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List of primary state highways in Virginia shorter than one mile

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ47256784
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The following is a list of primary state highways in Virginia shorter than one mile (1.6 km) in length. For a list of such highways serving Virginia state institutions, see State highways serving Virginia state institutions.

SR 34

State Route 34 is the designation for Hodges Street, which runs 0.54 miles (870 m) from SR 129 east to US 360 within the town of South Boston.

SR 73

State Route 73 is the designation for the portion of Parham Road between US 1 and I-95 near the Chamberlayne area of Henrico. Parham Road is a four-lane divided highway that passes along the west and north side of Richmond from SR 150 near the James River to US 301 just south of I-295. SR 73 was planned and built as a simple trumpet connection between I-95 and US 1; the number was assigned in 1958. The road was completed in 1962; the extension of Parham Road east from I-95 opened in 1978.

SR 79

State Route 79 is the designation for Apple Mountain Road, a 0.23-mile (370 m) connector between SR 55 and a diamond interchange with I-66 in Linden.

SR 93

State Route 93 is the designation for the 0.92-mile (1,480 m) portion of Wilson Highway between US 58 near Mouth of Wilson and the North Carolina state line. The state highway crosses the New River just south of US 58 and continues south as North Carolina Highway 93.

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