The entire length of SR 5 outside Richmond and Williamsburg is a Virginia Byway. Since 2015, the Virginia Capital Trail dedicated pedestrian and bicycle trail runs alongside the automobile highway.
Route description
View east along SR 5 at SR 155 in Charles City
For much of its distance, SR 5 generally parallels the north bank of the James River, following the path of older colonial roads. It passes through three of the original eight shires created in the Colony of Virginia in 1634 by King Charles I of England. These are James City County, Charles City County, and Henrico County, moving from east to west as the area was developed in the colonial period.
The first piece of SR 5 was added to the state highway system in 1923, a portion of the road running west from Charles City for 18.5 miles (29.8km) toward Richmond,[3] and was numbered State Route 41.[4] Three miles (5km) were added in 1924,[5] 6.39 miles (10.28km) were added in 1925,[6] and the remaining 3.5 miles (5.6km), taking the route to the Richmond city limits, were added in 1927.[7]
An extension to the east, heading north from Charles City to State Route 39 (now U.S. Route 60) at Providence Forge, was added in 1926.[8] In the 1928 renumbering of state roads, this was designated as State Route 413, since a new alignment of SR 41, heading east from Charles City toward Williamsburg for eight miles (13km), was added to the state highway system, as was a 4.5-mile (7.2km) piece at the other end, heading west from State Route 510 (now State Route 31).[9] A further 3.50 miles (5.63km) from the west and 2.80 miles (4.51km) from the east were added in 1930 and 1931,[10] and, in 1932, the route was completed from Richmond to Williamsburg, with 3.00 miles (4.83km) from the west and 1.70 miles (2.74km) from the east.[11]
SR 5 in Charles City County, near the Henrico County line
The road from State Route 32 (now U.S. Route 15) at Zion Crossroads east to Oilville was added to the state highway system by 1923 as State Route 321.[12] Extensions east from Oilville were added for four miles (6km) in 1924,[13] six miles (10km) in 1925,[6] and 7.5 miles (12.1km) in 1926.[14] By 1927, SR 321 became an extension of SR 41 west from Richmond, and that year the former SR 321 was extended 3.5 miles (5.6km), the rest of the way to Richmond.[7]
SR 321/SR 41 was also extended west for 2.0 miles (3.2km) in 1926,[8] two more miles in 1927,[7] and 5.4 miles (8.7km) - the rest of the way to State Route 39 (now State Route 22) at Shadwell - in 1928.[15]
In Richmond, SR 41 initially used Broad Street, a hairpin turn through Chimborazo Park, Fulton Street, Williamsburg Road, Hatcher Street, Newton Road, and New Osborne Turnpike.[16][17]
In the 1933 renumbering, State Routes 41 and 835 both became part of a new State Route 5, as did the piece of State Route 39 from Monterey to Shadwell. By 1935,[23] the whole route west of Richmond became an extension of U.S. Route 250 into Virginia, truncating SR 5 to its present Richmond-Williamsburg route.
SR 5 was extended east along State Route 31 through Williamsburg to State Route 168 (now State Route 143) "to improve the service to travelers interchanging between Route 5 and Routes 60 and 168" in 1958.[24] SR 31 has since been truncated to the SR 5 junction.
State Route 31 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 24.56 miles (39.53 km) from U.S. Route 460 in Wakefield north to SR 5 and SR 199 in Williamsburg. SR 31 is the primary north–south highway of Surry County, where the highway serves the towns of Surry and Dendron. The state highway also connects Williamsburg with Jamestown. The sections of SR 31 on either side of the James River are connected by the Jamestown Ferry.
State Route 351 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Pembroke Avenue, the state highway runs 8.81 miles (14.18 km) from U.S. Route 60 in Newport News east to Second Street in Hampton.
State Route 67 is a primary state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from SR 80 near Honaker east to U.S. Route 460 at Raven, east concurrently with US 460 and US 460 Business into downtown Richlands, and north to SR 616 at Jewell Ridge on the Tazewell–Buchanan county line.
State Route 16 is a primary state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from the North Carolina border at North Carolina Highway 16 north to the West Virginia border at West Virginia Route 16, passing through the towns of Troutdale, Marion, and Tazewell. Highway 16 is part of a three-state route 16 that connects the Charlotte region with northwestern West Virginia.
In the U.S. state of Virginia, U.S. Route 220 (US 220) is a major north-south state highway that extends from the North Carolina state line through Roanoke to the West Virginia state line. South of Roanoke, US 220 is a four-lane highway within the proposed Interstate 73 (I-73) corridor. US 220 narrows to two lanes north of Roanoke, connecting to I-64 near Clifton Forge and then paralleling the Appalachian Mountains north-northeasterly in the direction of Cumberland, Maryland.
State Route 69 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Lead Mine Road, the state highway runs 3.59 miles (5.78 km) from SR 636 in Austinville east to U.S. Route 52 in Poplar Camp. SR 69 is the last remnant of a much longer route. At its peak from 1940 to 1945, this route ran from State Route 91 at Lodi east via St. Clair Bottom, Sugar Grove, Cedar Springs, Speedwell, Porters Crossroads, and Austinville to today's SR 69. However, it was never fully continuous; portions from Sugar Grove to Cedar Springs and west of Porters Crossroads to east of Austinville were secondary routes. The full length of this route as it existed and was planned is now part of SR 762, part of SR 660, all of SR 650, part of SR 16, all of SR 614, part of SR 749, part of US 21, part of SR 690, a small piece of SR 642, part of SR 619, part of SR 636, and SR 69.
State Route 96 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Virgilina Road, the state highway runs 7.83 miles (12.60 km) from U.S. Route 501 near Cluster Springs east to the North Carolina state line in Virgilina. In Virgilina, SR 96 runs concurrently with SR 49 south to the border, where the highways continue as North Carolina Highway 96 and NC 49, respectively.
State Route 99 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 5.20 miles (8.37 km) from the north town limit of Pulaski east to SR F-047 just east of Interstate 81 (I-81) and SR 100 at McAdam.
State Route 13 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Old Buckingham Road, the state highway runs 24.08 miles (38.75 km) from U.S. Route 60 and SR 45 in Cumberland east to US 60 in Plain View. SR 13 parallels US 60 to the south through eastern Cumberland County and western Powhatan County and passes through the latter county's seat of Powhatan. The state highway is the only state-numbered highway in Virginia that shares a number with a U.S. Highway but does not form a state-numbered extension of that U.S. Highway. SR 13's number comes from being a segment of the original cross-state SR 13 in 1918; that highway included portions of modern US 60. In 1933, US 60 was shifted to its present corridor between Buena Vista and Richmond, replacing SR 13. Two years later, SR 13 was assigned to Old Buckingham Road when US 60 was moved to its present alignment from Cumberland to east of Powhatan.
State Route 38 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Five Forks Road, SR 38 runs 7.03 miles (11.31 km) from U.S. Route 360 Business in Amelia Court House east to SR 153 at Scotts Fork.
State Route 271 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Pouncey Tract Road, the state highway runs 7.34 miles (11.81 km) from U.S. Route 250 in Short Pump north to SR 620 and SR 622 in Rockville. A small section of it was first added to the state highway system during 1930, and it gained its current routing and designation by 1940.
↑ State Highway Commission of Virginia (August 9–10, 1928). Minutes of Meeting(PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. pp.28, 31.
↑ State Highway Commission of Virginia (December 18, 1930). Minutes of Meeting(PDF) (Report). Lynchburg, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. pp.10, 14.
↑ State Highway Commission of Virginia (July 27–29, 1932). Minutes of Meeting(PDF) (Report). Marion, Roanoke, and Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. pp.18, 20.
↑ State Highway Commission of Virginia (December 11–12, 1923). Minutes of Meeting(PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p.12.
↑ State Highway Commission of Virginia (April 10–11, 1924). Minutes of Meeting(PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p.8.
↑ State Highway Commission of Virginia (April 10–11, 1924). Minutes of Meeting(PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p.5.
↑ State Highway Commission of Virginia (December 18, 1930). Minutes of Meeting(PDF) (Report). Lynchburg, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p.24.
↑ State Highway Commission of Virginia (July 27–29, 1932). Minutes of Meeting(PDF) (Report). Marion, Roanoke, and Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p.26.
↑ State Highway Commission of Virginia (October 19, 1933). Minutes of Meeting(PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p.23.
↑ State Highway Commission of Virginia (August 17, 1935). Minutes of Meeting(PDF) (Report). Commonwealth of Virginia. Route 250, Broad Street Road, just east of Hungary Springs Road
↑ State Highway Commission of Virginia (August 28, 1958). Minutes of Meeting(PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p.64.
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Virginia Byway 
US 60 in Richmond 
SR 895 near Richmond
I-295 near Richmond
SR 156 at Granville 
SR 155 in Charles City 
SR 199 near Williamsburg 
SR 132 in Williamsburg
SR 143 in Williamsburg
