Virginia State Route 182
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Virginia State Route 182 (SR 182) is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state of Virginia
. The state highway runs 3.71 miles (6 km) from U.S. Route 13
(US 13) in Painter
east to SR 605 at Quinby
in southern Accomack County
.
. East of the rail line, SR 182 turns north onto Railroad Avenue, then veers east onto Edmunds Street. The state highway leaves town along Mappsburg Road, which the highway follows to the hamlet of Mappsburg
. SR 182 continues east as Quinby Bridge Road, which crosses the Machipongo River
on the namesake bridge. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at SR 605, which heads north as Bradfords Neck Road and south as Upshur Neck Road through the village of Quinby on Upshur Bay.
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 3.71 miles (6 km) from U.S. Route 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 13) in Painter
Painter, Virginia
Painter is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Painter is located at ....
east to SR 605 at Quinby
Quinby, Virginia
Quinby is a census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 282.-References:*...
in southern Accomack County
Accomack County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 33,164 people, 15,299 households, and 10,388 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile . There were 19,550 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...
.
Route description
SR 182 begins at an intersection with US 13 (Lankford Highway) in the town of Painter. The state highway follows Main Street very briefly east of US 13, during which the highway intersects the Bay Coast RailroadBay Coast Railroad
The Bay Coast Railroad operates the former Eastern Shore Railroad line from Pocomoke City, Maryland, to Norfolk, Virginia. The Bay Coast Railroad interchanges with the Norfolk Southern Railway at both Norfolk, Virginia and Pocomoke City, Maryland.-History:...
. East of the rail line, SR 182 turns north onto Railroad Avenue, then veers east onto Edmunds Street. The state highway leaves town along Mappsburg Road, which the highway follows to the hamlet of Mappsburg
Mappsburg, Virginia
Mappsburg is a census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 60.-References:*...
. SR 182 continues east as Quinby Bridge Road, which crosses the Machipongo River
Machipongo River
The Machipongo River is a river in Accomack County on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Virginia.-References:*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
on the namesake bridge. The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at SR 605, which heads north as Bradfords Neck Road and south as Upshur Neck Road through the village of Quinby on Upshur Bay.