Virginia State Route 99
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Virginia State Route 99 is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state of Virginia
. The state highway runs 5.2 miles (8.4 km) from the north town limit of Pulaski
east to SR F-047 just east of Interstate 81
(I-81) and SR 100
at McAdam
.
Pulaski County
as SR 738 (Robinson Tract Road). SR 99 heads south as two-lane Randolph Avenue. At the west edge of downtown, SR 99 splits into a one-way pair
. Westbound SR 99 turns onto Randolph Avenue from 3rd Street while eastbound SR 99 turns from Randolph Avenue onto Main Street, which parallels Peak Creek through downtown. Each direction of SR 99 follows two-way streets east to Jefferson Avenue, where both Main and 3rd become one-way. One block to the east, SR 99 intersects U.S. Route 11
(Washington Avenue). Two blocks east of US 11, Main Street becomes a four-lane divided highway as the two directions of the state highway come together. SR 99 gains a median west of Bob White Boulevard, where the highway reduces to two lanes, begins to curve to the south, and crosses Norfolk Southern Railway
's Pulaski District and Peak Creek. At the east town limit of Pulaski, the state highway becomes Count Pulaski Drive, which expands to a four-lane divided highway shortly before reaching its partial cloverleaf interchange with I-81 and SR 100 and, just to the south, its eastern terminus at SR F-047 (Kirby Road) in the hamlet of McAdam.
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 5.2 miles (8.4 km) from the north town limit of Pulaski
Pulaski, Virginia
Pulaski is a town in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,086 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pulaski County.Pulaski is part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
east to SR F-047 just east of Interstate 81
Interstate 81 in Virginia
Interstate 81 is an long highway. In the U.S. state of Virginia, I-81 runs for , making it longer in Virginia than in any other state. It stretches from the Tennessee state line near Bristol to the West Virginia state line near Winchester. U.S...
(I-81) and SR 100
Virginia State Route 100
Virginia State Route 100 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 221 in Hillsville north to SR 61 in Narrows...
at McAdam
McAdam, Virginia
McAdam is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
.
Route description
SR 99 begins at the north town limit of Pulaski. The highway continues north into unincorporatedUnincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Pulaski County
Pulaski County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 35,127 people, 14,643 households, and 10,147 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 16,325 housing units at an average density of 51 per square mile...
as SR 738 (Robinson Tract Road). SR 99 heads south as two-lane Randolph Avenue. At the west edge of downtown, SR 99 splits into a one-way pair
One-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or just couplet is a pair of parallel, usually one-way streets that carry opposite directions of a signed route or major traffic flow, or sometimes opposite directions of a bus or streetcar route....
. Westbound SR 99 turns onto Randolph Avenue from 3rd Street while eastbound SR 99 turns from Randolph Avenue onto Main Street, which parallels Peak Creek through downtown. Each direction of SR 99 follows two-way streets east to Jefferson Avenue, where both Main and 3rd become one-way. One block to the east, SR 99 intersects U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11 in Virginia
U.S. Route 11 in Virginia runs north–south through the western part of the state, parallel to Interstate 81.-History:What is now US 11 was added to the state highway system in 1918 as portions of State Route 10 and State Route 3 . SR 3 became State Route 33 in 1923, and US 11 was applied to...
(Washington Avenue). Two blocks east of US 11, Main Street becomes a four-lane divided highway as the two directions of the state highway come together. SR 99 gains a median west of Bob White Boulevard, where the highway reduces to two lanes, begins to curve to the south, and crosses 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 Pulaski District and Peak Creek. At the east town limit of Pulaski, the state highway becomes Count Pulaski Drive, which expands to a four-lane divided highway shortly before reaching its partial cloverleaf interchange with I-81 and SR 100 and, just to the south, its eastern terminus at SR F-047 (Kirby Road) in the hamlet of McAdam.