Virginia State Route 184
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Virginia State Route 184 (SR 184) is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state
of Virginia
. The state highway runs 3.2 miles (5.1 km) from Washington Avenue and Bay Street in Cape Charles
east to U.S. Route 13
and US 13 Business near Bayview
. SR 184 connects US 13 with Cape Charles in southern Northampton County
. The state highway is the old alignment of US 13 from when the U.S. highway used the Little Creek-Cape Charles Ferry to cross the Chesapeake Bay
to Norfolk
. SR 184 was designated after US 13 was extended south to the new terminal of the Little Creek Ferry at Kiptopeke
and later the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
.
mainline of the Bay Coast Railroad
interchanges with the rail car float that carries trains across the Chesapeake Bay to Norfolk. At the eastern edge of downtown, SR 184 turns north onto Fig Street then east again onto Randolph Avenue. The state highway parallels the Bay Coast Railroad east as Stone Road through the hamlet of Cape Junction
, where a rail line formerly spun off the main line south to Kiptopeke, to the highway's eastern terminus at US 13 (Lankford Highway). The roadway continues on the eastern side of the intersection as US 13 Business (Bayside Drive), which curves north through the community of Bayside and the town of Cheriton
.
.
{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|Cape Charles
|0.00
|Washington Avenue east / Pine Street south
|Western terminus
|-
|1.21
|Randolph Avenue west / Fig Street north
|SR 184 turns east onto Randolph Avenue
|-
|Bayview
|3.20
|
|Eastern terminus
State highway
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in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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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 3.2 miles (5.1 km) from Washington Avenue and Bay Street in Cape Charles
Cape Charles, Virginia
Cape Charles is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,134 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cape Charles is located at ....
east to 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...
and US 13 Business near Bayview
Bayview, Virginia
Bayview is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.-References:*...
. SR 184 connects US 13 with Cape Charles in southern Northampton County
Northampton County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,389 people, 5,321 households, and 3,543 families residing in the county. The population density was 63 people per square mile . There were 6,547 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...
. The state highway is the old alignment of US 13 from when the U.S. highway used the Little Creek-Cape Charles Ferry to cross the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
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to Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
. SR 184 was designated after US 13 was extended south to the new terminal of the Little Creek Ferry at Kiptopeke
Kiptopeke, Virginia
Kiptopeke is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.-References:*...
and later the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is a long fixed link crossing the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and connecting the Delmarva Peninsula's Eastern Shore of Virginia with Virginia Beach and the metropolitan area of Hampton Roads, Virginia...
.
Route description
SR 184 begins at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Pine Street on the northern edge of the street grid in the town of Cape Charles. The state highway heads west as Bay Avenue, immediately turning south to parallel the beach along the Chesapeake Bay. At the southern end of the beach at Cape Charles Harbor, SR 184 turns east onto Mason Avenue and passes through the downtown area, which lies to the north of the ferry terminal where the Eastern ShoreEastern Shore of Virginia
The Eastern Shore of Virginia consists of two counties on the Atlantic coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The region is part of the Delmarva Peninsula and is separated from the rest of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay. Its population was 45,553 as of 2010...
mainline of the Bay Coast Railroad
Bay 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:...
interchanges with the rail car float that carries trains across the Chesapeake Bay to Norfolk. At the eastern edge of downtown, SR 184 turns north onto Fig Street then east again onto Randolph Avenue. The state highway parallels the Bay Coast Railroad east as Stone Road through the hamlet of Cape Junction
Cape Junction, Virginia
Cape Junction is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.-References:*...
, where a rail line formerly spun off the main line south to Kiptopeke, to the highway's eastern terminus at US 13 (Lankford Highway). The roadway continues on the eastern side of the intersection as US 13 Business (Bayside Drive), which curves north through the community of Bayside and the town of Cheriton
Cheriton, Virginia
Cheriton is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 499 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cheriton is located at ....
.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Northampton CountyNorthampton County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,389 people, 5,321 households, and 3,543 families residing in the county. The population density was 63 people per square mile . There were 6,547 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...
.
{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|Cape Charles
Cape Charles, Virginia
Cape Charles is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,134 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cape Charles is located at ....
|0.00
|Washington Avenue east / Pine Street south
|Western terminus
|-
|1.21
|Randolph Avenue west / Fig Street north
|SR 184 turns east onto Randolph Avenue
|-
|Bayview
Bayview, Virginia
Bayview is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.-References:*...
|3.20
|
|Eastern terminus