Virginia State Route 10
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Virginia State Route 10 is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state of Virginia
. The state highway runs 93.58 miles (150.6 km) from U.S. Route 360
(US 360) in Richmond
east to SR 337
in Suffolk
. SR 10 is a major suburban highway through Chesterfield County
between the Southside of Richmond
and Hopewell
. Between Hopewell and Smithfield
, which is served by SR 10 Business, the state highway passes through rural Prince George
, Surry
, and Isle of Wight
counties, an area that features many of the preserved James River plantations
. SR 10 runs concurrently
with US 258
and SR 32 between Smithfield and Suffolk.
(Belt Boulevard) at Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center
. The two highways run concurrently along four-lane divided Broad Rock Boulevard. The two highways diverge just north of SR 10's crossing of the CSX
that passes through Richmond's West End. The state highway intersects Warwick Road and Walmsley Boulevard while passing through the neighborhoods south of the railroad line, including Broad Rock
. SR 10's name changes to Iron Bridge Road shortly before exiting the city limits at its crossing of a reservoir along Falling Creek
.
SR 10 meets SR 150
(Chippenham Parkway) at a cloverleaf interchange
shortly after the route enters the Meadowbrook
community of Chesterfield County. The state highway has a cloverleaf interchange with another freeway, SR 288
, just south of Chesterfield County Airport
. SR 10 continues south through Chesterfield Court House
, where the highway passes through the county office complex and by the historic home Magnolia Grange
. The state highway meets the western end of SR 145
(Centralia Road) on the south side of the county seat. SR 10 curves east to pass through Chester
, where the highway has a short concurrency with SR 144
, which heads south as Harrowgate Road and north as Chester Road on either side of the main Richmond–Petersburg CSX rail line.
SR 10 continues east as West Hundred Road, which has an intersection with US 1
and US 301
(Jefferson Davis Highway) followed by a cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 95
(Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike). The state highway crosses over CSX's Hopewell Subdivision while passing through an industrial area. After intersecting Old Bermuda Hundred Road, SR 10 continues southeast as East Hundred Road, which has a cloverleaf interchange with I-295
in Enon
. The state highway heads southeast through the community of Rivermont before crossing the Appomattox River
on the Charles Hardaway Marks Bridges
into the city of Hopewell. SR 10, which is named Randolph Road within the independent city
, passes to the east of the plantation Weston Manor
and City Point National Cemetery
and meets the eastern end of SR 36
(Sixth Avenue). The state highway also passes to the south of City Point
, the peninsula at the confluence of the Appomattox and James
rivers that features the plantation Appomattox Manor
. East of downtown Hopewell, SR 10 reduces to two lanes and crosses under railroad tracks into an industrial area where the highway meets SR 156
(Winston Churchill Drive), where the road expands to a four-lane divided highway again. The two state highways leave the city by crossing Bailey Creek into Prince George County.
(Ruffin Road) for a short distance before SR 106 and SR 156 head north on Jordan Point Road toward Jordan Point
, where the highways cross the James River on the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge
. SR 10 reduces to two lanes and heads southeast through a mix of farmland and forest. The state highway crosses Powell Creek at Garysville
, which lies south of James River National Wildlife Refuge
and Flowerdew Hundred Plantation
. The state highway traverses Wards Creek at Burrowsville
, which is southwest of the Upper
and Lower Brandon
plantations. SR 10 crosses Upper Chippokes Creek into Surry County, where the highway continues as Colonial Trail and meets the eastern end of SR 40
(Martin Luther King Highway) in Spring Grove. The north leg of the intersection leads to the town of Claremont
and the plantation Four Mile Tree
. SR 10 runs concurrently with SR 31
(Rolfe Highway) through the town of Surry
. SR 31 leads north to the Jamestown Ferry
.
SR 10 passes through the hamlet of California Crossroads, where SR 633 (Chippokes Farm Road) leads north to Chippokes Plantation State Park
. The state highway traverses Lower Chippokes Creek and passes the Old Brick Church
and Bacon's Castle
, a rare American example of Jacobean architecture
, in the namesake hamlet. SR 10 continues as Old Stage Highway after crossing Lawnes Creek into Isle of Wight County, where the highway briefly parallels the James River through Rushmere
. South of Rushmere, Old Stage Highway splits southeast as SR 10 Business, which passes by the Smithfield Foods
plant and through downtown Smithfield. SR 10 crosses the Pagan River
and enters the town of Smithfield just before intersecting Main Street, which heads southwest as US 258 and northeast as US 258 Business into downtown Smithfield. SR 10 and US 258 have a diamond interchange
with Fairway Drive and cross Cypress Creek before meeting the other end of US 258 Business and SR 10 Business (Church Street) just south of the town limits. SR 10 and US 258 continue south together as Benns Church Road, a four-lane divided highway, to Benns Church
, the site of historic St. Luke's Church
. US 258 turns east onto Brewers Neck Road, which also carries SR 32, to head toward the James River Bridge
to Newport News
.
SR 32 joins SR 10 in a concurrency that continues through SR 10's eastern terminus in Suffolk. At the northern city limit of Suffolk at Wills Corner, the highways reduce to two lanes and become Godwin Boulevard. SR 10 and SR 32 cross Chuckatuck Creek
and meet the western end of SR 125
(Kings Highway) in the community of Chuckatuck
. After crossing the Western Branch of the Nansemond River, the two highways expand to a four-lane divided highway and enter a suburban area. SR 10 and SR 32 pass by Sentara Obici Hospital before a partial cloverleaf interchange with the Suffolk Bypass, which carries US 13
, US 58
, and US 460
. South of the interchange, the two highways become a five-lane road with center turn lane. The highways meet and are joined by US 460 Business (Pruden Boulevard) at Elephant Fork. Just south of their crossing of the Nansemond River
, the highways intersect Constance Road, which features US 58 Business on both sides of the intersection. US 460 Business turns east onto Constance Road, while US 13 Business joins SR 10 and SR 32 south on four-lane undivided Main Street into downtown Suffolk. SR 10 reaches its eastern terminus at SR 337 (Washington Street), where SR 32 and US 13 Business continue south along Main Street toward North Carolina
.
!County
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3 colspan=2|City of Richmond
|0.00
|
|Western terminus
|-
|0.81
|
|West end of concurrency with SR 161
|-
|1.24
|
|East end of concurrency with SR 161
|-
|rowspan=8|Chesterfield
|Meadowbrook
|4.50
|
|Cloverleaf interchange
|-
|rowspan=2|Chesterfield Court House
|8.90
|
|Cloverleaf interchange
|-
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan=4|Chester
|15.07
|
|West end of concurrency with SR 144
|-
|15.32
|
|East end of concurrency with SR 144
|-
|17.00
|
|
|-
|17.44
|
|I-95 Exit 61
|-
|Enon
|21.37
|
|I-295 Exit 15
|-
|colspan=2|
|24.34
|colspan=2 align=center|Charles Hardaway Marks Bridges
over Appomattox River
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|City of Hopewell
|24.88
|
|
|-
|26.02
|
|West end of concurrency with SR 156
|-
|rowspan=2|Prince George
|rowspan=2|Jordan Point
|28.45
|
|West end of concurrency with SR 106
|-
|29.18
|
|East end of concurrencies with SR 106 and SR 156
|-41.89
|rowspan=3|Surry
|Spring Grove
|47.34
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|Surry
|55.24
|
|West end of concurrency with SR 31
|-
|56.28
|
|East end of concurrency with SR 31
|-
|rowspan=5|Isle of Wight
|Rushmere
|70.28
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|Smithfield
|74.02
|
|West end of concurrency with US 258
|-
|
|Fairway Drive
|Interchange
|-
|76.32
|
|
|-
|Benns Church
|78.28
|
|East end of concurrency with US 258; west end of concurrency with SR 32
|-
|rowspan=5 colspan=2|City of Suffolk
|83.74
|
|
|-
|90.78
|
|Interchange
|-
|91.32
|
|West end of concurrency with US 460 Business
|-
|92.90
|
|East end of concurrency with US 460 Business; west end of concurrency with US 13 Business
|-
|93.58
|
|Eastern terminus
of SR 10 in Isle of Wight County. The business route runs 6.63 miles (10.7 km) from SR 10 and US 258 south of Smithfield to SR 10 north of Smithfield. SR 10 Business follows Church Street through the town of Smithfield. The business route runs concurrently with US 258 Business from their common southern terminus north and west across Cypress Creek into downtown Smithfield. The two routes provide access to Windsor Castle, which is physically closer to but cannot be accessed from the bypass. In downtown Smithfield, US 258 Business turns west onto Main Street. SR 10 Business continues north across the Pagan River and passes by the Smithfield Foods factory before leaving the town. The business route continues as Old Stage Highway to its northern end at SR 10 south of Rushmere.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. The state highway runs 93.58 miles (150.6 km) from U.S. Route 360
U.S. Route 360
U.S. Route 360 is a spur of US 60 in the U.S. state of Virginia. The U.S. Highway runs from US 58 Business, Virginia State Route 293, and SR 360 in Danville east to SR 644 in Reedville. US 360 connects Danville, South Boston, and Keysville in Southside Virginia with the state capital of...
(US 360) in Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
east to SR 337
Virginia State Route 337
State Route 337 is a primary state highway in the South Hampton Roads area of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs east from Suffolk to Portsmouth, where it dead-ends at the decommissioned Jordan Bridge...
in Suffolk
Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:...
. SR 10 is a major suburban highway through Chesterfield County
Chesterfield County, Virginia
Chesterfield County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. In 2010, its population was estimated to be 316,236. Chesterfield County is now the fourth-largest municipality in Virginia . Its county seat is Chesterfield...
between the Southside of Richmond
Southside (Richmond, Virginia)
The Southside of Richmond is an area of the Metropolitan Statistical Area surrounding Richmond, Virginia. It generally includes all portions of the City of Richmond which lie south of the James River, and includes all of the former city of Manchester...
and Hopewell
Hopewell, Virginia
Hopewell is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 22,591 at the 2010 Census . It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. Between Hopewell and Smithfield
Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States. The population was 8,089 at the 2010 census....
, which is served by SR 10 Business, the state highway passes through rural Prince George
Prince George County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,047 people, 10,159 households, and 8,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 10,726 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...
, Surry
Surry County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,058 people, 2,619 households, and 1,917 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 3,294 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
, and Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 35,270 people, 11,319 households, and 8,670 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile . There were 12,066 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
counties, an area that features many of the preserved James River plantations
James River plantations
James River plantations were established in the Virginia Colony along the James River between the mouth at Hampton Roads and the head of navigation at the fall line where Richmond is today.- History :...
. SR 10 runs concurrently
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with US 258
U.S. Route 258
U.S. Route 258 is a spur of US 58 in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. The U.S. Highway runs from US 17 Business and North Carolina Highway 24 Business in Jacksonville, North Carolina north to Virginia State Route 143 at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia...
and SR 32 between Smithfield and Suffolk.
Richmond to Hopewell
SR 10 begins at US 360 (Hull Street) in the Southside of Richmond. The state highway heads south along two-lane Broad Rock Road, which continues north of the intersection as a city street. SR 10 expands to a four-lane undivided street as the highway approaches its intersection with SR 161Virginia State Route 161
State Route 161 is a primary state highway in and near Richmond, Virginia, United States. It extends from an interchange with Interstate 95 in the independent city of Richmond north to an intersection with U.S...
(Belt Boulevard) at Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center
Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center
Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center is located in Richmond, Virginia.-History:McGuire VA Hospital was established on the land of a former racetrack in Chesterfield County, Virginia after World War II along State Route 10 and Richmond's Belt Boulevard, an early highway bypass...
. The two highways run concurrently along four-lane divided Broad Rock Boulevard. The two highways diverge just north of SR 10's crossing of the CSX
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
that passes through Richmond's West End. The state highway intersects Warwick Road and Walmsley Boulevard while passing through the neighborhoods south of the railroad line, including Broad Rock
Broad Rock, Virginia
Broad Rock is an unincorporated community in Richmond County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
. SR 10's name changes to Iron Bridge Road shortly before exiting the city limits at its crossing of a reservoir along Falling Creek
Falling Creek
Falling Creek is a tributary of the James River located near Richmond, Virginia. Approximately in length, it varies in width between at its source to several hundred feet in the Falling Creek Reservoir. Falling Creek rises in the Salisbury section of northwestern Chesterfield County and empties...
.
SR 10 meets SR 150
Virginia State Route 150
Virginia State Route 150 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Chippenham Parkway, the state highway runs from Interstate 95 and SR 895 in Bensley north to Parham Road and River Road near Tuckahoe in Henrico County...
(Chippenham Parkway) at a cloverleaf interchange
Cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which left turns, reverse direction in left-driving regions, are handled by ramp roads...
shortly after the route enters the Meadowbrook
Meadowbrook, Virginia
Meadowbrook is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 18,312....
community of Chesterfield County. The state highway has a cloverleaf interchange with another freeway, SR 288
Virginia State Route 288
State Route 288 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is a freeway-standard partial beltway around the southwest side of Richmond...
, just south of Chesterfield County Airport
Chesterfield County Airport
Chesterfield County Airport is a public airport located four miles southwest of the central business district of Richmond, a city in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by Chesterfield County.Although most U.S...
. SR 10 continues south through Chesterfield Court House
Chesterfield Court House, Virginia
Chesterfield Court House is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of .-Demographics:...
, where the highway passes through the county office complex and by the historic home Magnolia Grange
Magnolia Grange
The Magnolia Grange is an historic mansion in Chesterfield, Virginia. Built in 1823, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was built in the Federal style....
. The state highway meets the western end of SR 145
Virginia State Route 145
Virginia State Route 145 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from SR 10 in Chesterfield Court House east to U.S. Route 1 and US 301 in Bellwood in...
(Centralia Road) on the south side of the county seat. SR 10 curves east to pass through Chester
Chester, Virginia
Chester is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 20,987 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, where the highway has a short concurrency with SR 144
Virginia State Route 144
Virginia State Route 144 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from SR 36 at Fort Lee north to SR 145 at Centralia. SR 144's east–west segment is the main highway between Colonial Heights and both Fort Lee and Hopewell. The state highway's...
, which heads south as Harrowgate Road and north as Chester Road on either side of the main Richmond–Petersburg CSX rail line.
SR 10 continues east as West Hundred Road, which has an intersection with US 1
U.S. Route 1 in Virginia
U.S. Route 1 in the U.S. state of Virginia runs north–south through South Hill, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria on its way from North Carolina to the 14th Street Bridge into the District of Columbia...
and US 301
U.S. Route 301 in Virginia
U.S. Route 301 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Sarasota, Florida to Glasgow, Delaware. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs from the North Carolina state line near Skippers north to the Maryland state line at the Potomac River near Dahlgren. US 301 forms the local complement...
(Jefferson Davis Highway) followed by a cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Virginia
In the Commonwealth of Virginia, Interstate 95 runs through the state. It runs concurrently for with Interstate 64 in Richmond, and meets the northern terminus of Interstate 85 in Petersburg. Though Interstate 95 was originally planned to go straight through Washington, D.C., it was instead...
(Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike). The state highway crosses over CSX's Hopewell Subdivision while passing through an industrial area. After intersecting Old Bermuda Hundred Road, SR 10 continues southeast as East Hundred Road, which has a cloverleaf interchange with I-295
Interstate 295 (Virginia)
Interstate 295 is an eastern and northern bypass of the cities of Richmond and Petersburg in the U.S. state of Virginia. The southern terminus is a junction with Interstate 95 southeast of Petersburg...
in Enon
Enon, Virginia
Enon is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States, just east of Chester. The population as of the 2010 Census was 3,466. It has the zip code 23836 and GPS coordinates 37.3504000, -77.3254000....
. The state highway heads southeast through the community of Rivermont before crossing the Appomattox River
Appomattox River
The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately long, in central and eastern Virginia in the United States, named for the Appomattocs Indian tribe who lived along its lower banks in the 17th century...
on the Charles Hardaway Marks Bridges
Charles Hardaway Marks Bridges
Charles Hardaway Marks Bridges are twin spans which carry State Route 10 across the Appomattox River in Virginia. The bridges are located in Chesterfield County, Prince George County, and the independent city of Hopewell in the Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region.In 1998, the bridges...
into the city of Hopewell. SR 10, which is named Randolph Road within the independent city
Independent city
An independent city is a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity. These type of cities should not be confused with city-states , which are fully sovereign cities that are not part of any other sovereign state.-Historical precursors:In the Holy Roman Empire,...
, passes to the east of the plantation Weston Manor
Weston Manor
Weston Manor is an 18th century plantation house on the south shore of the Appomattox River currently located in the City of Hopewell in eastern Virginia.- History :...
and City Point National Cemetery
City Point National Cemetery
City Point National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in the community of City Point within the city of Hopewell, Virginia. It encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 6,909 interments. It is administered by Hampton National Cemetery....
and meets the eastern end of SR 36
Virginia State Route 36
Virginia State Route 36 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from SR 602 and SR 669 near Matoaca east to SR 10 in Hopewell. SR 36 is the main highway between Petersburg and Hopewell; within each independent city, the state highway follows a byzantine path...
(Sixth Avenue). The state highway also passes to the south of City Point
City Point, Virginia
City Point was a town in Prince George County, Virginia that was annexed by the independent city of Hopewell in 1923. It served as headquarters of the Union Army during the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War.- History :...
, the peninsula at the confluence of the Appomattox and James
James River
The James River may refer to:Rivers in the United States and their namesakes* James River * James River , North Dakota, South Dakota* James River * James River * James River...
rivers that features the plantation Appomattox Manor
Appomattox Manor
Appomattox Manor is a former plantation in Hopewell, Virginia, USA. It is best-known as the Union headquarters during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864-65....
. East of downtown Hopewell, SR 10 reduces to two lanes and crosses under railroad tracks into an industrial area where the highway meets SR 156
Virginia State Route 156
Virginia State Route 156 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 301 and SR 35 in Templeton north to US 360 Business in Mechanicsville. SR 156 follows a circuitous route through the eastern part of the Richmond–Petersburg...
(Winston Churchill Drive), where the road expands to a four-lane divided highway again. The two state highways leave the city by crossing Bailey Creek into Prince George County.
Hopewell to Suffolk
SR 10 and SR 156 continue east as James River Drive and are joined by SR 106Virginia State Route 106
Virginia State Route 106 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 460 and US 460 Business in Petersburg north to SR 249 in Tallysville...
(Ruffin Road) for a short distance before SR 106 and SR 156 head north on Jordan Point Road toward Jordan Point
Jordan Point, Virginia
Jordan Point is a small unincorporated community on the south bank of the James River in the northern portion of Prince George County, Virginia, United States.- Early history :...
, where the highways cross the James River on the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge
Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge
The Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that spans the James River between Jordan's Point in Prince George County and Charles City County near Hopewell, Virginia. The bridge carries vehicle traffic of State Route 156, and is owned by the Virginia Department of Transportation...
. SR 10 reduces to two lanes and heads southeast through a mix of farmland and forest. The state highway crosses Powell Creek at Garysville
Garysville, Virginia
Garysville is an unincorporated community in Prince George County, Virginia, United States. It is located on State Route 10 about 12 miles east of Petersburg....
, which lies south of James River National Wildlife Refuge
James River National Wildlife Refuge
The James River National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located along the James River in northeastern Prince George County, Virginia...
and Flowerdew Hundred Plantation
Flowerdew Hundred Plantation
Flowerdew Hundred Plantation dates to 1618/19 with the patent by Sir George Yeardley, the Governor and Captain General of Virginia, of on the south side of the James River. Yeardley probably named the plantation after his wife's wealthy father, Anthony Flowerdew, just as he named another...
. The state highway traverses Wards Creek at Burrowsville
Burrowsville, Virginia
Burrowsville is an unincorporated community in Prince George County, Virginia, United States. It is located on James River Drive.It is the location of Brandon Plantation and Upper Brandon Plantations, U.S. National Historic Landmarks, as well as the historic Willow Hill Plantation, and Martin's...
, which is southwest of the Upper
Upper Brandon Plantation
Upper Brandon Plantation was split off from Lower Brandon Plantation. The latter is also known as Brandon or Brandon Plantation.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996....
and Lower Brandon
Lower Brandon Plantation
Lower Brandon Plantation is located on the south shore of the James River in present-day Prince George County, Virginia....
plantations. SR 10 crosses Upper Chippokes Creek into Surry County, where the highway continues as Colonial Trail and meets the eastern end of SR 40
Virginia State Route 40
State Route 40 is a primary state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from State Route 8 at Woolwine east to State Route 10 at Spring Grove, about half the width of Virginia. It is the longest state-numbered route in Virginia.-Route description:SR 40 begins at SR 8...
(Martin Luther King Highway) in Spring Grove. The north leg of the intersection leads to the town of Claremont
Claremont, Virginia
Claremont is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 343 at the 2000 census.- History :A granite marker in a circle in the center of town commemorates the landing here on May 5, 1607, of English settlers...
and the plantation Four Mile Tree
Four Mile Tree
Four Mile Tree is the name of a plantation near Jamestown, Virginia. Encompassing two thousand acres , it was situated on the south side of the James River opposite Jamestown, four miles further north. On a hill near the water's edge a handsome old house overlooks the river...
. SR 10 runs concurrently with SR 31
Virginia State Route 31
Virginia State Route 31 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 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...
(Rolfe Highway) through the town of Surry
Surry, Virginia
Surry is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 262 at the 2000 census...
. SR 31 leads north to the Jamestown Ferry
Jamestown Ferry
The Jamestown Ferry is a free automobile and bus ferry service across a navigable portion of the James River in Virginia...
.
Chippokes Plantation State Park
Chippokes Plantation State Park is located at 695 Chippokes Park Road, Surry, Virginia. It is in a rural, agricultural area off the James River and Route 10 in Surry County, and is protected under the state park system....
. The state highway traverses Lower Chippokes Creek and passes the Old Brick Church
Old Brick Church (Bacon's Castle, Virginia)
Old Brick Church is a historic church in Bacon's Castle, Virginia.It was a brick rectangular room church built in 1754 about a mile northwest of Bacon's Castle in Surry County, Virginia. The church was destroyed by a fire allegedly set by freed African slaves following the American Civil War but...
and Bacon's Castle
Bacon's Castle
Bacon's Castle, also variously known as "Allen's Brick House" or the "Arthur Allen House" is located in Surry County, Virginia, USA, and is one of the oldest dateable brick buildings in Virginia....
, a rare American example of Jacobean architecture
Jacobean architecture
The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. It is named after King James I of England, with whose reign it is associated.-Characteristics:...
, in the namesake hamlet. SR 10 continues as Old Stage Highway after crossing Lawnes Creek into Isle of Wight County, where the highway briefly parallels the James River through Rushmere
Rushmere, Virginia
Rushmere is a census-designated place in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,083 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rushmere is located at ....
. South of Rushmere, Old Stage Highway splits southeast as SR 10 Business, which passes by the Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods, Inc. is the world’s largest pork producer and processor. Headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, it runs facilities in 26 U.S. states, including the world's largest meat-processing plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, and has operations in Brazil, China, France, Mexico, Poland,...
plant and through downtown Smithfield. SR 10 crosses the Pagan River
Pagan River
The Pagan River is a tributary of the James River located in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The historic town of Smithfield is located on the banks of this river....
and enters the town of Smithfield just before intersecting Main Street, which heads southwest as US 258 and northeast as US 258 Business into downtown Smithfield. SR 10 and US 258 have a diamond interchange
Diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a freeway crosses a minor road. The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge...
with Fairway Drive and cross Cypress Creek before meeting the other end of US 258 Business and SR 10 Business (Church Street) just south of the town limits. SR 10 and US 258 continue south together as Benns Church Road, a four-lane divided highway, to Benns Church
Benns Church, Virginia
Benns Church is a census-designated place in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 258 and State Routes 10 and 32, southeast of Smithfield. The population as of the 2010 Census was 872....
, the site of historic St. Luke's Church
St. Luke's Church (Smithfield, Virginia)
St. Luke's Church, also known as Old Brick Church, or Newport Parish Church, is a historic American church located in the unincorporated community of Benns Church, near Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The present dedication was ascribed in 1820...
. US 258 turns east onto Brewers Neck Road, which also carries SR 32, to head toward the James River Bridge
James River Bridge
The James River Bridge is a four-lane divided highway lift bridge across the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. Owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation, it carries U.S. Route 17, U.S. Route 258, and State Route 32 across the river near its mouth at Hampton Roads...
to Newport News
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
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SR 32 joins SR 10 in a concurrency that continues through SR 10's eastern terminus in Suffolk. At the northern city limit of Suffolk at Wills Corner, the highways reduce to two lanes and become Godwin Boulevard. SR 10 and SR 32 cross Chuckatuck Creek
Chuckatuck Creek
Chuckatuck Creek is a tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. The creek rises in Isle of Wight County and flows southeast to Chuckatuck in the city of Suffolk, where it turns northeast as it passes under State Route 10/State Route 32...
and meet the western end of SR 125
Virginia State Route 125
Virginia State Route 125 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Kings Highway, the state highway has two sections that run a total of from SR 10 and SR 32 at Chuckatuck east to SR 337 at Driver within the independent city of Suffolk. SR 125 consists of a western...
(Kings Highway) in the community of Chuckatuck
Chuckatuck, Virginia
Chuckatuck is a neighborhood of the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia, United States. It is located at the junction of State Route 10/State Route 32 and State Route 125, just south of SR 10/32's crossing of Chuckatuck Creek. Its elevation is 36 feet above mean sea level...
. After crossing the Western Branch of the Nansemond River, the two highways expand to a four-lane divided highway and enter a suburban area. SR 10 and SR 32 pass by Sentara Obici Hospital before a partial cloverleaf interchange with the Suffolk Bypass, which carries US 13
U.S. Route 13 in Virginia
U.S. Route 13 is a north–south U.S. highway established in 1926 that runs for from Interstate 95 just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina to the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Morrisville. In the U.S...
, US 58
U.S. Route 58
U.S. Route 58 is an east–west U.S. Highway that runs for from U.S. Route 25E just northwest of Harrogate, Tennessee to U.S. Route 60 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Until 1996, when the Cumberland Gap Tunnel opened, US 58 ran only inside the commonwealth of Virginia...
, and US 460
U.S. Route 460 in Virginia
U.S. Route 460 in Virginia runs east–west through the southern part of the state. It has two separate pieces in Virginia, joined by a relatively short section in West Virginia...
. South of the interchange, the two highways become a five-lane road with center turn lane. The highways meet and are joined by US 460 Business (Pruden Boulevard) at Elephant Fork. Just south of their crossing of the Nansemond River
Nansemond River
The Nansemond River is a tributary of the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia. The Nansemond River Bridge crosses the river near its mouth. Both it and the former State Route 125 bridge, demolished in 2008, were once toll bridges. The river begins at the outlet of Lake Meade north of...
, the highways intersect Constance Road, which features US 58 Business on both sides of the intersection. US 460 Business turns east onto Constance Road, while US 13 Business joins SR 10 and SR 32 south on four-lane undivided Main Street into downtown Suffolk. SR 10 reaches its eastern terminus at SR 337 (Washington Street), where SR 32 and US 13 Business continue south along Main Street toward North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
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|rowspan=3 colspan=2|City of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
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|rowspan=8|Chesterfield
Chesterfield County, Virginia
Chesterfield County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. In 2010, its population was estimated to be 316,236. Chesterfield County is now the fourth-largest municipality in Virginia . Its county seat is Chesterfield...
|Meadowbrook
Meadowbrook, Virginia
Meadowbrook is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 18,312....
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|rowspan=2|Chesterfield Court House
Chesterfield Court House, Virginia
Chesterfield Court House is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of .-Demographics:...
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|rowspan=4|Chester
Chester, Virginia
Chester is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 20,987 at the 2010 census.-History:...
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|Enon
Enon, Virginia
Enon is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States, just east of Chester. The population as of the 2010 Census was 3,466. It has the zip code 23836 and GPS coordinates 37.3504000, -77.3254000....
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|colspan=2 align=center|Charles Hardaway Marks Bridges
Charles Hardaway Marks Bridges
Charles Hardaway Marks Bridges are twin spans which carry State Route 10 across the Appomattox River in Virginia. The bridges are located in Chesterfield County, Prince George County, and the independent city of Hopewell in the Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region.In 1998, the bridges...
over Appomattox River
Appomattox River
The Appomattox River is a tributary of the James River, approximately long, in central and eastern Virginia in the United States, named for the Appomattocs Indian tribe who lived along its lower banks in the 17th century...
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|rowspan=2 colspan=2|City of Hopewell
Hopewell, Virginia
Hopewell is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 22,591 at the 2010 Census . It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...
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|rowspan=2|Prince George
Prince George County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,047 people, 10,159 households, and 8,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 10,726 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...
|rowspan=2|Jordan Point
Jordan Point, Virginia
Jordan Point is a small unincorporated community on the south bank of the James River in the northern portion of Prince George County, Virginia, United States.- Early history :...
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|East end of concurrencies with SR 106 and SR 156
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|rowspan=3|Surry
Surry County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,058 people, 2,619 households, and 1,917 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 3,294 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
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|rowspan=2|Surry
Surry, Virginia
Surry is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 262 at the 2000 census...
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|rowspan=5|Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 35,270 people, 11,319 households, and 8,670 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile . There were 12,066 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
|Rushmere
Rushmere, Virginia
Rushmere is a census-designated place in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,083 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rushmere is located at ....
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|rowspan=3|Smithfield
Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States. The population was 8,089 at the 2010 census....
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|Benns Church
Benns Church, Virginia
Benns Church is a census-designated place in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 258 and State Routes 10 and 32, southeast of Smithfield. The population as of the 2010 Census was 872....
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|East end of concurrency with US 258; west end of concurrency with SR 32
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|rowspan=5 colspan=2|City of Suffolk
Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:...
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|East end of concurrency with US 460 Business; west end of concurrency with US 13 Business
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Smithfield business route
SR 10 Business is a business routeBusiness route
A business route in the United States and Canada is a short special route connected to a parent numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or town, and finally reconnecting with the same parent numbered highway again at its...
of SR 10 in Isle of Wight County. The business route runs 6.63 miles (10.7 km) from SR 10 and US 258 south of Smithfield to SR 10 north of Smithfield. SR 10 Business follows Church Street through the town of Smithfield. The business route runs concurrently with US 258 Business from their common southern terminus north and west across Cypress Creek into downtown Smithfield. The two routes provide access to Windsor Castle, which is physically closer to but cannot be accessed from the bypass. In downtown Smithfield, US 258 Business turns west onto Main Street. SR 10 Business continues north across the Pagan River and passes by the Smithfield Foods factory before leaving the town. The business route continues as Old Stage Highway to its northern end at SR 10 south of Rushmere.