Virginia State Route 48

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State Route 48 marker
State Route 48
Route information
Maintained by NPS and VDOT
Length321.2 mi (516.9 km)
ExistedJuly 1935[1]–present
Highway system
← US 48→ SR 49

State Route 48 (SR 48) is the unsigned designation for the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive from the North Carolina state line north to U.S. Route 340 (US 340) near Front Royal.[2] Most of the road is maintained by the National Park Service, though the portion which is concurrent with SR 43 is maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

Other Route 48s[]

The junction of the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive (SR 48) at Rockfish Gap

The following highways in Virginia have also been known as State Route 48:

  • alt State Route 48, 1928 to the mid-1930s, now part of SR 40.
  • alt U.S. Route 48, early 2000s to the present, concurrent with the westernmost 14 miles (23 km) of SR 55.

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Warren​0.00.0
 US 340 to I-66 – Skyline Caverns, Luray, Front Royal		Northern terminus
PageThornton Gap31.550.7 US 211 – Washington, DC, LurayThornton Gap Entrance Station, interchange
RockinghamSwift Run Gap65.5105.4 US 33 – Richmond, HarrisonburgSwift Run Gap Entrance Station, interchange
AugustaRockfish Gap105.5169.8
 US 250 to I-64 – Charlottesville, Waynesboro		South end of Skyline Drive and north end of Blue Ridge Parkway; One-quadrant interchange; I-64 exit 99; mileposts reset to zero here
13.722.0 SR 664 (Beech Grove Road / Reeds Gap Road) – Waynesboro
Nelson​16.025.7
 (Campbells Mountain Road) to SR 56		Unpaved road
​16.125.9 (Love Road) –
27.143.6 SR 56 – Montebello, Steele's TavernOne-quadrant interchange
Rockbridge45.573.2 US 60 – Buena Vista, AmherstOne-quadrant interchange
Amherst61.398.7 SR 130 – Natural Bridge, LynchburgOne-quadrant interchange
Bedford​63.9102.8 US 501 – Big Island, GlasgowOne-quadrant interchange
Peaks of Otter85.9138.2 SR 43 south – BedfordNorth end of SR 43 overlap; north end of VDOT maintenance of SR 43 (southern segment)
Botetourt89.0143.2 SR 618 north
90.9146.3 SR 43 north – BuchananTwo-quadrant interchange; south end of SR 43 overlap; south end of VDOT maintenance of SR 43 (northern segment)
​105.9170.4 US 460 (US 221) – Bedford, RoanokeTwo-quadrant interchange
Roanoke​112.3180.7 SR 24 – Stewartsville, Vinton, Roanoke, Booker T. Washington National MonumentTwo-quadrant interchange
​115.2185.4, Virginia's Explore Park ()
​120.5193.9 & Zoo, Historic Roanoke Star, Downtown Roanoke ()
​121.4195.4 US 220 – Rocky Mount, RoanokeTwo-quadrant interchange
136.0218.9 US 221Connector road
Floyd​159.3256.4 SR 860 (Shooting Creek Road)Former SR 109
165.1265.7 SR 8 – Floyd, StuartOne-quadrant interchange
​174.0280.0 SR 799 (Conner Grove Road)former SR 102 north
​174.1280.2 SR 758 (Woodberry Road)former SR 102 south
​174.2280.3 SR 758 (Buffalo Mountain Road)
PatrickMeadows of Dan177.7286.0 US 58 (via US 58 Bus.) – Stuart, HillsvilleParkway and US 58 grade-separated; two-quadrant interchange with US 58 Bus.
Patrick–Carroll
county line		192.1309.2 SR 771 (Willis Gap Road)
Carroll​199.0320.3 SR 608 (Lightning Ridge Road)
​199.2320.6 SR 608 (Ranger Road)
Fancy Gap199.4320.9
 US 52 to I-77 – Mt. Airy, Hillsville		Two-quadrant interchange
Grayson215.7347.1 SR 89 – Mt. Airy, GalaxOne-quadrant interchange
​ Blue Ridge Parkway southNorth Carolina state line; southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

  1. ^ "Some Highways to Receive New Route Numbers". The Danville Bee. January 4, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "2016 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

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