Virginia State Route 67

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State Route 67
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Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length22.36 mi [3] (35.98 km)
Existed1940–present
Tourist
routes
Virginia D6-V1.svg Virginia Byway
Major junctions
South endVirginia 80.svg SR 80 near Honaker
 US 460.svg US 460 in Richlands
North endCircle sign 616.svg SR 616 at Jewell Ridge
Highway system
I-66.svg I-66 SR 68 Virginia 68.svg

State Route 67 (SR 67) is a primary state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from State Route 80 near Honaker east to U.S. Route 460 (US 460) at Raven, east concurrently with US 460 and U.S. Route 460 Business (US 460 Bus.) into downtown Richlands, and north to State Route 616 at Jewell Ridge on the TazewellBuchanan county line.

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Route description

Along SR 67 in Richlands Bigcreek Road, northern Richlands.jpg
Along SR 67 in Richlands
View north along SR 67 in Richlands 2017-06-11 17 41 12 View north along Virginia State Route 67 (Big Creek Road) between Kentucky Avenue and Brown Hollow Road in Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia.jpg
View north along SR 67 in Richlands

SR 67 begins at SR 80 east of the town of Honaker in Russell County. From there it heads in a general northeasterly direction to the Clinch River at Gardner. SR 67 follows the Clinch River to the settlement of Swords Creek and then heads north next to Swords Creek to Dye. There it curved gradually east along a smaller creek, crosses a summit, and runs alongside other creeks to the county line at West Raven. [4]

Upon entering Tazewell County, SR 67 again parallels the Clinch River at Raven, following an old alignment of US 460 to Doran. It then heads east on US 460 and US 460 Bus. into downtown Richlands. SR 67 leaves Richlands to the north, running alongside Big Creek past Seaboard and Coaldan to near Jewell Ridge, rising onto Smith Ridge (the Tennessee Valley Divide) and ending at SR 616 at the Buchanan County line. SR 616 runs along the county line at the top of the ridge. [4]

History

An initial 0.89 miles (1.43 km) piece north from SR 126 (now US 460 Business) in Richlands was added to the state highway system in 1931 as State Route 138, [5] and a further 4.11 miles (6.61 km) was added in 1932. [6] The road was renumbered State Route 83 in the 1933 renumbering, and the rest of current SR 67 was numbered State Route 619. [7] In 1937, the road north to Jewell Ridge was transferred to the primary system. [8]

On the other side, the road from SR 111 (now SR 80) east for 5.52 miles (8.88 km) was added in 1932, [9] and in the 1933 renumbering it was also numbered SR 83. An extension to the east for 3.76 miles (6.05 km) was added in 1934, [10] and the rest of the road east to SR 84 (now US 460) was numbered State Route 617. [7] [11] The gap in SR 83 was filled in 1938, transferring some of SR 617 to the primary system. [12] (A short piece of SR 617 from SR 83 to SR 632 still remains, as does a much larger piece of Tazewell County's SR 617.)

In the 1940 renumbering, SR 83 was renumbered State Route 67, as the number 83 was needed for its current alignment, matching West Virginia Route 83. [13]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [3] kmDestinationsNotes
Russell Honaker 0.000.00Virginia 80.svg SR 80 (Redbud Highway) Rosedale, Honaker
Tazewell Raven Circle sign 806.svgUS 460.svg SR 806 (Raven Road) to US 460 west Grundy
12.0519.39US 460.svg US 460 west (Governor G.C. Peery Highway) Grundy Southern end of US 460 concurrency
Richlands 13.4321.61US 460.svg US 460 east (Governor G.C. Peery Highway) Claypool Hill Northern end of US 460 concurrency; southern end of US 460 Bus. concurrency
14.32–
14.41
23.05–
23.19
No image.svgBusiness plate.svgNo image.svg
US 460.svg US 460 Bus. east (Front Street)
Northern end of US 460 Bus. concurrency; US 460 Bus. on one-way pair
14.8223.85US 460.svg US 460  Grundy, Claypool Hill Interchange; exit 2 (US 460)
TazewellBuchanan
county line
Jewell Ridge 22.3635.98Circle sign 616.svg SR 616 (Smith Ridge Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Russell County" (PDF). (233  KiB)
  2. "2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Tazewell County" (PDF). (262  KiB)
  3. 1 2 "VDOT Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)" (Shapefile). Virginia Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Google (August 5, 2014). "Virginia State Route 67" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  5. State Highway Commission of Virginia (December 18, 1930). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Lynchburg, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 4.
  6. State Highway Commission of Virginia (July 27–29, 1932). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Marion, Roanoke, and Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 14.
  7. 1 2 Map of Tazewell County, revised July 1, 1936
  8. State Highway Commission of Virginia (November 9, 1937). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 25.
  9. State Highway Commission of Virginia (August 18, 1932). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 8.
  10. State Highway Commission of Virginia (September 19, 1934). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia.
  11. Map of Russell County, revised July 1, 1936
  12. State Highway Commission of Virginia (March 30, 1938). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 17.
  13. State Highway Commission of Virginia (October 10, 1940). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 12.

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