Talk:Virginia State Route 40

History notes
Defined as part of SR 20 from Brookneal to Blackstone in 1918; later (1923?) became SR 323 east of Keysville; SR 351 created from Sussex to Waverly

1928 renumbering: SR 351 became SR 48; SR 323 split at Lunenburg between SR 401 and SR 47

SR 48 later extended to Keysville, and SR 20 to Woolwine

1933 renumbering: SR 20 became SR 40 where not a U.S. Route

SR 48 soon became part of SR 40

Additions

 * Patrick
 * 1930-31: 7.03 southwest towards Woolwine
 * 1932: 3.37 southwest towards Woolwine


 * Franklin
 * 1927: 16.0 near Rocky Mount towards Gretna
 * 1928: 25.96 Rocky Mount towards Patrick County


 * Pittsylvania
 * 1928: 27.16 Franklin County towards Renan
 * 1930-31: 9.45 to Halifax County (does this spill over into Halifax County?)


 * Halifax
 * 1927: 4.0 mi west


 * Nottoway
 * 1928: 5.80 Blackstone to Dinwiddie County


 * Dinwiddie
 * 1928: 12.40 McKenney towards Blackstone
 * 1929: 2.30 to Nottoway County
 * 1930-31: 2.70 McKenney towards Stony Creek
 * 1932: 4.? towards Stony Creek
 * 1933: 2.44 to Sussex County


 * Sussex
 * 1924: 5.0 Sussex CH to SR 35
 * 1925: 8.6 SR 35 through Waverly
 * 1926: 7.0 south limits Wakefield towards Dendron (partly in Surry) - what's this doing here?
 * 1928: 7.80 Sussex CH towards Stony Creek
 * 1930: 0.30 to Stony Creek
 * 1930: 0.84 towards Waverly
 * 1930-31: 1.90 Surry? County to Waverly
 * 1930-31: 5.00 towards Dinwiddie County


 * Surry
 * 1928: 10.35 Sussex County towards Claremont
 * 1930-31: 3.80 Waverly to Claremont
 * 1951: deleted 4.55 Claremont to Spring Grove

Turnpikes and other old roads
I don't think the road was a turnpike near Rocky Mount, despite the name. --NE2 20:31, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Lunenburg Plank Road, (Wattsboro to) Kenbridge to Blackstone


 * Rocky Mount to east of Penhook: right alongside a railroad, but the main road went southeast via Toshes Road to Chatham
 * Penhook to ?: there does not appear to have been a main road