Virginia State Route 48 – Wikipedia

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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[edit]

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.
  • altU.S. Route 48, early 2000s to the present, concurrent with the westernmost 14 miles (23 km) of SR 55.

Major intersections[edit]

County Location mi km Destinations Notes
Warren ​ 0.0 0.0
US 340 to I-66 – Skyline Caverns, Luray, Front Royal		 Northern terminus
Page Thornton Gap 31.5 50.7 US 211 – Washington, DC, Luray Thornton Gap Entrance Station, interchange
Rockingham Swift Run Gap 65.5 105.4 US 33 – Richmond, Harrisonburg Swift Run Gap Entrance Station, interchange
Augusta Rockfish Gap 105.5 169.8
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
Reids Gap 13.7 22.0 SR 664 (Beech Grove Road / Reeds Gap Road) – Waynesboro
Nelson ​ 16.0 25.7
SR 814 (Campbells Mountain Road) to SR 56		 Unpaved road
​ 16.1 25.9 SR 814 (Love Road) – Sherando Lake
Tye River Gap 27.1 43.6 SR 56 – Montebello, Steele’s Tavern One-quadrant interchange
Rockbridge Humphreys Gap 45.5 73.2 US 60 – Buena Vista, Amherst One-quadrant interchange
Amherst Otter Creek 61.3 98.7 SR 130 – Natural Bridge, Lynchburg One-quadrant interchange
Bedford ​ 63.9 102.8 US 501 – Big Island, Glasgow One-quadrant interchange
Peaks of Otter 85.9 138.2
SR 43 south – Bedford		 North end of SR 43 overlap; north end of VDOT maintenance of SR 43 (southern segment)
Botetourt Powell Gap 89.0 143.2
SR 618 north
Bearwallow Gap 90.9 146.3
SR 43 north – Buchanan		 Two-quadrant interchange; south end of SR 43 overlap; south end of VDOT maintenance of SR 43 (northern segment)
​ 105.9 170.4 US 460 (US 221) – Bedford, Roanoke Two-quadrant interchange
Roanoke ​ 112.3 180.7 SR 24 – Stewartsville, Vinton, Roanoke, Booker T. Washington National Monument Two-quadrant interchange
​ 115.2 185.4 Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, Virginia’s Explore Park (Roanoke River Parkway)
​ 120.5 193.9 Mill Mountain Park & Zoo, Historic Roanoke Star, Downtown Roanoke (Mill Mountain Parkway)
​ 121.4 195.4 US 220 – Rocky Mount, Roanoke Two-quadrant interchange
Adney Gap 136.0 218.9 US 221 Connector road
Floyd ​ 159.3 256.4 SR 860 (Shooting Creek Road) Former SR 109
Tuggle Gap 165.1 265.7 SR 8 – Floyd, Stuart One-quadrant interchange
​ 174.0 280.0 SR 799 (Conner Grove Road) former SR 102 north
​ 174.1 280.2 SR 758 (Woodberry Road) former SR 102 south
​ 174.2 280.3 SR 758 (Buffalo Mountain Road)
Patrick Meadows of Dan 177.7 286.0 US 58 (via US 58 Bus.) – Stuart, Hillsville Parkway and US 58 grade-separated; two-quadrant interchange with US 58 Bus.
Patrick–Carroll
county line		 Willis Gap 192.1 309.2 SR 771 (Willis Gap Road)
Carroll ​ 199.0 320.3 SR 608 (Lightning Ridge Road)
​ 199.2 320.6 SR 608 (Ranger Road)
Fancy Gap 199.4 320.9
US 52 to I-77 – Mt. Airy, Hillsville		 Two-quadrant interchange
Grayson Low Gap 215.7 347.1 SR 89 – Mt. Airy, Galax One-quadrant interchange
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Blue Ridge Parkway south		 North Carolina state line; southern terminus

1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

  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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