to I-664 – Suffolk, Newport News		Interchange
Elizabeth RiverMidtown Tunnel
City of Norfolk489.20787.29 SR 337 east (Hampton Boulevard) / Brambleton Avenue – , NS Railway Lambert's Point Docks, Old Dominion University, Naval Station NorfolkInterchange; east end of SR 337 Alt. overlap; west end of SR 337 overlap
490.29789.05
 SR 337 west (Brambleton Avenue) to I-264		East end of SR 337 overlap
US 460 (Church Street)
491.47790.94
 SR 168 (Tidewater Drive) to I-264 east
SR 166 (Park Avenue)
492.96793.34
 To Ballentine Boulevard (SR 405 south) / I-264
495.19796.93 US 13 (Military Highway)Interchange
495.98798.20 SR 165 (Kempsville Road)
Norfolk–Virginia Beach
city line

 SR 403 (North Newtown Road) to I-64 / I-264
City of Virginia Beach498.24801.84
 SR 190 (Witchduck Road) to I-264
499.35803.63 SR 225 (Independence Boulevard)

 To Rosemont Road / I-264		Former south

 To Lynnhaven Parkway / I-264		Former south
504.37811.70Great Neck Road (SR 279 north)
504.51811.93
 US 58 Bus. east (Virginia Beach Boulevard) – Oceana		Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
504.51811.93 I-264 west – NorfolkI-264 exit 20; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
First Colonial RoadFormer north
508.48818.32 US 60 (Pacific Avenue)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

Related U.S. Routes[]

References[]

  1. ^ Staff (October 14, 2012). "U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program". Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "End of US highway 58". USEnds.com. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Crooked Road". The Crooked Road. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  4. ^ Wildman, Sarah (May 20, 2011). "On Virginia's Crooked Road, Mountain Music Lights the Way". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "2009 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  6. ^ "Minutes of the First Meeting of the State Highway Commission Created Under the Acts of 1922, Held July 5th, 1922, Richmond, Virginia" (PDF). (150 KiB), Proposed "State Highway System" for Virginia, as Recommended by the State Roads Committee, January 1918
  7. ^ "VA 10". Virginia Highways Project. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  8. ^ "VA 12". Virginia Highways Project. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  9. ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Held Richmond, Virginia. October 27th, 1927" (PDF). (188 KiB), page 14

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