U.S. Virgin Islands Highway 42

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Highway 42
Route information
Length 3.0 mi [1] (4.8 km)
Major junctions
West endCircle sign 35.svg Hwy 35 near Magens Bay
 

Circle sign 39.svg Hwy 39

Circle sign 40.svg Hwy 40
East endCircle sign 38.svg Hwy 38 near Tutu
Highway system
USVI Highways

Highway 42 is the highest-numbered main road on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. It serves Mahogany Run Golf Course, a major golf course on the island, and provides access to world-famous Magens Bay beach from the eastern part of St. Thomas. Its eastern terminus is with Highway 38 near the town of Tutu, and the road runs exactly 3 miles (5 km) to Highway 35 near Magens Bay.

Magens Bay

Magens Bay is a bay in the Northside region on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, located in the Caribbean.

Highway 38 is a major road on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Starting at Highway 35 in the eastern part of Charlotte Amalie, the road runs in an east–west direction. Along its path, Highway 38 serves as the southern terminus of Highway 39 and Highway 42, and the northern terminus of Highway 32. Past Highway 42, the road turns south and runs along the eastern coast of St. Thomas. Finally, as the road turns back west near Red Hook, its designation changes to Highway 32.

Tutu, U.S. Virgin Islands Subdistrict in U.S. Virgin Islands, United States

Tutu, also known as Estate Tutu is one of the seven administrative subdistricts on Saint Thomas island in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located in eastern St. Thomas and is mostly made up of the second-largest town in the U.S.V.I., Anna's Retreat in the Tutu Valley, sometimes nicknamed Tutu. According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2010 the population was 6,867, which is down from 8,197 in 2000 and further down from 9,100 in the U.S. Census of 1990. Tutu is known as a densely populated residential area and is second only to the territorial capital of Charlotte Amalie in terms of highest population density on the island of Saint Thomas. It is home to approximately 20 percent of the island population and has a total area of 1.5 square miles. There have been numerous excavations in an area known as the Tutu Archaeological Village Site, which has discovered numerous artifacts from the native Arawak people who inhabited the area in the pre-Columbian era.

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