U.S. Route 29 in Virginia

U.S. Route 29
Length:	248 mi[1] (399 km)
Formed:	1931
South end:	US 29 near Reidsville, NC
Major junctions:	US 58 in Danville US 460 near Lynchburg I-64 near Charlottesville US 250 in Charlottesville US 33 near Ruckersville US 522 near Culpeper US 17 near Warrenton US 15 in Gainesville US 50 in Fairfax I-66 in Arlington
North end:	US 29 in Washington, DC
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U.S. Route 29 is a major north–south route in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It travels 248 miles (399 km) from the North Carolina state line at the city of Danville to the Key Bridge in Washington, D.C.. US 29 roughly bisects Virginia into eastern and western halves, and along with Interstates 81 and 85/95, provides one of the major north–south routes through the state.

For much of its length, US 29 in Virginia is known as the Seminole Trail. Through Northern Virginia, it is known as Lee Highway. On April 7, 1993 the Virginia General Assembly officially designated the entire length of US 29 from the North Carolina border to the Potomac River as the "29th Infantry Division Memorial Highway" in honor of that Army unit, which, along with the 1st Infantry Division, formed the spearhead of the American infantry that landed on the morning of 6 June 1944 on Omaha Beach in Normandy as part of the invasion of France to liberate that country during World War II. These divisions next fought their way across France, and into Germany. In addition, the name of this highway aerves to honor many members of the Virginia Army National Guard who serve as part of this National Guard Division today. Signs indicating this designation have been placed periodically on both sides of US 29.

For most of its route through Virginia, US 29 has been constructed to be at least four lanes along its route, with the two short exceptions being where the highway passes through Manassas National Battlefield Park, where it is two lanes wide for approximately three miles, and through Fairfax and Arlington counties, where it is sometimes wider.

US 29 entering Virginia from North Carolina; The Bus/Byp split, Bus. entering, and Byp. entering.

US 29 in Virginia has probably the most highway by-pass routes in the entire state, having eleven of these around various cities and towns. These bypasses are around Danville, Chatham, Gretna, Hurt-Altavista, Lynchburg-Madison Heights-Amherst, Lovingston, Charlottesville, Madison, Culpeper, Remington, and Warrenton. In addition, Interstate 66 serves for the most part as a by-pass of Manassas and also Fairfax and Arlington.

Route description

U.S. Route 29 enters Virginia in Danville from North Carolina, immediately splitting into business and by-pass routes. US 29 joins the Danville Expressway and US 58 around the east side of Danville, entering Pittsylvania County, and re-merging with the business route north of town in Blairs. US 29 then continues north where it splits into business and by-pass routes for Chatham, Gretna, and Hurt before entering Campbell County.

Route 29 outside of Gainesville, Virginia

The next major city is Lynchburg. US 29 joins the US 460 by-pass of Lynchburg, splitting from it just before entering Amherst County. US 29 again by-passes Madison Heights and Amherst as an expressway, and enters Nelson County and passes the town of Lovingston and enters into Albemarle County. The route then continues north to Charlottesville, intersecting Interstate 64 and by-passing downtown Charlottesville. US 29 rejoins its business route just north of downtown and continues north through Greene and Madison Counties, and then turns north-east toward Culpeper. US 15 joins US 29 around Culpeper, and heads to Warrenton, entering Northern Virginia.

US 29 / 15 is joined by US 17 south of Warrenton in Fauquier County, and continues around the town. US 29/15 continue mostly eastward to Gainesville where US 15 splits and US 29 intersects Interstate 66 for the first time. US 29 continues into Fairfax County, and through the densely-populated Washington, DC suburbs, and into Arlington, having intersected I-66 five more times before crossing into the District.

Junctions

In addition to numerous intersections with other roads, US 29 has grade-separated interchanges with the following roads in the following locations.

County	City	Destination	Notes
US 29 continues into North Carolina
City of Danville		US 29 Business north/US 58 west - Danville, Martinsville	US 58 joins northbound and leaves southbound
		SR 86 to NC 86 - Yanceyville, Chapel Hill
		Goodyear Blvd.
		US 58 Business west/US 58 east/US 360 - South Boston, Richmond
Pittsylvania	Danville*	To SR 360 - Danville
	Blairs	SR 726 to US 29 Business south — Blairs, Danville	Northbound exit only
		US 29 Business south to SR 726 - Blairs, Danville	Southbound exit only
	Chatham	US 29 Business north - Chatham	Ramp closed for bridge reconstruction; northbound exit only
		SR 57 (Halifax Road) - Chatham	US 29 Business north detour
		Chalk Level Road
		US 29 Business south - Chatham
	Gretna	US 29 Business north - Gretna	Northbound exit only
		SR 40 - Gretna, Rocky Mount
		US 29 Business south — Gretna	Southbound exit only
	Hurt	US 29 Business north - Hurt
		SR 924 (Pocket Road) - Hurt
Campbell	Altavista	SR 43 - Altavista, Leesville
		SR 714 - Altavista
		SR 711 (Clarion Rd) - Altavista
		US 29 Business south — Altavista
	Lynchburg*	US 460 west/US 29 Business north - Roanoke, Lynchburg	US 29 exits. US 29 joins US 460 northbound and leaves southbound
City of Lynchburg		University Boulevard - Liberty University
		US 501 north — Lynchburg, Buena Vista	US 501 joins northbound and leaves southbound
		US 460 Business west/US 501 Business north/US 501 south — Lynchburg, South Boston	US 501 leaves northbound and joins southbound
Campbell	Lynchburg*	US 460 east - Appomattox	US 29 exits. US 29 leaves US 460 northbound and joins southbound
Amherst	Madison Heights	SR 210 west — Lynchburg downtown
		SR 130 west — Madison Heights
	Amherst	US 29 Business - Sweet Briar, Amherst
		US 60 - Lexington, Richmond
		US 29 Business south — Amherst
Albemarle	Charlottesville*	Interstate 64 - Staunton, Richmond
		US 29 Business north — Charlottesville
		US 250 west/US 250 Business east - Staunton, Charlottesville	US 250 joins northbound and leaves southbound
		SR 601	Southbound exit only
		UVA Leonard Sandridge Road	Northbound exit only
		Barracks Road
City of Charlottesville		US 250 east/US 29 Business south (Emmet Street)	US 29 exits. US 29 leaves US 250 northbound and joins southbound
Culpeper	Culpeper	US 29 Business north/SR 299 south — Culpeper
		US 15 south/US 15 Business north - Orange, Culpeper	US 15 joins northbound and leaves southbound
		US 522/SR 3 - Culpeper, Mineral, Fredericksburg
		US 15 Business south/US 29 Business south — Culpeper
Fauquier	Warrenton	SR 643 (Meetze Road) - Warrenton
		US 17 north to I-66 west/I-81/US 15-29 Business south to US 211 west - Warrenton, Luray, Front Royal, Winchester	US 17 leaves northbound and joins southbound
Prince William	Gainesville	Interstate 66 - Strasburg, Washington	Exit 43 on I-66
Fairfax	Centreville	Interstate 66 - Manassas, Washington	Exit 52 on I-66
		SR 28 - Manassas, Dulles Airport
	Fairfax*	SR 7100 / SR 608 (Fairfax County Parkway / West Ox Road) - Reston, Springfield
Arlington County	Arlington	Interstate 66 west - Front Royal	Exit 72 on I-66
	Rosslyn	Interstate 66 - Front Royal, Washington	Exit 73 on I-66
		GW Parkway north — to Capital Beltway
US 29 continues into the District of Columbia

*Not located within the actual independent city, but in the area of the county with the same name

References

1. ^ US 29

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