Virginia State Route 33
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Virginia State Route 33 (SR 33) is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state of Virginia
. The state highway runs 72.23 miles (116.2 km) from U.S. Route 33
and US 250
in Richmond, Virginia
east to Chesapeake Boulevard in Stingray Point. SR 33 is a state-numbered eastward extension of US 33 that connects Richmond with West Point
and the Middle Peninsula
, one of three large peninsulas on the west side of the Chesapeake Bay
in Virginia. The state highway is a major thoroughfare in the downtown and East End areas of Richmond. SR 33 serves a suburban area in eastern Henrico County
before running concurrently
with US 60
, Interstate 64
(I-64), and SR 30
east toward West Point. The state highway heads from West Point through Saluda
, east of which SR 33 serves as the main highway of Middlesex County
.
Rams basketball teams. Westbound SR 33 runs along two-way Harrison Street and Leigh Street to Leigh Street's intersection with Hancock Street, where eastbound SR 33 begins and US 33 has its eastern terminus. SR 33 continues southeast along four-lane undivided Leigh Street and intersects US 1
and US 301
(Belvidere Street) immediately west of the U.S. Highways' interchange with I-64 and I-95
(Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike).
SR 33 continues through the Jackson Ward
along the northern edge of Downtown Richmond, where the highway passes the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
, the Greater Richmond Convention Center, and Richmond Coliseum
, in front of which Leigh Street expands to a divided boulevard and passes under 5th Street and 7th Street. In Court End
, the highway passes by the Museum of the Confederacy
and through the VCU Medical Center
, formerly known as the Medical College of Virginia, the eastern campus of VCU.
SR 33 leaves the downtown area on the six-lane divided Leigh Street Viadult, officially marked as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge, which passes over I-95, US 360
, and CSX
's Richmond Terminal Subdivision. At the east end of the viaduct, the state highway turns north onto Mosby Street. SR 33 follows the four-lane undivided street to Fairmount Avenue, a two-lane street the state highway follows through the Church Hill
neighborhood southeast to 25th Street. The state highway turns east onto Nine Mile Road and leaves the city of Richmond at its partial cloverleaf interchange with I-64.
. East of Laburnum Avenue, around which the state highway is a divided highway, SR 33 reduces to a four-lane undivided highway, then to two lanes as it curves southeast to pass through the center of the unincorporated town. The state highway expands to a five lane road again prior to its intersection with SR 156
(Airport Drive), then drops to two lanes again. In Fair Oaks, SR 33 intersects Norfolk Southern Railway
's Richmond District and passes under I-64. The state highway continues through Sandston
, site of the Battle of Seven Pines
during the Civil War
. SR 33 splits into separate roadways prior to its junction with US 60 and SR 156 (Williamsburg Road).
SR 33 continues east concurrent
with US 60 and SR 156 as a four-lane divided highway through a forested area that meets I-295
at a cloverleaf interchange
. SR 156 splits south onto Elko Road, east of which the U.S. and state highways become a three-lane road with center turn lane. SR 33 and US 60 become a four-lane divided highway at Bottoms Bridge
, where the highways cross the Chickahominy River
into New Kent County
. A short distance east of the river, SR 33 turns north onto four-lane divided New Kent Highway. SR 33 turns east onto I-64 at their partial cloverleaf interchange; the roadway continues northeast as SR 249
. SR 33 runs concurrently with I-64 through interchanges with SR 106
(Emmaus Church Road) and SR 155
(Courthouse Road) before exiting I-64 at a trumpet interchange.
SR 33 heads northeast as Eltham Road, a four-lane divided highway that meets New Kent Highway at the hamlet of Angelview Church. New Kent Highway heads west as SR 249 and southeast as SR 30; the latter route joins SR 33. The two highways reduces to an undivided four-lane road and meet the northern end of SR 273
(Farmers Drive) in the village of Eltham
. SR 33 and SR 30 cross the Pamunkey River
on a high-level bascule bridge
into the town of West Point. SR 33 passes through the town on 14th Street and has intersections with SR 296 (Kirby Street) and SR 298 (Lee Street) around its intersection with Main Street, where SR 30 turns north to become the main north–south highway of King William County
. SR 33 leaves the town by crossing the Mattaponi River
on a high-level fixed bridge.
just east of the river, then passes through Snow Hill
and Shacklefords, where the highway becomes concurrent with SR 14
(The Trail), the main north–south highway of King and Queen County
. The two highways split at Shacklefords Fork; from there, SR 33 continues east into Gloucester County
as Lewis Puller Memorial Highway, named for the decorated United States Marine Corps
officer Chesty Puller
. At Glenns, the state highway turns north to run concurrently with US 17
(George Washington Memorial Highway); the roadway continues east as SR 198
(Glenns Road). The two highways cross Dragon Swamp
, a tributary of the Piankatank River
, into Middlesex County and diverge just south of Saluda. SR 33 runs concurrently with U.S. Route 17 Business on two-lane Gloucester Road to the center of the unincorporated town, where the state highway turns east onto School Street.
At the east end of Saluda, SR 33 becomes expands to a four-lane divided highway and meets the southern end of SR 227
(Urbanna Road) at Cooks Corner. Just east of its intersection with SR 3
(Greys Point Road) in the community of Topping, SR 33 reduces to two lanes for the remainder of its course. SR 33 and SR 3 head southeast together to their split in Hartfield. SR 33 continues east through Deltaville
to the eastern end of the peninsula between the Rappahahhock
and Piankatank Rivers at Stingray Point. At Pocahontas Avenue, SR 33 makes a right-angle turn southeast along a narrow road to its terminus at Chesapeake Boulevard on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
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!County
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!Notes
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|rowspan=7 colspan=2|City of Richmond
|0.00
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|Western terminus of westbound SR 33
|-
|0.24
|Leigh Street west / Harrison Street north
|Westbound SR 33 turns from westbound Leigh Street to southbound Harrison Street
|-
|0.31
|
|Western terminus of eastbound SR 33; eastern terminus of US 33
|-
|0.58
|
|
|-
|2.18
|Mosby Street south / O Street east
|SR 33 turns north onto Mosby Street
|-
|2.48
|Mosby Street north / Littlepage Street west
|SR 33 turns east onto Fairmount Avenue
|-
|2.91
|25th Street
|SR 33 veers east onto Nine Mile Road
|-
|rowspan=5|Henrico
|rowspan=2|Highland Springs
|3.81
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|I-64 Exit 193
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|8.67
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|Sandston
|10.25
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|West end of concurrency with US 60 and SR 156
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|11.63
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|I-295 Exit 28
|-
|
|13.87
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|East end of concurrency with SR 156
|- 15.72
|rowspan=7|New Kent
|rowspan=2|Bottoms Bridge
|16.63
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|East end of concurrency with US 60
|-
|16.85
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|I-64 Exit 205; West end of concurrency with I-64
|-
|Talleysville
|22.17
|
|I-64 Exit 211
|-
|
|25.64
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|I-64 Exit 214
|-
|
|31.55
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|I-64 Exit 220; east end of concurrency with I-64
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|Angelview Church
|34.31
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|West end of concurrency with SR 30
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|Eltham
|
|
|
|-
|colspan=2|
|38.96
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Bridge over Pamunkey River
|-
|rowspan=3|King William
|rowspan=3|West Point
|
|
|
|-
|39.21
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|East end of concurrency with SR 30
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|
|
|
|-
|colspan=2|
|39.69
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Bridge over Mattaponi River
|-
|rowspan=2|King and Queen
|Shacklefords
|43.13
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|West end of concurrency with SR 14
|-
|Shacklefords Fork
|44.79
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|East end of concurrency with SR 14
|- 47.40
|rowspan=2|Gloucester
|
|
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|Access to Rappahannock Community College
south campus
|-
|Glenns
|50.32
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|West end of concurrency with US 17
|- 51.87
|rowspan=6|Middlesex
|rowspan=3|Saluda
|52.68
|
|East end of concurrency with US 17; west end of concurrency with US 17 Business
|-
|53.84
|
|East end of concurrency with US 17 Business
|-
|55.26
|
|
|-
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|60.37
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|West end of concurrency with SR 3
|-
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|63.82
|
|East end of concurrency with SR 3
|-
|Stingray Point
|72.23
|Chesapeake Boulevard
|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 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 72.23 miles (116.2 km) from U.S. Route 33
U.S. Route 33 in Virginia
U.S. Route 33 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Elkhart, Indiana to Richmond, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs from the West Virginia state line near Rawley Springs east to its eastern terminus at SR 33 in Richmond. US 33 is the primary east–west highway of...
and US 250
U.S. Route 250 in Virginia
U.S. Route 250 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Sandusky, Ohio to Richmond, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs from the West Virginia state line near Hightown east to its eastern terminus at US 360 in Richmond...
in Richmond, Virginia
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 Chesapeake Boulevard in Stingray Point. SR 33 is a state-numbered eastward extension of US 33 that connects Richmond with West Point
West Point, Virginia
West Point is an incorporated town in King William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,867 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Point is located at...
and the Middle Peninsula
Middle Peninsula
The Middle Peninsula is the second of three large peninsulas on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, in the United States. It lies between the Northern Neck and the Virginia Peninsula. This peninsula is bounded by the Rappahannock River on the north and the York River on the south...
, one of three large peninsulas on the west side of the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
in Virginia. The state highway is a major thoroughfare in the downtown and East End areas of Richmond. SR 33 serves a suburban area in eastern Henrico County
Henrico County, Virginia
Henrico is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. As of 2010, Henrico was home to 306,935 people. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...
before running 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 60
U.S. Route 60 in Virginia
U.S. Route 60 in Virginia runs west to east through the central part of the state, generally close to and paralleling the Interstate 64 corridor, except for the crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and in the South Hampton Roads area....
, Interstate 64
Interstate 64 in Virginia
In the U.S. state of Virginia, Interstate 64 runs east–west through the middle of the state from West Virginia to the Hampton Roads region, a total of . It is notable for crossing the mouth of the harbor of Hampton Roads on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, the first bridge-tunnel to...
(I-64), and SR 30
Virginia State Route 30
Virginia State Route 30 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 in Doswell east to Interstate 64 and SR 607 near Norge. SR 30 runs east–west through Hanover and Caroline Counties, connecting US 1 and I-95 with Kings Dominion and...
east toward West Point. The state highway heads from West Point through Saluda
Saluda, Virginia
Saluda is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 769....
, east of which SR 33 serves as the main highway of Middlesex County
Middlesex County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,932 people, 4,253 households, and 2,913 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile . There were 6,362 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...
.
City of Richmond
SR 33 begins at an intersection with US 33 and US 250 (Broad Street) in the city of Richmond adjacent to the Siegel Center, the home of the Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a public university located in Richmond, Virginia. It comprises two campuses in the Downtown Richmond area, the product of a merger between the Richmond Professional Institute and the Medical College of Virginia in 1968...
Rams basketball teams. Westbound SR 33 runs along two-way Harrison Street and Leigh Street to Leigh Street's intersection with Hancock Street, where eastbound SR 33 begins and US 33 has its eastern terminus. SR 33 continues southeast along four-lane undivided Leigh Street and intersects 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...
(Belvidere Street) immediately west of the U.S. Highways' interchange with I-64 and I-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).
SR 33 continues through the Jackson Ward
Jackson Ward
Jackson Ward is a historically African-American neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, USA. It is located less than a mile from the Virginia State Capitol...
along the northern edge of Downtown Richmond, where the highway passes the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Site located at 110½ E. Leigh Street in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. The site was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1975. The National Historic...
, the Greater Richmond Convention Center, and Richmond Coliseum
Richmond Coliseum
Richmond Coliseum is an arena in Richmond, Virginia, where the SPHL Richmond Renegades played until the 2008-2009 season and the SIFL Richmond Raiders will play starting with the 2010 season. It is also the venue for various large concerts. The arena opened in 1971 and holds 13,500 people. A...
, in front of which Leigh Street expands to a divided boulevard and passes under 5th Street and 7th Street. In Court End
Court End
thumb|250px|right|1000 block E. Clay StreetCourt End is a neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia that sits to the north of the Capitol Square and East Broad Street...
, the highway passes by the Museum of the Confederacy
Museum of the Confederacy
The Museum of the Confederacy is located in Richmond, Virginia. The museum includes the former White House of the Confederacy and maintains a comprehensive collection of artifacts, manuscripts, Confederate imprints , and photographs from the Confederate States of America and the American Civil War...
and through the VCU Medical Center
VCU Medical Center
VCU Medical Center, is Virginia Commonwealth University's medical campus located in downtown Richmond, Virginia in the Court End neighborhood. The VCU Medical Center used to be known as the Medical College of Virginia until it merged with the Richmond Professional Institute in 1968 to create...
, formerly known as the Medical College of Virginia, the eastern campus of VCU.
SR 33 leaves the downtown area on the six-lane divided Leigh Street Viadult, officially marked as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge, which passes over I-95, US 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...
, and 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...
's Richmond Terminal Subdivision. At the east end of the viaduct, the state highway turns north onto Mosby Street. SR 33 follows the four-lane undivided street to Fairmount Avenue, a two-lane street the state highway follows through the Church Hill
Church Hill
Church Hill, also known as the St. John's Church Historic District, is an Old and Historic District in Richmond, Virginia. This district encompasses the original land plat of the city of Richmond. Church Hill is the eastern terminus of Broad Street, a major east-west thoroughfare in the Richmond...
neighborhood southeast to 25th Street. The state highway turns east onto Nine Mile Road and leaves the city of Richmond at its partial cloverleaf interchange with I-64.
Richmond to West Point
SR 33 passes through the I-64 interchange as a four-lane divided highway, then continues as a five-lane road with center turn lane toward the Henrico County suburb of Highland SpringsHighland Springs, Virginia
Highland Springs is a census-designated place in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population was 15,137 at the 2000 census.- History :...
. East of Laburnum Avenue, around which the state highway is a divided highway, SR 33 reduces to a four-lane undivided highway, then to two lanes as it curves southeast to pass through the center of the unincorporated town. The state highway expands to a five lane road again prior to its intersection with 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...
(Airport Drive), then drops to two lanes again. In Fair Oaks, SR 33 intersects Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
's Richmond District and passes under I-64. The state highway continues through Sandston
Sandston, Virginia
Sandston is a census-designated place in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, near the state capital of Richmond. The population as of the 2010 Census was 7,571. Sandston is adjacent to the Richmond International Airport.-History:...
, site of the Battle of Seven Pines
Battle of Seven Pines
The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive up the Virginia Peninsula by Union Maj. Gen....
during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. SR 33 splits into separate roadways prior to its junction with US 60 and SR 156 (Williamsburg Road).
SR 33 continues east concurrent
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 60 and SR 156 as a four-lane divided highway through a forested area that meets 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...
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...
. SR 156 splits south onto Elko Road, east of which the U.S. and state highways become a three-lane road with center turn lane. SR 33 and US 60 become a four-lane divided highway at Bottoms Bridge
Bottoms Bridge, Virginia
Bottoms Bridge is a small unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States. Located on U.S. Route 60 and State Route 33 in modern times, it was named for a crossing of the Chickahominy River between New Kent and Henrico County....
, where the highways cross the Chickahominy River
Chickahominy River
The Chickahominy is an river in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Virginia. The river rises about northwest of Richmond and flows southeast and south to the James River...
into New Kent County
New Kent County, Virginia
At the 2000 census, there were 13,462 people, 4,925 households and 3,895 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 per square mile . There were 5,203 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
. A short distance east of the river, SR 33 turns north onto four-lane divided New Kent Highway. SR 33 turns east onto I-64 at their partial cloverleaf interchange; the roadway continues northeast as SR 249
Virginia State Route 249
State Route 249 is a primary state highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It is an old alignment of State Route 33 in New Kent County, running between Bottoms Bridge and Angel View Church via Talleysville and New Kent...
. SR 33 runs concurrently with I-64 through interchanges with SR 106
Virginia 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...
(Emmaus Church Road) and SR 155
Virginia State Route 155
Virginia State Route 155 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Courthouse Road, the state highway runs from SR 5 in Charles City north to SR 249 at Carps Corner. SR 155 connects Charles City and New Kent, the county seats of Charles City County and New Kent County,...
(Courthouse Road) before exiting I-64 at a trumpet interchange.
SR 33 heads northeast as Eltham Road, a four-lane divided highway that meets New Kent Highway at the hamlet of Angelview Church. New Kent Highway heads west as SR 249 and southeast as SR 30; the latter route joins SR 33. The two highways reduces to an undivided four-lane road and meet the northern end of SR 273
Virginia State Route 273
State Route 273 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is an old alignment of State Route 30 between Barhamsville and Eltham.-External links:*...
(Farmers Drive) in the village of Eltham
Eltham, Virginia
Eltham is a small unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States. Located along State Routes 30, 33, and 249 in modern times, it is located slightly west of the town of West Point. It was named for Eltham Plantation, across from West Point on the nearby Pamunkey River...
. SR 33 and SR 30 cross the Pamunkey River
Pamunkey River
The Pamunkey River is a tributary of the York River, about long, in eastern Virginia in the United States. Via the York River it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.-Course:...
on a high-level bascule bridge
Bascule bridge
A bascule bridge is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span, or "leaf," throughout the entire upward swing in providing clearance for boat traffic....
into the town of West Point. SR 33 passes through the town on 14th Street and has intersections with SR 296 (Kirby Street) and SR 298 (Lee Street) around its intersection with Main Street, where SR 30 turns north to become the main north–south highway of King William County
King William County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,146 people, 4,846 households, and 3,784 families residing in the county. The population density was 48 people per square mile . There were 5,189 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...
. SR 33 leaves the town by crossing the Mattaponi River
Mattaponi River
The Mattaponi River is a tributary of the York River estuary in eastern Virginia in the United States.It rises as four streams in Spotsylvania County, each of which is given a shorter piece of the Mattaponi's name:...
on a high-level fixed bridge.
West Point to Stingray Point
SR 33 becomes a divided highway again in MattaponiMattaponi, Virginia
Mattaponi is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. The main roads in Mattaponi are U.S. Route 301 and Virginia Secondary Route 601....
just east of the river, then passes through Snow Hill
Snow Hill, Virginia
Snow Hill is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States....
and Shacklefords, where the highway becomes concurrent with SR 14
Virginia State Route 14
Virginia State Route 14 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 360 in St. Stephens Church east to a cul-de-sac in Bayside...
(The Trail), the main north–south highway of King and Queen County
King and Queen County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,630 people, 2,673 households, and 1,897 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile . There were 3,010 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
. The two highways split at Shacklefords Fork; from there, SR 33 continues east into Gloucester County
Gloucester County, Virginia
Gloucester County is within the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in the USA. Formed in 1651 in the Virginia Colony, the county was named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King Charles I of Great Britain. Located in the Middle Peninsula region, it...
as Lewis Puller Memorial Highway, named for the decorated United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
officer Chesty Puller
Chesty Puller
Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Puller is the most decorated U.S...
. At Glenns, the state highway turns north to run concurrently with US 17
U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
U.S. Route 17 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Punta Gorda, Florida to Winchester, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs from the North Carolina state line in Chesapeake north to its northern terminus at US 11, US 50, and US 522 in Winchester. US 17 is a major highway...
(George Washington Memorial Highway); the roadway continues east as SR 198
Virginia State Route 198
State Route 198 is a primary state highway in the Middle Peninsula region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from the U.S. Route 17 and State Route 33 split at Glenns east via Cobbs Creek and Mathews to State Routes 642 and 653 near Moon.-Route description:State Route 198 begins at the...
(Glenns Road). The two highways cross Dragon Swamp
Dragon Swamp
Dragon Swamp, also known as Dragon Run, is a stream in the U.S. state of Virginia, flowing through King and Queen, Essex, Middlesex, and Gloucester counties. It is the main freshwater tributary of the Piankatank River.-References:...
, a tributary of the Piankatank River
Piankatank River
The Piankatank River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia. Located on the Middle Peninsula, between the Rappahannock and York rivers, it was the site of numerous actions during the American Civil War....
, into Middlesex County and diverge just south of Saluda. SR 33 runs concurrently with U.S. Route 17 Business on two-lane Gloucester Road to the center of the unincorporated town, where the state highway turns east onto School Street.
At the east end of Saluda, SR 33 becomes expands to a four-lane divided highway and meets the southern end of SR 227
Virginia State Route 227
State Route 227 is a primary state highway in the Middle Peninsula region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from State Route 33 east of Saluda north through Urbanna to its west limits, where it becomes State Route 602.-External links:*...
(Urbanna Road) at Cooks Corner. Just east of its intersection with SR 3
Virginia State Route 3
State Route 3 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia that extends from the town of Culpeper south and eastwardly to Gloucester in Virginia's Middle Peninsula region...
(Greys Point Road) in the community of Topping, SR 33 reduces to two lanes for the remainder of its course. SR 33 and SR 3 head southeast together to their split in Hartfield. SR 33 continues east through Deltaville
Deltaville, Virginia
Deltaville is a small unincorporated community on the eastern tip of Middlesex County in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It is known for being a vacation spot for those looking for sailing, fishing, and other activities associated with the water...
to the eastern end of the peninsula between the Rappahahhock
Rappahannock River
The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately in length. It traverses the entire northern part of the state, from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west, across the Piedmont, to the Chesapeake Bay, south of the Potomac River.An important river in American...
and Piankatank Rivers at Stingray Point. At Pocahontas Avenue, SR 33 makes a right-angle turn southeast along a narrow road to its terminus at Chesapeake Boulevard on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
History
SR 33 was part of State Route 4, which continued west along U.S. Route 33, until early 1938.Major intersections
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!Mile
!Destinations
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|rowspan=7 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...
|0.00
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|Western terminus of westbound SR 33
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|0.24
|Leigh Street west / Harrison Street north
|Westbound SR 33 turns from westbound Leigh Street to southbound Harrison Street
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|0.31
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|Western terminus of eastbound SR 33; eastern terminus of US 33
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|0.58
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|2.18
|Mosby Street south / O Street east
|SR 33 turns north onto Mosby Street
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|2.48
|Mosby Street north / Littlepage Street west
|SR 33 turns east onto Fairmount Avenue
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|2.91
|25th Street
|SR 33 veers east onto Nine Mile Road
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|rowspan=5|Henrico
Henrico County, Virginia
Henrico is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. As of 2010, Henrico was home to 306,935 people. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...
|rowspan=2|Highland Springs
Highland Springs, Virginia
Highland Springs is a census-designated place in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population was 15,137 at the 2000 census.- History :...
|3.81
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|I-64 Exit 193
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|8.67
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|rowspan=2|Sandston
Sandston, Virginia
Sandston is a census-designated place in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, near the state capital of Richmond. The population as of the 2010 Census was 7,571. Sandston is adjacent to the Richmond International Airport.-History:...
|10.25
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|West end of concurrency with US 60 and SR 156
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|11.63
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|I-295 Exit 28
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|13.87
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|East end of concurrency with SR 156
|- 15.72
|rowspan=7|New Kent
New Kent County, Virginia
At the 2000 census, there were 13,462 people, 4,925 households and 3,895 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 per square mile . There were 5,203 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
|rowspan=2|Bottoms Bridge
Bottoms Bridge, Virginia
Bottoms Bridge is a small unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States. Located on U.S. Route 60 and State Route 33 in modern times, it was named for a crossing of the Chickahominy River between New Kent and Henrico County....
|16.63
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|East end of concurrency with US 60
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|16.85
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|I-64 Exit 205; West end of concurrency with I-64
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|Talleysville
|22.17
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|I-64 Exit 211
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|25.64
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|I-64 Exit 214
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|31.55
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|I-64 Exit 220; east end of concurrency with I-64
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|Angelview Church
|34.31
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|West end of concurrency with SR 30
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|Eltham
Eltham, Virginia
Eltham is a small unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States. Located along State Routes 30, 33, and 249 in modern times, it is located slightly west of the town of West Point. It was named for Eltham Plantation, across from West Point on the nearby Pamunkey River...
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|38.96
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Bridge over Pamunkey River
Pamunkey River
The Pamunkey River is a tributary of the York River, about long, in eastern Virginia in the United States. Via the York River it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.-Course:...
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|rowspan=3|King William
King William County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,146 people, 4,846 households, and 3,784 families residing in the county. The population density was 48 people per square mile . There were 5,189 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...
|rowspan=3|West Point
West Point, Virginia
West Point is an incorporated town in King William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,867 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Point is located at...
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|39.21
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|East end of concurrency with SR 30
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|39.69
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Bridge over Mattaponi River
Mattaponi River
The Mattaponi River is a tributary of the York River estuary in eastern Virginia in the United States.It rises as four streams in Spotsylvania County, each of which is given a shorter piece of the Mattaponi's name:...
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|rowspan=2|King and Queen
King and Queen County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,630 people, 2,673 households, and 1,897 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile . There were 3,010 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
|Shacklefords
Shacklefords, Virginia
Shacklefords is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. It derives its name from the Shackleford family, of whom the earliest American ancestor was Roger Shackelford, who was born in Old Alresford in the English county of Hampshire in 1629...
|43.13
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|West end of concurrency with SR 14
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|Shacklefords Fork
Shacklefords Fork, Virginia
Shacklefords Fork is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. The community takes its name from the Shackleford family of Shacklefords, Virginia, nearby in King and Queen County....
|44.79
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|East end of concurrency with SR 14
|- 47.40
|rowspan=2|Gloucester
Gloucester County, Virginia
Gloucester County is within the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in the USA. Formed in 1651 in the Virginia Colony, the county was named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King Charles I of Great Britain. Located in the Middle Peninsula region, it...
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|Access to Rappahannock Community College
Rappahannock Community College
Rappahannock Community College is a two-year college located in Virginia. It has two campuses - one located in Glenns, and the other in Warsaw. The institution is one of the twenty-three colleges in the Virginia Community College System...
south campus
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|Glenns
Glenns, Virginia
Glenns is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. Glenns is located at the junction of U.S. Route 17, Virginia Route 33, and Virginia Route 198 south-southwest of Urbanna. It is home to one of the campuses of Rappahannock Community College....
|50.32
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|West end of concurrency with US 17
|- 51.87
|rowspan=6|Middlesex
Middlesex County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,932 people, 4,253 households, and 2,913 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile . There were 6,362 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...
|rowspan=3|Saluda
Saluda, Virginia
Saluda is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 769....
|52.68
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|East end of concurrency with US 17; west end of concurrency with US 17 Business
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|53.84
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|East end of concurrency with US 17 Business
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|55.26
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|60.37
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|West end of concurrency with SR 3
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|63.82
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|East end of concurrency with SR 3
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|Stingray Point
|72.23
|Chesapeake Boulevard
|Eastern terminus