U.S. Route 17 in Virginia

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 17 in Virginia. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 17.

U.S. Route 17 marker
U.S. Route 17
Coastal Highway
Map
US 17 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length255.83 mi[1] (411.72 km)
Existed1926–present
Tourist
routes		 Virginia Byway
Major junctions
South end US 17 in Chesapeake
Major intersections
North end US 11 / US 50 / US 522 in Winchester
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesCity of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, Isle of Wight, City of Newport News, York, Gloucester, Middlesex, Essex, Caroline, Spotsylvania, City of Fredericksburg, Stafford, Fauquier, Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester
Highway system
← SR 16→ SR 18

U.S. Route 17 (US 17) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Punta Gorda, Florida, to Winchester, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs 255.83 miles (411.72 km) from the North Carolina state line in Chesapeake north to its northern terminus at US 11, US 50, and US 522 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 metropolitan area. Within the urban area, US 17 passes through the South Hampton Roads cities of Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Suffolk and the Virginia Peninsula city of Newport News. Between Yorktown and Fredericksburg, the U.S. Highway serves as the primary highway of the Middle Peninsula. At Fredericksburg, US 17 leaves the Atlantic Plain; the highway passes through the Piedmont town of Warrenton and crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains on its way to Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley. The route from Tappahannock to Winchester roughly follows the Confederate march during the Civil War to Gettysburg.

  1. ^ "2009 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved August 11, 2011.