Virginia State Route 127
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Virginia State Route 127 (SR 127) is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state
of Virginia
. The state highway begins at the West Virginia
state line at Good, West Virginia
, where the highway continues west as West Virginia Route 127 (WV 127). SR 127 heads east 3.55 miles (5.7 km) to U.S. Route 522
(US 522) near Cross Junction
in northwestern Frederick County
. SR 127 is the easternmost portion of Bloomery Pike
, a turnpike that connected Winchester
with the namesake iron smelting
center.
on its way to a junction with WV 29 at Forks of Cacapon
. SR 127 heads east atop the state line until the highway fully enters Virginia at Timber Ridge, where the state line turns south. The state highway descends from Timber Ridge into the valley of Crockett Run, which the highway follows to its eastern terminus at US 522 (Frederick Pike) northwest of Cross Junction.
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{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|Good, WV
|0.00
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|Western terminus
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|Cross Junction
|3.55
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|Eastern terminus
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
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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 begins at the West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
state line at Good, West Virginia
Good, West Virginia
Good is an unincorporated community in northeastern Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA atop Bear Garden Mountain. Good is located on the Bloomery Pike at I.L. Pugh Road east of Bloomery and northwest of Winchester on the West Virginia/Virginia border...
, where the highway continues west as West Virginia Route 127 (WV 127). SR 127 heads east 3.55 miles (5.7 km) to U.S. Route 522
U.S. Route 522 in Virginia
U.S. Route 522 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Powhatan, Virginia to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. In Virginia, the U.S. highway runs from its southern terminus at US 60 in Powhatan north to the West Virginia state line near Cross Junction...
(US 522) near Cross Junction
Cross Junction, Virginia
Cross Junction is an unincorporated community in northern Frederick County, Virginia, USA. Cross Junction is located on the North Frederick Pike at its intersection with Collinsville Road...
in northwestern Frederick County
Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...
. SR 127 is the easternmost portion of Bloomery Pike
Bloomery Pike
The Bloomery Pike is a north/south named route that runs from the North Frederick Pike in Frederick County, Virginia, USA to the Northwestern Turnpike near Augusta in Hampshire County, West Virginia. The Bloomery Pike was named for the community of Bloomery and the bloomeries that operated...
, a turnpike that connected Winchester
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...
with the namesake iron smelting
Bloomery
A bloomery is a type of furnace once widely used for smelting iron from its oxides. The bloomery was the earliest form of smelter capable of smelting iron. A bloomery's product is a porous mass of iron and slag called a bloom. This mix of slag and iron in the bloom is termed sponge iron, which...
center.
Route description
SR 127 begins at the West Virginia state line in northwestern Frederick County, just across the state line from the hamlet of Good. Bloomery Pike continues west as WV 127, which passes through the historic community of BloomeryBloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia
Bloomery is an unincorporated hamlet in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Bloomery is located along the Bloomery Pike , northwest of Winchester, Virginia...
on its way to a junction with WV 29 at Forks of Cacapon
Forks of Cacapon, West Virginia
Forks of Cacapon , formerly Forks of Capon , is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The community is named for its location at the confluence of the North River and Cacapon River...
. SR 127 heads east atop the state line until the highway fully enters Virginia at Timber Ridge, where the state line turns south. The state highway descends from Timber Ridge into the valley of Crockett Run, which the highway follows to its eastern terminus at US 522 (Frederick Pike) northwest of Cross Junction.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Frederick CountyFrederick County, Virginia
Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...
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{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|Good, WV
Good, West Virginia
Good is an unincorporated community in northeastern Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA atop Bear Garden Mountain. Good is located on the Bloomery Pike at I.L. Pugh Road east of Bloomery and northwest of Winchester on the West Virginia/Virginia border...
|0.00
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|Western terminus
|-
|Cross Junction
Cross Junction, Virginia
Cross Junction is an unincorporated community in northern Frederick County, Virginia, USA. Cross Junction is located on the North Frederick Pike at its intersection with Collinsville Road...
|3.55
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|Eastern terminus