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State Route 762 (Smyth and Washington Counties, Virginia)
Encyclopedia
State Route 762 is a secondary state highway
in the southwest part of the U.S. state
of Virginia
, running east from State Route 91 at Lodi
to State Route 600 and State Route 660 at St. Clair Bottom and then north to Interstate 81 and State Route 107 in Chilhowie.
In 1945, SR 81 from St. Clair Bottom east to State Route 16 near Troutdale was transferred to the secondary system, and SR 79 was extended west from its south end over former SR 81 to Lodi. The whole of SR 79 was transferred to the secondary system in 1953 and assigned the new SR 762 designation. A small piece of SR 762 in Chilhowie was transferred back to the primary system in 1968, in order to extend State Route 107 south from U.S. Route 11 to Interstate 81.
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in the southwest part of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Virginia
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, running east from State Route 91 at Lodi
Lodi, Virginia
Lodi is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Virginia, United States. Lodi is located on Virginia State Route 91 south of Glade Spring. It owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi....
to State Route 600 and State Route 660 at St. Clair Bottom and then north to Interstate 81 and State Route 107 in Chilhowie.
History
The part of SR 762 from Lodi to SR 660 at St. Clair Bottom carried State Route 12 until 1933 and U.S. Route 58 until 1940, when US 58 was shifted to a new alignment and the part from Lodi past St. Clair Bottom became part of State Route 81.. The road from St. Clair Bottom to U.S. Route 11 in Chilhowie was added to the state highway system in 1931 as State Route 135, and renumbered State Route 79 in the 1933 renumbering.In 1945, SR 81 from St. Clair Bottom east to State Route 16 near Troutdale was transferred to the secondary system, and SR 79 was extended west from its south end over former SR 81 to Lodi. The whole of SR 79 was transferred to the secondary system in 1953 and assigned the new SR 762 designation. A small piece of SR 762 in Chilhowie was transferred back to the primary system in 1968, in order to extend State Route 107 south from U.S. Route 11 to Interstate 81.