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The state highway system of the U.S. state of Virginia is a network of roads maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). As of 2006, the VDOT maintains 57,867 miles (93,128 km) of state highways , [ 1 ] making it the third-largest system in the United States .
The road had in previous years held a speed limit of 55 mph (89 km/h), but had been decreased to 45 mph (72 km/h) north of Arcola sometime in the last 20 years, and has always been 35 mph (56 km/h) through the town of Arcola. The speed limit remains 45 mph (72 km/h) south of Arcola on Gum Spring Road all the way to Route 234.
The Interstate Highways in Virginia are a total of 1,118 miles (1,799 km) of Interstate Highways in the U.S. state of Virginia. Virginia consists of six primary interstate highways, and 10 auxiliary interstates. In addition, 3 more primary and one auxiliary route are planned or under construction.
The highest speed limit for undivided roads is 75 mph (121 km/h) in Texas. Undivided road speed limits vary greatly by state. Texas is the only state with a 75 mph (121 km/h) speed limit on 2 lane undivided roads, while most states east of the Mississippi are limited to 55 mph (89 km/h).
Warwick Boulevard, once a major through traffic route, and now mostly a local connector road, is largely paralleled by newer highways, Interstate 64 and State Route 143 (Jefferson Avenue). These, with more lanes and higher speed limits, in combination with Warwick Boulevard, form the major east–west highways through modern-day Newport News.
US 220 enters Virginia just north of the community of Price, North Carolina. From the state line to Roanoke, US 220 is a four-lane mix of freeway bypasses and 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) [citation needed] at-grade rural highway. Some high traffic areas and non-divided stretches have speed limits of 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) or lower.
On non-freeway roads, speed limits are generally held at 55 mph (89 km/h) for rural four-lane roads, 55 mph (89 km/h) for rural two-lane roads, 45–55 mph (72–89 km/h) for urban four lane roads and 40–45 (sometimes, but rarely, 50 mph) mph (64–72 km/h) for urban two lane roads, 35–45 mph for roads in commercial business areas, 30−35 ...
US 52 at the West Virginia state line 1935: current US 58: 507.40: 816.58 US 58 TN 383 at the Tennessee state line: US 60 in Virginia Beach: 1932: current US 60: 302.69: 487.13 US 60 at the West Virginia state line: 5th Street in Virginia Beach: 1926: current US 117 — — — — 1926: 1933 Replaced by US 158: US 121 —