U.S. Route 17 in Virginia - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

U.S. Route 17 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Punta Gorda, Florida

Punta Gorda, Florida

Punta Gorda is a city in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2007, the city had a population of 16,762. It is the county seat of Charlotte County and the only incorporated municipality in the county...

to Winchester, Virginia

Winchester, Virginia

Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...

. In Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

, the U.S. Highway runs 255.83 miles (411.7 km) from the North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

state line in Chesapeake

Chesapeake, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile...

north to its northern terminus at US 11

U.S. Route 11 in Virginia

U.S. Route 11 in Virginia runs north–south through the western part of the state, parallel to Interstate 81.-History:What is now US 11 was added to the state highway system in 1918 as portions of State Route 10 and State Route 3 . SR 3 became State Route 33 in 1923, and US 11 was applied to...

, US 50

U.S. Route 50 in Virginia

U.S. Route 50 is a transcontinental highway which stretches from Ocean City, Maryland to Sacramento, California. In the U.S. state of Virginia, US 50 extends from the border with Washington DC at a Potomac River crossing at Rosslyn in Arlington County to the West Virginia state line near Gore in...

, and US 522

U.S. Route 522 in Virginia

U.S. Route 522 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Powhatan, Virginia to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. In Virginia, the U.S. highway runs from its southern terminus at US 60 in Powhatan north to the West Virginia state line near Cross Junction...

in Winchester. US 17 is a major highway in the eastern half of Virginia. The U.S. Highway connects the Albemarle Region of North Carolina with the Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...

metropolitan area. Within the urban area, US 17 passes through the South Hampton Roads

South Hampton Roads

South Hampton Roads is a region located in the extreme southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States, and is part of the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA with a population about 1.7 million....

cities of Chesapeake, Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...

, and Suffolk

Suffolk, Virginia

Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:...

and the Virginia Peninsula

Virginia Peninsula

The Virginia Peninsula is a peninsula in southeast Virginia, USA, bounded by the York River, James River, Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay.Hampton Roads is the common name for the metropolitan area that surrounds the body of water of the same name...

city of Newport News

Newport News, Virginia

Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...

. Between Yorktown

Yorktown, Virginia

Yorktown is a census-designated place in York County, Virginia, United States. The population was 220 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1634....

and Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...

, the U.S. Highway serves as the primary highway of the Middle Peninsula

Middle Peninsula

The Middle Peninsula is the second of three large peninsulas on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, in the United States. It lies between the Northern Neck and the Virginia Peninsula. This peninsula is bounded by the Rappahannock River on the north and the York River on the south...

. At Fredericksburg, US 17 leaves the Atlantic coastal plain

Atlantic Coastal Plain

The Atlantic coastal plain has both low elevation and low relief, but it is also a relatively flat landform extending from the New York Bight southward to a Georgia/Florida section of the Eastern Continental Divide, which demarcates the plain from the ACF River Basin in the Gulf Coastal Plain to...

; the highway passes through the Piedmont

Piedmont (United States)

The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division...

town of Warrenton

Warrenton, Virginia

Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census, and 14,634 at the 2010 estimate. It is the county seat of Fauquier County. Public schools in the town include Fauquier High School, Warrenton Middle School, Taylor Middle School and two...

and crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains

Blue Ridge Mountains

The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at its southern-most...

on its way to Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley

Shenandoah Valley

The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...

Chesapeake to Portsmouth

US 17 enters Virginia at the North Carolina state line adjacent to the Dismal Swamp Canal

Dismal Swamp Canal

The Dismal Swamp Canal is located along the eastern edge of the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia and North Carolina in the United States. It is the oldest continually operating man-made canal in the United States, opened in 1805...

in a rural area east of Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1974 to help protect and preserve a portion of the Great Dismal Swamp, a marshy region on the Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between Norfolk, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the...

and northwest of Elizabeth City

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Elizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank County and Camden County in the State of North Carolina. With a population of 18,683 at the 2010 census, Elizabeth City is the county seat of Pasquotank County....

. The U.S. Highway heads north through the city of Chesapeake as George Washington Highway, a four-lane divided highway that veers away from the canal and passes by Chesapeake Regional Airport

Chesapeake Regional Airport

Chesapeake Regional Airport is a public use airport located in the city of Chesapeake, Virginia and serving the Hampton Roads area. The airport is 12 nautical miles south of the central business district of Norfolk, Virginia. It is owned by the Chesapeake Airport Authority. Tidewater Flight...

. North of the highway's split with US 17 Business, which follows George Washington Highway through the Chesapeake community of Deep Creek

Deep Creek, Virginia

Deep Creek is a former unincorporated town of the former Norfolk County which since 1963 has been located in the independent city of Chesapeake in the South Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia. Deep Creek is located on the original route of U.S...

, US 17 curves northeast as Dominion Boulevard and reduces to two lanes. The highway temporarily expands to a divided highway around its intersection with SR 165

Virginia State Route 165

Virginia State Route 165 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 17 Business in Chesapeake north to SR 337 in Norfolk. SR 165 is a C-shaped route that connects Chesapeake and Norfolk in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area indirectly via...

(Cedar Road), then crosses the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River

Elizabeth River (Virginia)

The Elizabeth River is a tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads harbor at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is located along the southern side of the mouth of the James River, between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk...

on the Steel Bridge

Steel Bridge

The Steel Bridge is a through truss, double lift bridge across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. Its lower deck carries railroad and bicycle/pedestrian traffic, while the upper deck carries road traffic and light rail , making the bridge one of the most multimodal in the world...

, a drawbridge. US 17 meets the southern end of SR 166

Virginia State Route 166

Virginia State Route 166 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 17 in Chesapeake north to US 60 in Virginia Beach.-Route description:...

(Bainbridge Boulevard) just north of the bridge.

US 17 expands to a four-lane divided highway again at its intersection with SR 190

Virginia State Route 190

Virginia State Route 190 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from SR 166 in Chesapeake east and north to SR 225 in Virginia Beach...

(Great Bridge Boulevard). Just east of that intersection, US 17 enters a combination cloverleaf

Cloverleaf interchange

A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which left turns, reverse direction in left-driving regions, are handled by ramp roads...

-directional interchange with SR 168

Virginia State Route 168

State Route 168 is a primary state highway in the South Hampton Roads region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from the border with North Carolina through the independent cities of Chesapeake and Norfolk where it ends in the Ocean View area near the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.SR 168 consists...

, which heads south as the Oak Grove Connector toward the Outer Banks

Outer Banks

The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States....

; I-64

Interstate 64 in Virginia

In the U.S. state of Virginia, Interstate 64 runs east–west through the middle of the state from West Virginia to the Hampton Roads region, a total of . It is notable for crossing the mouth of the harbor of Hampton Roads on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, the first bridge-tunnel to...

, which follows the southern segment of the Hampton Roads Beltway, and I-464

Interstate 464

Interstate 464 is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The highway runs from U.S. Route 17 and Virginia State Route 168 in Chesapeake north to I-264 in Norfolk. I-464 connects two major highway junctions in the South Hampton Roads region...

, which heads north toward downtown Norfolk

Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....

. US 17 becomes concurrent with I-64 in the direction of Suffolk (technically eastbound, but heading west). The four-lane freeway crosses the Southern Branch on the High Rise Bridge

High Rise Bridge

High Rise Bridge is a bascule drawbridge which carries a portion of the Hampton Roads Beltway designated as Interstate 64 across the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Virginia....

. I-64 and US 17 diverge at a cloverleaf interchange with George Washington Highway, which heads south as US 17 Business. I-64 continues west toward its junction with I-664

Interstate 664

Interstate 664 is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The Interstate runs from I-64 and I-264 in Chesapeake north to I-64 in Hampton. I-664 forms the west side of the Hampton Roads Beltway, a circumferential highway serving the Hampton Roads metropolitan area...

at Bowers Hill while US 17 heads north on the four-lane divided highway.

US 17 crosses over Norfolk Southern Railway

Norfolk Southern Railway

The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...

's Norfolk District and intersects Military Highway

Military Highway

Military Highway is a four-lane roadway built in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia, USA during World War II.- Original construction :...

, which carries US 13

U.S. Route 13 in Virginia

U.S. Route 13 is a north–south U.S. highway established in 1926 that runs for from Interstate 95 just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina to the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Morrisville. In the U.S...

and US 460

U.S. Route 460 in Virginia

U.S. Route 460 in Virginia runs east–west through the southern part of the state. It has two separate pieces in Virginia, joined by a relatively short section in West Virginia...

. The U.S. Highway continues as a three-lane road with center turn lane to the north end of SR 196 (Canal Drive), where the highway becomes five lanes and crosses St. Julian Creek. US 17 enters the city of Portsmouth at its at-grade crossing of another Norfolk Southern rail line. The highway becomes a four-lane divided highway at SR 239

Virginia State Route 239

State Route 239 is a primary state highway in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It runs along Victory Boulevard with both ends at State Route 337.-Major intersections:...

(Victory Boulevard). At Paradise Creek, SR 141

Virginia State Route 141

Virginia State Route 141 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 17 north to US 58 within the independent city of Portsmouth. SR 141 connects the aforementioned U.S...

continues along George Washington Highway while US 17 turns northwest onto Frederick Boulevard. The highway parallels a rail line through its intersection with SR 337

Virginia State Route 337

State Route 337 is a primary state highway in the South Hampton Roads area of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs east from Suffolk to Portsmouth, where it dead-ends at the decommissioned Jordan Bridge...

(Portsmouth Boulevard), then veers away from the railroad to meet I-264

Interstate 264 (Virginia)

Interstate 264 is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from a junction with Interstate 64 and Interstate 664 near Bowers Hill in Chesapeake east into Portsmouth and through the Downtown Tunnel under the South Branch of the Elizabeth River into Norfolk...

at a partial cloverleaf interchange with a flyover ramp from southbound US 17 to the eastbound Interstate.

Portsmouth to Yorktown

US 17 has another at-grade railroad crossing before the highway intersects SR 337 Alternate (Turnpike Road). Just north of its oblique intersection with US 58

U.S. Route 58

U.S. Route 58 is an east–west U.S. Highway that runs for 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...

, US 17 turns west onto High Street. The four-lane undivided highway crosses the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River on the Churchland Bridge. US 17 becomes a divided highway again in the community of Churchland, where the highway intersects another rail line between its intersections with Churchland Boulevard. The U.S. Highway briefly passes through Chesapeake again, where the highway is named Western Branch Boulevard, before the highway enters the city of Suffolk and becomes Bridge Road. US 17 meets the southern end of SR 135

Virginia State Route 135

Virginia State Route 135 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as College Drive, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 17 north to the entrance of Tidewater Community College, where the highway continues as SR 367, within the independent city of Suffolk...

(College Drive) and crosses another rail line. The highway has a partial interchange with I-664 (Hampton Roads Beltway) just south of the Interstate's interchange with SR 164

Virginia State Route 164

Virginia State Route 164 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as the Western Freeway, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 17 in Suffolk east to US 58 in Portsmouth...

(Western Freeway). Access to SR 164 is provided by a partial interchange to the west of I-664. Access from westbound SR 164 to southbound US 17 is provided via SR 135.

US 17 crosses Bennett Creek and curves north. The highway reduces to two lanes to cross the Nansemond River

Nansemond River

The Nansemond River is a tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. The Nansemond River Bridge crosses the river near its mouth. Both it and the former State Route 125 bridge, demolished in 2008, were once toll bridges. The river begins at the outlet of Lake Meade north of...

on the Nansemond River Bridge

Nansemond River Bridge

The Nansemond River Bridge, officially the Mills E. Godwin Bridge, is located in the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia and carries U.S. Route 17 across the Nansemond River....

, which is also named for Mills E. Godwin. US 17 passes through the community of Crittenden before using the two-lane Crittenden Bridge

Crittenden Bridge

The Crittenden Bridge, also known as the Chuckatuck Creek Bridge, is officially named The Sydney Hazelwood III Bridge after a prominent member of the Crittenden community. This bridge is part of U.S...

to cross Chuckatuck Creek

Chuckatuck Creek

Chuckatuck Creek is a tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. The creek rises in Isle of Wight County and flows southeast to Chuckatuck in the city of Suffolk, where it turns northeast as it passes under State Route 10/State Route 32...

into Isle of Wight County

Isle of Wight County, Virginia

As of the census of 2010, there were 35,270 people, 11,319 households, and 8,670 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile . There were 12,066 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

. The highway continues northwest as Carrollton Boulevard, name for the Carrollton

Carrollton, Virginia

Carrollton is a census-designated place in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 4,574....

community within which US 17 intersects US 258

U.S. Route 258

U.S. Route 258 is a spur of US 58 in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. The U.S. Highway runs from US 17 Business and North Carolina Highway 24 Business in Jacksonville, North Carolina north to Virginia State Route 143 at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia...

and SR 32

Virginia State Route 32

Virginia State Route 32 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from the North Carolina state line in Suffolk north to U.S. Route 17, US 258, and SR 143 in Newport News. The southernmost part of SR 32 connects Suffolk with the Albemarle Region of North...

(Brewers Neck Boulevard). The three highways curve northeast and cross the James River

James River

The James River may refer to:Rivers in the United States and their namesakes* James River * James River , North Dakota, South Dakota* James River * James River * James River...

on the four-lane James River Bridge

James River Bridge

The James River Bridge is a four-lane divided highway lift bridge across the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. Owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation, it carries U.S. Route 17, U.S. Route 258, and State Route 32 across the river near its mouth at Hampton Roads...

. At the Newport News end of the bridge, US 17, US 258, and SR 32 continue as six-lane Mercury Boulevard, which has a partial cloverleaf interchange with US 60

U.S. Route 60 in Virginia

U.S. Route 60 in Virginia runs west to east through the central part of the state, generally close to and paralleling the Interstate 64 corridor, except for the crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and in the South Hampton Roads area....

(Warwick Boulevard), crosses over CSX

CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...

's Peninsula Subdivision, and has an intersection with SR 143

Virginia State Route 143

Virginia State Route 143 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from Camp Peary near Williamsburg east to U.S. Route 258 at Fort Monroe in Hampton. SR 143 is a major local thoroughfare on the Virginia Peninsula portion of the Hampton Roads metropolitan...

(Jefferson Avenue), where SR 32 ends and US 258 continues along Mercury Boulevard through Hampton

Hampton, Virginia

Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...

.

US 17 turns north to join SR 143 on six-lane Jefferson Boulevard. The two highways intersect SR 152

Virginia State Route 152

Virginia State Route 152 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 60 in Newport News east to US 258 and SR 134 in Hampton.-Route description:...

(Main Street) and SR 306 (Harpersville Road), which continues east as Hampton Roads Center Parkway. US 17 and SR 143 diverge at J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, which heads west as SR 312

Virginia State Route 312

State Route 312 is a primary state highway in the city of Newport News, Virginia, United States. It is a short connection between U.S. Route 60 and the split of U.S. Route 17 and State Route 143 .-External links:*...

. The U.S. Highway heads northeast along the six-lane boulevard through a cloverleaf interchange with I-64. US 17 reduces to four lanes as it crosses Brick Kiln Creek into York County

York County, Virginia

York County is a county located on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Situated on the York River and many tributaries, the county seat is the unincorporated town of Yorktown...

, where the highway becomes George Washington Memorial Highway. Within Tabb

Tabb, Virginia

Tabb is an unincorporated community in York County, Virginia, United States, on the Virginia Peninsula. Major roads include U.S. Route 17 and State Route 134 ....

, the U.S. Highway intersects SR 171

Virginia State Route 171

Virginia State Route 171 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from SR 143 in Newport News east to a dead end at the Back River in Poquoson. SR 171 connects Poquoson with Interstate 64 , U.S...

(Victory Boulevard) and meets the northern end of SR 134

Virginia State Route 134

Virginia State Route 134 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 60 and SR 143 in the independent city of Hampton north to US 17 in Tabb...

(Hampton Highway) at a trumpet interchange. US 17 crosses the Poquoson River

Poquoson River

The Poquoson River is an , mostly tidal river in the state of Virginia. The river is an arm of Chesapeake Bay, entering just south of the mouth of the York River....

just east of its impoundment, Hardwoods Mill Reservoir, then passes through Grafton

Grafton, Virginia

Grafton is a community in York County, Virginia, United States, on the Virginia Peninsula.- Landmarks :Grafton is home to local landmarks such as the Grafton High/Middle School complex, Pop's Drive In, and Snozone.- History :...

, where the highway intersects SR 173

Virginia State Route 173

Virginia State Route 173 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from Moyer Road in Newport News east to SR 629 in Dandy...

(Denbigh Boulevard) and SR 105

Virginia State Route 105

Virginia State Route 105 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Fort Eustis Boulevard, the state highway runs from Fort Eustis in Newport News east to U.S. Route 17 near Grafton in York County. SR 105 is a cross-peninsula highway that connects Fort Eustis, a U.S...

(Fort Eustis Boulevard). North of Harris Grove, the U.S. Highway enters Colonial National Historical Park

Colonial National Historical Park

Colonial National Historical Park is located in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia and is operated by the National Park Service of the United States government...

. Within the federal property to the west of Yorktown

Yorktown, Virginia

, US 17 intersects SR 238

Virginia State Route 238

State Route 238 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs east across the Virginia Peninsula from U.S. Route 60 in the Lee Hall area of Newport News past Yorktown to the United States Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown....

and has an interchange with Colonial Parkway

Colonial Parkway

Colonial Parkway is a scenic 23-mile parkway linking the three popular attractions of Virginia's Historic Triangle of colonial-era communities, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown...

. The U.S. Highway crosses the York River

York River

York River can refer to:In the United States:*The York River *The York River In Canada:*The York River...

on the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge

George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge

The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is a double swing bridge that spans the York River between Yorktown and Gloucester Point, in the U.S. state of Virginia...

, a double swing bridge

Swing bridge

A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its centre of gravity, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration to the right...

that solicits a toll from motorists heading northbound into Gloucester County

Gloucester County, Virginia

Gloucester County is within the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in the USA. Formed in 1651 in the Virginia Colony, the county was named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King Charles I of Great Britain. Located in the Middle Peninsula region, it...

Yorktown to Fredericksburg

US 17 continues north through Gloucester Point

Gloucester Point, Virginia

Gloucester Point is a census-designated place in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,429 at the 2000 census. It is also home to The College of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science, a graduate school for the study of oceanography.-Geography:Gloucester...

, which is home to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science is one of the oldest and largest schools of oceanographyfocused on coastal ocean and estuarine science in the United States....

. At the north end of the suburban community, the U.S. Highway meets the western end of SR 216

Virginia State Route 216

State Route 216 is a primary state highway in the Middle Peninsula region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from U.S. Route 17 at Hayes east to the junction of State Routes 649 and 653 at Achilles.-External links:*...

(Guinea Road). US 17 continues through a suburban area to Gloucester Courthouse

Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia

Gloucester Courthouse is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,269 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gloucester Courthouse is located at ....

, which is directly served by US 17 Business (Main Street). At US 17's northern intersection with the business route, the U.S. Highway becomes concurrent with SR 14

Virginia State Route 14

Virginia State Route 14 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 360 in St. Stephens Church east to a cul-de-sac in Bayside...

north to Adner

Adner, Virginia

Adner is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.-References:...

, where the state highway heads west as Adner Road. At Glenns

Glenns, Virginia

Glenns is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. Glenns is located at the junction of U.S. Route 17, Virginia Route 33, and Virginia Route 198 south-southwest of Urbanna. It is home to one of the campuses of Rappahannock Community College....

, the highway has an intersection with SR 198

Virginia State Route 198

State Route 198 is a primary state highway in the Middle Peninsula region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from the U.S. Route 17 and State Route 33 split at Glenns east via Cobbs Creek and Mathews to State Routes 642 and 653 near Moon.-Route description:State Route 198 begins at the...

(Glenns Road) and SR 33

Virginia State Route 33

Virginia State Route 33 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 33 and US 250 in Richmond, Virginia east to Chesapeake Boulevard in Stingray Point...

(Lewis Puller Memorial Highway). US 17 and SR 33 head north together and cross the Dragon Swamp

Dragon Swamp

Dragon Swamp, also known as Dragon Run, is a stream in the U.S. state of Virginia, flowing through King and Queen, Essex, Middlesex, and Gloucester counties. It is the main freshwater tributary of the Piankatank River.-References:...

, which becomes the Piankatank River

Piankatank River

The Piankatank River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia. Located on the Middle Peninsula, between the Rappahannock and York rivers, it was the site of numerous actions during the American Civil War....

, into Middlesex County

Middlesex County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,932 people, 4,253 households, and 2,913 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile . There were 6,362 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...

and assume the name Tidewater Trail. The two highways diverge at Saluda

Saluda, Virginia

Saluda is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 769....

, into which SR 33 and US 17 Business head north as Gloucester Road. US 17 collects the other end of the business route (School Street) on the west side of Saluda.

US 17 enters Essex County

Essex County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,989 people, 3,995 households, and 2,740 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 4,926 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...

at the community of Laneview

Laneview, Virginia

Laneview is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

. The U.S. Highway passes through Center Cross

Center Cross, Virginia

Center Cross is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

and Dunnsville

Dunnsville, Virginia

Dunsville is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

and crosses Piscataway Creek

Piscataway Creek (Virginia)

Piscataway Creek is a tributary of the Rappahannock River in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately in length. It is fed by the Sturgeon Swamp and Mussel Swamp, lowlands near US Route 360 on the Middle Peninsula, and empties into the Rappahannock River three miles downstream from...

before reaching Brays Fork

Brays Fork, Virginia

Brays Fork is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

, where the highway has a directional intersection with US 360

U.S. Route 360

U.S. Route 360 is a spur of US 60 in the U.S. state of Virginia. The U.S. Highway runs from US 58 Business, Virginia State Route 293, and SR 360 in Danville east to SR 644 in Reedville. US 360 connects Danville, South Boston, and Keysville in Southside Virginia with the state capital of...

(Richmond Highway). The two highways enter the town of Tappahannock

Tappahannock, Virginia

Tappahannock is the oldest town in Essex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,068 at the 2000 census. Located on the Rappahannock River, Tappahannock is the county seat of Essex County...

and pass through a commercial strip as Tappahannock Boulevard. US 17 and US 360 cross Hoskins Creek and pass through the downtown area as four-lane undivided Tidewater Trail. At the north end of downtown, US 360 turns east onto Queen Street to cross the Rappahannock River

Rappahannock River

The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately in length. It traverses the entire northern part of the state, from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west, across the Piedmont, to the Chesapeake Bay, south of the Potomac River.An important river in American...

to the Northern Neck

Northern Neck

The Northern Neck is the northernmost of three peninsulas on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This peninsula is bounded by the Potomac River on the north and the Rappahannock River on the south. It encompasses the following Virginia counties: Lancaster,...

. US 17 expands to a divided highway and follows the west bank of the river before heading inland again after crossing Mount Landing Creek. The U.S. Highway passes through the communities of Caret

Caret, Virginia

Caret is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

, Champlain, Chance

Chance, Virginia

Chance is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

, and Loretto

Loretto, Virginia

Loretto is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

before crossing Portobogo Creek into Caroline County

Caroline County, Virginia

Caroline County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 28,545. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Caroline County is also home to The Meadow stables, the birthplace of the renowned racehorse Secretariat, winner of the 1973 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and...

. US 17 passes through Etta

Etta, Virginia

Etta is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

ahead of its junction with US 301

U.S. Route 301 in Virginia

U.S. Route 301 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Sarasota, Florida to Glasgow, Delaware. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs from the North Carolina state line near Skippers north to the Maryland state line at the Potomac River near Dahlgren. US 301 forms the local complement...

(A.P. Hill Boulevard) at the town of Port Royal

Port Royal, Virginia

Port Royal is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 170 at the 2000 census.Port Royal was established in the mid-17th century in the Colony of Virginia primary as a port on a navigable portion of the Rappahannock River for export of tobacco, Virginia's...

.

US 17 continues northwest as a two-lane road that follows the eastern boundary of Fort A.P. Hill

Fort A.P. Hill

Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, is an active duty installation of the United States Army, located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia.Named for Confederate Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill, Fort A.P...

. The U.S. Highway passes through Rappahannock Academy

Rappahannock Academy, Virginia

Rappahannock Academy is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. Rappahannock Academy is located on U.S. Route 17 southeast of Fredericksburg. Rappahannock Academy has a post office with ZIP code 22538. The community was named after the Rappahannock Academy &...

, named for a defunct military school, Moss Neck

Moss Neck, Virginia

Moss Neck is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

, and Olney Corner

Olney Corner, Virginia

Olney Corner is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

before curving west. US 17 becomes Mills Drive on entering Spotsylvania County

Spotsylvania County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 90,395 people, 31,308 households, and 24,639 families residing in the county. The population density was 226 people per square mile . There were 33,329 housing units at an average density of 83 per square mile...

. At New Post, the highway intersects SR 2

Virginia State Route 2

Virginia State Route 2 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 and US 301 in Richmond north to US 1 Business, US 17 Business, and SR 3 Business in Fredericksburg. SR 2 connects Richmond and Fredericksburg via Bowling Green...

, which heads south as Sandy Lane Drive toward Bowling Green

Bowling Green, Virginia

Bowling Green is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 936 at the 2000 census.The county seat of Caroline County since 1803, Bowling Green is best known as the "cradle of American horse racing", the home of the second oldest Masonic Lodge, and the...

and north concurrent with US 17 Business as Tidewater Trail toward Fredericksburg. US 17 crosses over CSX's RF&P Subdivision as it heads west to its junction with US 1

U.S. Route 1 in Virginia

U.S. Route 1 in the U.S. state of Virginia runs north–south through South Hill, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria on its way from North Carolina to the 14th Street Bridge into the District of Columbia...

(Jefferson Davis Highway) at Massaponax

Massaponax, Virginia

Massaponax is an unincorporated community of Spotsylvania County, Virginia USA, just east of Spotsylvania Courthouse and just about 4.5 miles south of the Four Mile Fork area. During the mid-1990s the big pull to this area was the Massaponax Outlet Center, home to a number of retail outlet chains...

. The two U.S. Highways run together through a commercial area north to a partial cloverleaf interchange with I-95

Interstate 95 in Virginia

In the Commonwealth of Virginia, Interstate 95 runs through the state. It runs concurrently for with Interstate 64 in Richmond, and meets the northern terminus of Interstate 85 in Petersburg. Though Interstate 95 was originally planned to go straight through Washington, D.C., it was instead...

. US 17 follows the six-lane Interstate north through a cloverleaf interchange with SR 3

Virginia State Route 3

State Route 3 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia that extends from the town of Culpeper south and eastwardly to Gloucester in Virginia's Middle Peninsula region...

(Germanna Highway) within the city of Fredericksburg and over the Rappahannock River on the Rappahannock Falls Bridge. North of the river in Stafford County

Stafford County, Virginia

Stafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state, and just across the Rappahannock River from the City of Fredericksburg. As of the 2000 census, the population was 92,446, increasing to 128,961 in 2010.. Its county seat is Stafford. In 2006, and again in 2009,...

, US 17 separates from I-95 and receives the northern end of US 17 Business at a cloverleaf interchange in Falmouth

Falmouth, Virginia

Falmouth is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. Situated on the north bank of the Rappahannock River at the falls, the community is north of and opposite the city of Fredericksburg. Recognized by the U.S...

Fredericksburg to Winchester

US 17 continues northwest as Warrenton Road, a four-lane divided highway that passes through Berea

Berea, Virginia

Berea is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

, Paynes Corner

Paynes Corner, Virginia

Paynes Corner is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

, Hartwood

Hartwood, Virginia

Hartwood is an unincorporated community in Stafford County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. Hartwood is located fifteen miles to the west of Fredericksburg....

, and Storck

Storck, Virginia

Storck is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

on its way to the Fauquier County

Fauquier County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 55,139 people, 19,842 households, and 15,139 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 21,046 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

line at Deep Run. The U.S. Highway continues northwest as Marsh Road through Goldvein

Goldvein, Virginia

Goldvein is an unincorporated hamlet in Fauquier County, Virginia, running along US Route 17, and located approximately 16 miles northwest of Fredericksburg, Virginia and 20 miles southeast of Warrenton, Virginia at latitude 38.45 & longitude -77.66. It has a population of approximately 200. It is...

and Morrisville

Morrisville, Virginia

Morrisville is an unincorporated community in southern Fauquier County, Virginia, on U.S. Route 17, and the southern terminus of Virginia State Route 806, at an elevation of 436 feet ....

before crossing over Norfolk Southern Railway's Washington District. intersecting SR 28

Virginia State Route 28

State Route 28 is a primary state highway that traverses the counties of Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, and Fauquier in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is a major artery through Northern Virginia.-Loudoun County:...

(Catlett Road) in Bealeton

Bealeton, Virginia

Bealeton is a census-designated place in Fauquier County, Virginia, at the intersection of State Route 28 and U.S. Route 17. The population as of the 2010 Census was 4,435. Public schools in Bealeton include Grace Miller Elementary, Cedar Lee Middle, and Liberty High School. Bealeton is home to...

. At Opal

Opal, Virginia

Opal is a census-designated place in Fauquier County, Virginia, on U.S. Highway 15/U.S. Route 17 and Virginia State Route 28, at an elevation of 449 feet . The population as of the 2010 Census was 691....

, US 17 joins US 15

U.S. Route 15 in Virginia

U.S. Route 15 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Walterboro, South Carolina to Painted Post, New York. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs from the North Carolina state line near Clarksville north to the Maryland state line at the Potomac River near Lucketts...

and US 29

U.S. Route 29 in Virginia

U.S. Route 29 is a major north–south route in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It covers from the North Carolina border at the city of Danville to the Key Bridge in Washington, D.C....

(James Madison Highway) to head north to Warrenton. At the three U.S. Highways' intersection with their respective business routes, the highway becomes a freeway. US 17, US 15, and US 29 have a diamond interchange

Diamond interchange

A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a freeway crosses a minor road. The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge...

with SR 643 (Meetze Road/Lee Street) before the combination partial cloverleaf and directional interchange where US 17 diverges from US 15 and US 29, which head toward Washington

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

as Lee Highway, and all three highways meet the northern end of US 15 Business and US 29 Business (Lee Highway), which are used to reach the eastern end of US 211

U.S. Route 211

U.S. Route 211 is a spur of US 11 in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Lee Highway, the U.S. Highway runs from Interstate 81 and Virginia State Route 211 in New Market east to US 15 Business, US 29 Business, and US 211 Business in Warrenton...

. US 17 briefly passes through the town limits of Warrenton while heading northwest to a partial interchange with the northern end of US 17 Business (James Madison Highway).

US 17 heads north out of Warrenton as James Madison Highway. The highway follows Cedar Run through a gap between Waters Mountain and Pignut Mountain. In Old Tavern

Old Tavern, Virginia

Old Tavern is an unincorporated community in Fauquier County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

, US 17 meets the southern end of SR 245

Virginia State Route 245

State Route 245 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from U.S. Route 17 at Old Tavern past exit 31 of Interstate 66 to end at State Route 55 in The Plains. The road that is now SR 245 carried U.S. Route 15 until 1940 and State Route 17 from 1940 to 1944.-External links:*...

(Old Tavern Road). The U.S. Highway continues northwest from Old Tavern as Winchester Road to the southern edge of Marshall, where the highway meets I-66

Interstate 66

Interstate 66 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. As indicated by its even route number, it runs in an east–west direction. Its western terminus is at Middletown, Virginia, at an intersection with Interstate 81; its eastern terminus is in Washington, D.C., at an...

at a diamond interchange. US 17 joins I-66 heading west while US 17 Business continues into the center of Marshall. West of Marshall, I-66 and US 17 have an interchange with the other end of US 17 Business and SR 55

Virginia State Route 55

Virginia State Route 55 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as John Marshall Highway, the state highway runs from the West Virginia state line, where the highway continues as West Virginia Route 55 , east to U.S. Route 29 in Gainesville...

. The three highways head northwest along the freeway to Delaplane

Delaplane, Virginia

Delaplane is a small unincorporated village in Fauquier County, Virginia, located approximately due west of Washington, D.C.. Delaplane is situated along U.S. Route 17 and Interstate 66; bordering Upperville, Virginia to the north, Hume, Virginia to the south, Paris, Virginia to the west, and...

, where I-66 and the two other highways split. Just north of the partial interchange, SR 55 (John Marshall Highway) diverges from US 17 to parallel I-66 toward Front Royal

Front Royal, Virginia

Front Royal is a town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Warren County.-Geography:Front Royal is roughly west of Washington, D.C....

. US 17 follows Winchester Road, a two-lane highway, through the center of Delaplane, where the U.S. Highway crosses Goose Creek

Goose Creek (Potomac River)

Goose Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in Fauquier and Loudoun counties in northern Virginia. It comprises the principal drainage system for the Loudoun Valley.-Course:...

and intersects Norfolk Southern's B-Line

B-Line (Norfolk Southern)

The B-Line is a railroad line owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The line runs from Manassas west to Edinburg along a former Southern Railway line. Its east end is at the Washington District, and it crosses the Hagerstown District at Front Royal...

at grade. The U.S. Highway continues north past the entrance to Sky Meadows State Park

Sky Meadows State Park

Sky Meadows State Park is a park in the Virginia state park system. It is located in extreme northwest Fauquier County, Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains, near Paris, Virginia. It is about an hour outside of the Washington, D.C. metro region....

to its junction with US 50

U.S. Route 50 in Virginia

(John Mosby Highway) in Paris

Paris, Virginia

Paris is a village in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. Located in Virginia's hunt country, it was established in a strategic spot at the eastern base of Ashby Gap along U.S. Route 17 and U.S. Route 50. Paris has a population of 51. There is one church in Paris, the Trinity United...

. US 17 runs concurrently with US 50 for the remainder of its course.

US 17 and US 50 become a divided highway that crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains

Blue Ridge Mountains

at Ashby Gap and enters Clarke County

Clarke County, Virginia

Clarke County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 14,034. Its county seat is Berryville.-History:Clarke County was established in 1836 by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron who built a home, Greenway Court, on part of his 5 million acre property,...

. The two highways descend the mountain to their crossing of the Shenandoah River

Shenandoah River

The Shenandoah River is a tributary of the Potomac River, long with two forks approximately long each, in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia...

at Berrys

Berrys, Virginia

Berrys is an unincorporated community on the Shenandoah River in Clarke County, Virginia, USA. Berrys was originally known as Berry's Ferry for the ferry operated there. Today, Harry Flood Byrd Bridge spans the Shenandoah at Berrys carrying U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 17....

. US 17 and US 50 intersect SR 255

Virginia State Route 255

State Route 255 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from U.S. Route 17/U.S. Route 50 north through Millwood to U.S. Route 340 towards Berryville. SR 255 is part of the original state highway from Millwood north to West Virginia .-External links:*...

(Bishop Meade Road) south of Millwood

Millwood, Virginia

Millwood is an unincorporated town located in Clarke County, Virginia, USA. Millwood is the home of many of Clarke County's most historic sites including the Burwell-Morgan Mill , Carter Hall , the Greenway Historic District, Long Branch plantation , Old Chapel , and the River House.-Google Earth...

and US 340

U.S. Route 340 in Virginia

In the U.S. state of Virginia, U.S. Route 340 runs north–south, parallel and east of U.S. Route 11, from US 11 north of Greenville via Waynesboro, Grottoes, Elkton, Luray, Front Royal, and Berryville to the West Virginia state line...

(Lord Fairfax Highway) in the hamlet of Waterloo

Waterloo, Virginia

Several places in the U.S. state of Virginia are known as Waterloo:*Waterloo, Clarke County, Virginia*Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia*Waterloo, New Kent County, Virginia...

south of the town of Boyce

Boyce, Virginia

Boyce is a town in Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 426 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Boyce is located at ....

. The highway's name becomes Millwood Pike on crossing Opequon Creek

Opequon Creek

Opequon Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River. It flows into the Potomac northeast of Martinsburg in Berkeley County, West Virginia, and its source lies northwest of the community of Opequon at the foot of Great North Mountain in Frederick County, Virginia...

into Frederick County

Frederick County, Virginia

Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...

. Just east of Winchester, US 17 and US 50 intersect US 522 (Front Royal Pike) and ramps to and from northbound I-81

Interstate 81 in Virginia

Interstate 81 is an long highway. In the U.S. state of Virginia, I-81 runs for , making it longer in Virginia than in any other state. It stretches from the Tennessee state line near Bristol to the West Virginia state line near Winchester. U.S...

. The three U.S. Highways enter the city of Winchester at their half-cloverleaf interchange with southbound I-81. Between the Apple Blossom Mall

Apple Blossom Mall

The Apple Blossom Mall is and was built in 1982 on the south side of Winchester, VA. It has approximately 80 stores and three anchors, Sears, JCPenney and Belk . The shopping mall is owned by Simon Property Group....

to the south and Shenandoah University

Shenandoah University

Shenandoah University is a comprehensive private university located in Winchester, Virginia in the United States. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,800 students across more than ninety programs in six schools: College of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah...

to the north, the two directions of the highways split; northbound US 17 follows one-way Millwood Avenue northwest along the hypotenuse of the triangle while southbound US 17 follows the legs, north–south Apple Blossom Drive and east–west Jubal Early Drive. US 17, US 50, and US 522 continue northwest along two-lane Millwood Avenue, which crosses CSX's Shenandoah Subdivision

Shenandoah Subdivision

The Shenandoah Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of West Virginia and Virginia. The line runs from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia southwest to Strasburg, Virginia along a former Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road line...

at grade before reaching US 17's northern terminus at the intersection of Cameron Street and Gerrard Street at the southern edge of downtown. US 50, US 522, and US 11 head north along one-way Cameron Street to the center of Winchester; southbound US 11 is accessed via Gerrard Street.

Major intersections

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!Destinations
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|rowspan=10 colspan=2|City of Chesapeake

Chesapeake, Virginia

|0.00
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|Southern terminus of US 17 in Virginia; North Carolina

North Carolina

state line
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|10.29
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|14.15
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|15.09
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|16.69
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|16.97
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|SR 168 Exit 15
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|17.12
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|I-64 Exit 290; I-464 Exit 1; south end of concurrency with I-64
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|21.43
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|I-64 Exit 296; north end of concurrency with I-64
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|22.33
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|23.33
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|rowspan=6 colspan=2|City of Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Virginia

|24.11
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|25.36
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|26.06
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|26.68
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|I-264 Exit 5
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|27.03
|SR 337 Alt (Turnpike Road)
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|27.54
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|colspan=2|City of Chesapeake

Chesapeake, Virginia

Suffolk, Virginia

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|33.39
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|I-664 Exit 9; northbound exit from and southbound entrance to I-664
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|colspan=2 align=center|Nansemond River Bridge

Nansemond River Bridge

The Nansemond River Bridge, officially the Mills E. Godwin Bridge, is located in the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia and carries U.S. Route 17 across the Nansemond River....

– Nansemond River

Nansemond River

Crittenden Bridge

– Chuckatuck Creek

Chuckatuck Creek

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|rowspan=2|Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight County, Virginia

|Carrollton

Carrollton, Virginia

Carrollton is a census-designated place in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 4,574....

|42.81
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|South end of concurrency with US 258 and SR 32
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|44.98– 49.62
|colspan=2 align=center|James River Bridge

James River Bridge

– James River

James River

The James River may refer to:Rivers in the United States and their namesakes* James River * James River , North Dakota, South Dakota* James River * James River * James River...

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|rowspan=6 colspan=2|City of Newport News

Newport News, Virginia

|49.84
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|Partial cloverleaf interchange
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|50.40
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|US 17 turns north onto Jefferson Avenue; north end of concurrency with US 258; northern terminus of SR 32; south end of concurrency with SR 143
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|51.71
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|53.40
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|54.52
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|North end of concurrency with SR 143
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|55.58
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|I-64 Exit 258
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|rowspan=6|York

York County, Virginia

|rowspan=2|Tabb

Tabb, Virginia

Tabb is an unincorporated community in York County, Virginia, United States, on the Virginia Peninsula. Major roads include U.S. Route 17 and State Route 134 ....

|58.05
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|58.98
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|Trumpet interchange
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|rowspan=2|Grafton

Grafton, Virginia

|62.13
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|63.52
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|rowspan=2|Yorktown

Yorktown, Virginia

|66.49
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|66.77
|Colonial Parkway

Colonial Parkway

Colonial Parkway is a scenic 23-mile parkway linking the three popular attractions of Virginia's Historic Triangle of colonial-era communities, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown...

– Williamsburg

Williamsburg, Virginia

Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...

, Jamestown

Jamestown, Virginia

Jamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607 , it was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, following several earlier failed attempts, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke...

George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge

The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is a double swing bridge that spans the York River between Yorktown and Gloucester Point, in the U.S. state of Virginia...

– York River

York River

York River can refer to:In the United States:*The York River *The York River In Canada:*The York River...

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|rowspan=5|Gloucester

Gloucester County, Virginia

|Gloucester Point

Gloucester Point, Virginia

|70.51
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|rowspan=2|Gloucester Courthouse

Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia

|79.56
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|81.24
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|South end of concurrency with SR 14
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|Adner

Adner, Virginia

Adner is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.-References:...

|89.07
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|North end of concurrency with SR 14
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|Glenns

Glenns, Virginia

Middlesex County, Virginia

|rowspan=2|Saluda

Saluda, Virginia

Saluda is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 769....

|96.20
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|North end of concurrency with SR 33
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|97.22
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|rowspan=2|Essex

Essex County, Virginia

|Brays Fork

Brays Fork, Virginia

Brays Fork is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

|123.19
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|South end of concurrency with US 360
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|Tappahannock

Tappahannock, Virginia

|125.63
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|North end of concurrency with US 360
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|Caroline

Caroline County, Virginia

|Port Royal

Port Royal, Virginia

|152.18
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|
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|rowspan=3|Spotsylvania

Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Massaponax, Virginia

|172.02
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|South end of concurrency with US 1
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|173.20
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|I-95 Exit 126; north end of concurrency with US 1; south end of concurrency with I-95
|-
|colspan=2|City of Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...

Rappahannock River

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|Stafford

Stafford County, Virginia

|Falmouth

Falmouth, Virginia

Fauquier County, Virginia

|Bealeton

Bealeton, Virginia

|203.75
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|Opal

Opal, Virginia

Warrenton, Virginia

|211.70
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|Diamond interchange
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|214.14
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|Directional and partial cloverleaf interchanges; north end of concurrency with US 15 and US 29
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|216.36
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|Old Tavern

Old Tavern, Virginia

Old Tavern is an unincorporated community in Fauquier County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

|223.76
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|rowspan=2|Marshall

Marshall, Virginia

Marshall is an unincorporated village and census-designated place located in the hunt country of northwestern Fauquier County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 1,480. Marshall was originally known as Salem. The town became Marshall after a short-lived incorporation...

|225.78
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|I-66 Exit 28; south end of concurrency with I-66
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|227.05
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|I-66 Exit 27; south end of concurrency with SR 55
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|rowspan=2|Delaplane

Delaplane, Virginia

|230.47
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|I-66 Exit 23; north end of concurrency with I-66
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|231.11
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|North end of concurrency with SR 55
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|Paris

Paris, Virginia

Clarke County, Virginia

|Millwood

Millwood, Virginia

|244.79
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|
|-
|Boyce

Boyce, Virginia

Boyce is a town in Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 426 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Boyce is located at ....

|247.62
|
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|-
|Frederick

Frederick County, Virginia

Winchester, Virginia

Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...

|254.88
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|I-81 Exit 313
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|255.83
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|Northern terminus

External links

Virginia Highways Project: US 17

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