About
Virginia Highways Web Page
This website was originally created by Dave Strong in 1998, whose original work is preserved here to the maximum extent possible. I could not be in the position to have this site without the groundbreaking work he performed. I do not know all the sources he used to create the original site, but I have used the following sources:
Official VDOT maps:
June 1929, copy of July 1931 [legend: June 1931], September 1931 [legend: June 1931], copy of June 1932 [legend: April 1932], copy of July 1933, April 1937 [legend July 1936], 1938-39, 1941-42, 1944 (purchased AGAIN!), 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2002-04
Official VDOT County maps:
1958 Loudon, about 1/3 complete set for 1961, 1965 Orange, 1967 Orange
Other maps of Virginia:
1928 Esso (Mid Atlantic),
1929 Gulf (VA-WV-MD-DE)
1931 Esso (Mid Atlantic),
1933 Conoco (Mid Atlantic),
1934 Conoco (Mid Atlantic),
1939 Esso (Mid Atlantic),
1940 AAA (Southeastern States),
1953 Esso (Southeastern States)
Atlases:
1922-23 Rand McNally Auto Trails: District 20 (copy)
1923-24 Rand McNally Auto Trails: mid Atlantic states 1927 Clason’s,
1928 Jr. Rand McNally Auto Trails,
1930 Clason's,
1941 Rand McNally,
1956 Rand McNally,
1961 Rand McNally,
1986 Rand McNally,
1998 Rand McNally,
1999 Rand McNally,
2000 Rand McNally,
2001 Rand McNally,
2002 Rand McNally,
2003 Rand McNally
Neighboring States showing some of Virginia:
1938 Esso (NC-SC),
1939 Esso (NC-SC),
1940 Esso (NC-SC),
1942 Esso (NC-SC),
1946 Mobilgas (NC-SC),
1951 Gulf (NC-SC),
1953 Shell (NC-SC)
I would like to recognize the contributions of Russell Blau, who has given me information based on his collection of VDOT maps, notably 1933 (pre-renumbering), 1934 (1st renumbering map), and 1936
Also, thanks to Jim Bradshaw for providing copies of some older VDOT issues, as well.
Additional thanks goes to Melvin Hatcher, who provided me a copy of the 1922-23 Auto Trails Map of the Southeast, which confirms the use of single digit routes prior to 1923.
Additional thanks to Adam Prince and Gribble Nation for allowing links to pictures on their site.
Additionally, comments for various routes have been provided by Dave, myself, and others who submitted them. These are largely through the personal experiences of the authors and are credited when not my own thoughts.
About me: I have lived in Tidewater Virginia 1974,1991-93 and Northern Virginia 1995-present. In that time I have driven approximately 300,000 miles in these timeframes, covering many parts of Virginia and the Southeast-Mid Atlantic. To date, I have collected (completely driven) 275 Virginia Primary Routes. I am an avid road collector, with about 875 captured nationwide
Last updated 5/1/03
