Virginia State Route 48

State Route 48 marker
State Route 48
Route information
Maintained by NPS and VDOT
Length321.2 mi (516.9 km)
ExistedJuly 1935[1]–present
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
Highway system
US 48 SR 49

State Route 48 (SR 48) is the unsigned designation for the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive from the North Carolina state line north to U.S. Route 340 (US 340) near Front Royal.[2] Most of the road is maintained by the National Park Service, though the portion which is concurrent with SR 43 is maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

  1. ^ "Some Highways to Receive New Route Numbers". The Danville Bee. January 4, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "2016 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2017.