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Virginia State Route 712 (Brunswick County)
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State Route 712 is a secondary state highway
in Brunswick County, Virginia
, United States
. It is an old alignment of the road that is now U.S. Route 1, and is still officially part of the Jefferson Davis Highway
. SR 712 runs from State Route 606, just south of U.S. Route 58 at Edgerton
, north to U.S. Route 1 at the Nottoway River
.
State Route 1, now U.S. Route 1, was initially defined to run via Warfield
, about halfway between Alberta and the Nottoway River
. The State Highway Commission recommended in late 1921 that the General Assembly redefine it to run via Smoky Ordinary (between the Nottoway River and Edgerton
), "as this is a more direct route and combines with Route 12 for a distance of about four [additional] miles". This change was soon made, putting SR 1 along current SR 712; in the 1923 renumbering, SR 1 became State Route 31.
In 1925, SR 31 was moved to the direct routing northeast from South Hill, replacing State Route 314, as the federal Bureau of Public Roads had refused to add the longer Edgerton alignment to the primary federal aid system. The Edgerton-Nottoway River route became State Route 122 (a spur of State Route 12) then, State Route 402 in the 1928 renumbering, and State Route 140 in the 1933 renumbering. (SR 140 also included a 0.85-mile (1.37 km) piece of State Route 670, from US 58 west of Edgerton south to State Route 606, until 1942; this had been State Route 438 before 1933.) SR 140 was transferred to the secondary system, becoming State Route 712, in 1949, as it showed "no indication of ever becoming of primary importance" with an annual average daily traffic
count of 223 vehicles per day in 1948. (SR 712 now has an AADT of 1700 in its center section.)
State highway
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in Brunswick County, Virginia
Brunswick County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,419 people, 6,277 households, and 4,312 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 7,541 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
, United States
United States
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. It is an old alignment of the road that is now U.S. Route 1, and is still officially part of the Jefferson Davis Highway
Jefferson Davis Highway
The Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway was a planned transcontinental highway in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s that began in Washington, D.C. and extended south and west to San Diego, California; it was named for Jefferson Davis, who, in addition to being the first and only President of...
. SR 712 runs from State Route 606, just south of U.S. Route 58 at Edgerton
Edgerton, Virginia
Edgerton is an unincorporated community located in Brunswick County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
, north to U.S. Route 1 at the Nottoway River
Nottoway River
The Nottoway River is in southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. It is part of the Chowan River system, which flows into Albemarle Sound in North Carolina.-Cities and towns:Cities and towns along the river include:* Courtland, Virginia...
.
State Route 1, now U.S. Route 1, was initially defined to run via Warfield
Warfield, Virginia
Warfield is a census-designated place in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 115.-References:*...
, about halfway between Alberta and the Nottoway River
Nottoway River
The Nottoway River is in southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. It is part of the Chowan River system, which flows into Albemarle Sound in North Carolina.-Cities and towns:Cities and towns along the river include:* Courtland, Virginia...
. The State Highway Commission recommended in late 1921 that the General Assembly redefine it to run via Smoky Ordinary (between the Nottoway River and Edgerton
Edgerton, Virginia
Edgerton is an unincorporated community located in Brunswick County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
), "as this is a more direct route and combines with Route 12 for a distance of about four [additional] miles". This change was soon made, putting SR 1 along current SR 712; in the 1923 renumbering, SR 1 became State Route 31.
In 1925, SR 31 was moved to the direct routing northeast from South Hill, replacing State Route 314, as the federal Bureau of Public Roads had refused to add the longer Edgerton alignment to the primary federal aid system. The Edgerton-Nottoway River route became State Route 122 (a spur of State Route 12) then, State Route 402 in the 1928 renumbering, and State Route 140 in the 1933 renumbering. (SR 140 also included a 0.85-mile (1.37 km) piece of State Route 670, from US 58 west of Edgerton south to State Route 606, until 1942; this had been State Route 438 before 1933.) SR 140 was transferred to the secondary system, becoming State Route 712, in 1949, as it showed "no indication of ever becoming of primary importance" with an annual average daily traffic
Annual average daily traffic
Average Annual daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning and transportation engineering. It is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days. AADT is a useful and simple measurement of how busy the road is...
count of 223 vehicles per day in 1948. (SR 712 now has an AADT of 1700 in its center section.)