 State Route 163 | ||||
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| Maintained by VDOT | ||||
| Length | 6.74 mi[1] (10.85 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 2005–present | |||
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| South end |    US 501 / US 29 Bus. in Lynchburg | |||
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| North end |  US 29 Bus. / SR 1040 in Madison Heights | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
| Counties | City of Lynchburg, Amherst | |||
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State Route 163 (SR 163) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 6.74 miles (10.85 km) from U.S. Route 501 (US 501) and US 29 Business in Lynchburg north to US 29 Business in Madison Heights. SR 163 is the original alignment of US 29 through Lynchburg, a highway has been twice bypassed: first by the Lynchburg Expressway and later by US 29's present bypass. The state highway provides access to downtown Lynchburg and many other historic neighborhoods of the independent city.