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SR 39 connects Lexington with several communities formed around hot springs in Bath County. In Rockbridge County, the state highway passes through the town of Goshen and Goshen Pass, a gorge formed by the Maury River. All of SR 39 is a Virginia Byway.
Goshen Pass is a water gap, or gorge, in the Little North Mountain, formed by the passage of the Maury River, approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virginia. State Route 39 traverses the pass along the banks of the Maury River.
View of Maury River, Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia The Maury River has a history of destructive floods damaging nearby communities. Particularly notable were floods on October 12, 1870, on the death of Robert E. Lee, when the Maury River provided Lee a temporary coffin due to a dock washed away upriver; [7] and in 1936, 1969, 1985 and 1995. [4]
Goshen is a town in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. The population was 361 in the 2010 census. The population was 361 in the 2010 census. The town is known for hosting Goshen Scout Reservation , one of the largest Boy Scout camps in America.
Rockbridge Baths is located on state route 39, Maury River Road, midway between Lexington and Goshen. The waters contain iron and are rich in carbonic acid gas.(Moorman, J. J.: The Virginia Springs. J. B. Lippincott, New York, 1859, p. 289.)
SR 39 east (Mountain Valley Road) – Goshen, Lexington: north end of SR 39 overlap: Highland: Vanderpool: SR 84 west (Mill Gap Road) – Frost, WV: Monterey: US 250 (Main Street) – Elkins, WV, Staunton: Forks of Waters: SR 642 (Blue Grass Valley Road) – Blue Grass: former SR 284 west US 220 north – Franklin: West Virginia state line
From south to north, US 11 serves the cities and towns of Bristol, Abingdon, Wytheville, Pulaski, Radford, Christiansburg, Roanoke, Lexington, Staunton, Harrisonburg, Strasburg, and Winchester. As one of the original U.S. Highways, it was first designated through Virginia in 1926 and has largely followed the same route since.
SR 269 east / SR 632 west (Longdale Furnace Road) – Sharon, Lexington: Southern end of SR 269 concurrency; southern terminus of northern section 0.18: 0.29: I-64 / US 60 – Covington, Lexington: Exit 29 (I-64); northern end of SR 269 concurrency: Bath: Millboro Springs: 16.64: 26.78: SR 39 west (Mountain Valley Road) – Warm Springs