Virginia State Route 191
State highway in the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, US
State Route 191 (SR 191) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Jolliff Road, the state highway runs 3.13 miles (5.04 km) from U.S. Route 13 (US 13), US 58, US 460, and US 460 Alternate north to SR 337 within the independent city of Chesapeake.
Route description
SR 191 begins at a four-way intersection with US 13, US 58, US 460, and US 460 Alternate in the Bower's Hill area of the city of Chesapeake. US 13, US 58, US 460 head west as Military Highway toward Suffolk; just west of the intersection is the U.S. Highways' interchange with Interstate 664 (I-664) (Hampton Roads Beltway). The south leg of the intersection is also Military Highway, which US 13 and US 460 follow toward Norfolk and Virginia Beach. The east leg of the intersection is Airline Boulevard, which US 58 and US 460 Alternate follow toward Portsmouth. The north leg of the intersection is SR 191, which immediately turns west and crosses over I-664 with no access. The state highway crosses Goose Creek, a tributary of the Western Branch Elizabeth River, and gradually curves north. SR 191 intersects Dock Landing Road before reaching its northern terminus at SR 337 (Portsmouth Boulevard) in the Jolliff section of Chesapeake.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Chesapeake.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Virginia State Route 191” as state highway in the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, US. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as state highway in the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, US. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 22, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2508000. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Virginia State Route 191”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Virginia State Route 191 primary sources, Virginia State Route 191 archive and Virginia research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Virginia State Route 191”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Virginia State Route 191” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.