Virginia State Route 38
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Virginia State Route 38 (SR 38) is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state of Virginia
. Known for most of its length as Five Forks Road, the state highway runs 7.03 miles (11.3 km) from U.S. Route 360 Business (US 360 Business) in Amelia Court House east to SR 153
at Scotts Fork
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and Amelia County High School
at its junction with SR 614, which heads west as Otterburn Road and south as Dennisville Road, SR 38 turns east with Five Forks Road. The state highway heads east to its eastern terminus at SR 153 (Military Road) at Scotts Fork. The roadway continues east as SR 602 (Bevils Bridge Road), which continues east into Chesterfield County
toward Petersburg
.
and northwest to Tobaccoville
, was State Route 406 before the 1933 renumbering. At that time, State Route 38 was assigned to the piece from Amelia Court House east to Sutherland; Amelia Court House to Tobaccoville became part of State Route 49. In the 1940 renumbering, SR 49 was greatly truncated, and SR 38 was extended northwest over former SR 49 to Tobaccoville. SR 38 east of the south junction with SR 153, a road of "little primary significance", was transferred to the secondary system in 1951 as SR 708; the rest of SR 38 east of Amelia Court House became an extension of SR 153. However, later that year, SR 38 returned to the piece from Amelia Court House to the SR 153/SR 708 junction, and SR 153 was rerouted to go north from Scotts Fork. The overlap with SR 153 has since been removed. The piece of SR 38 from Tobaccoville via Morven to Amelia Court House became SR 681 in 1954.
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{| class="wikitable"
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|Amelia Court House
|0.00
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|Western terminus
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|Scotts Fork
|7.03
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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 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...
. Known for most of its length as Five Forks Road, the state highway runs 7.03 miles (11.3 km) from U.S. Route 360 Business (US 360 Business) in Amelia Court House east to SR 153
Virginia State Route 153
Virginia State Route 153 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 460 near Blackstone north to US 360 near Winterham. SR 153 is the primary north–south highway of eastern Amelia County...
at Scotts Fork
Scotts Fork, Virginia
Scotts Fork is an unincorporated community located in Amelia County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
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Route description
SR 38 begins at an intersection with US 360 Business (Goodes Bridge Road) in Amelia Court House, where the highway makes a series of right-angle turns. The state highway heads south on Virginia Avenue, turns east onto Court Street, turns south on Washington Street to follow the east side of the courthouse property, turns east onto Church Street, and turns south onto Five Forks Road. Between Amelia AcademyAmelia Academy
Amelia Academy is an independent co-educational college preparatory school in Amelia, Virginia. The campus is located within the rural Piedmont region of central Virginia.-History:...
and Amelia County High School
Amelia County High School
Amelia County High School is a public high school located in Amelia, Virginia. It belongs to the Amelia County Public Schools District. The school was formed with the combination of the basically all white Amelia High School and the all African American Russell Grove High school to make the new...
at its junction with SR 614, which heads west as Otterburn Road and south as Dennisville Road, SR 38 turns east with Five Forks Road. The state highway heads east to its eastern terminus at SR 153 (Military Road) at Scotts Fork. The roadway continues east as SR 602 (Bevils Bridge Road), which continues east into 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...
toward Petersburg
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity...
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History
All of SR 38, plus extensions east to SutherlandSutherland, Virginia
Sutherland is an unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. Sutherland is located on U.S. Route 460 west-southwest of Petersburg....
and northwest to Tobaccoville
Tobaccoville, Virginia
Tobaccoville is an unincorporated community in Powhatan County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
, was State Route 406 before the 1933 renumbering. At that time, State Route 38 was assigned to the piece from Amelia Court House east to Sutherland; Amelia Court House to Tobaccoville became part of State Route 49. In the 1940 renumbering, SR 49 was greatly truncated, and SR 38 was extended northwest over former SR 49 to Tobaccoville. SR 38 east of the south junction with SR 153, a road of "little primary significance", was transferred to the secondary system in 1951 as SR 708; the rest of SR 38 east of Amelia Court House became an extension of SR 153. However, later that year, SR 38 returned to the piece from Amelia Court House to the SR 153/SR 708 junction, and SR 153 was rerouted to go north from Scotts Fork. The overlap with SR 153 has since been removed. The piece of SR 38 from Tobaccoville via Morven to Amelia Court House became SR 681 in 1954.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Amelia CountyAmelia County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,400 people, 4,240 households, and 3,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 4,609 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
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{| class="wikitable"
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|Amelia Court House
|0.00
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|Western terminus
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|Scotts Fork
Scotts Fork, Virginia
Scotts Fork is an unincorporated community located in Amelia County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
|7.03
|
|Eastern terminus