U.S. Route 460 in Virginia

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 460 in Virginia. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 460.
U.S. Route 460 marker
U.S. Route 460
Map
US 460 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length406.43 mi[1] (654.09 km)
Tourist
routes		 Virginia Byway
Western section
Length79.59 mi[1] (128.09 km)
West end US 460 near Big Rock
Major intersections US 19 at Claypool Hill
East end US 460 in Bluefield
Eastern section
Length326.84 mi[1] (526.00 km)
West end US 460 in Glen Lyn
Major intersections
East end US 60 in Norfolk
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountiesBuchanan, Tazewell; Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem, City of Roanoke, Botetourt, Bedford, City of Lynchburg, Campbell, Appomattox, Prince Edward, Nottoway, Dinwiddie, City of Petersburg, Prince George, Sussex, Surry, Southampton, Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk
Highway system
← SR 457→ I-464

U.S. Route 460 (US 460) in Virginia runs east-west through the southern part of the Commonwealth. The road has two separate pieces in Virginia, joined by a relatively short section in West Virginia. Most of US 460 is a four-lane divided highway and is a major artery in the southern third of the state. From Petersburg to Suffolk, US 460 is a four-lane non-divided highway. It is a popular alternative to Interstate 64 (I-64) when going from Richmond and other points in central Virginia to the Currituck Sound and Outer Banks of North Carolina, avoiding the congestion and tunnels of the more northerly I-64 corridor. The road passes through several small towns that built up at stops along the railroad line.

US 460 from I-81 at Christiansburg west to Pikeville, Kentucky, including the piece in West Virginia, is Corridor Q of the Appalachian Development Highway System. From West Virginia east to I-81, US 460 also is part of the proposed I-73.[1][2][3]

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