1958 Virginia state highway renumbering

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highway renumbering series.
Alabama 1928, 1957
Arkansas 1926
California 1964
Colorado 1953, 1968
Connecticut 1932, 1963
Florida 1945
Indiana 1926
Iowa 1926, 1969
Louisiana 1955
Maine 1933
Massachusetts 1933
Minnesota 1934
Missouri 1926
Montana 1932
Nebraska 1926
Nevada 1976
New Jersey 1927, 1953
New Mexico 1988
New York 1927, 1930
North Carolina 1934, 1937, 1940, 1961
Ohio 1923, 1927, 1962
Pennsylvania 1928, 1961
Puerto Rico 1953
South Carolina 1928, 1937
South Dakota 1927, 1975
Tennessee 1983
Texas 1939
Utah 1962, 1977
Virginia 1923, 1928, 1933, 1940, 1958
Washington 1964
Wisconsin 1926
Wyoming 1927

In March 1958, the Commonwealth of Virginia renumbered four of its state highways as the Interstate Renumbering of 1958[1][self-published source?] in order to avoid duplication with the new Interstate Highway System.

New routes

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Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
  SR 63 39 63 St. Paul Haysi 01958-01-011958 current Formerly SR 64
  I-64 299 481 West Virginia state line near Covington Chesapeake 01958-01-011958 current New route
  SR 65 34 55 Clinchport Castlewood 01958-01-011958 current Formerly SR 66
  I-66 75 121 Strasburg Washington, D.C. border at Arlington 01958-01-011958 current New route
  SR 69 3.6 5.8 Austinville Poplar Camp 01958-01-011958 current Formerly SR 81
  I-81 325 523 Tennessee state line at Bristol West Virginia state line near Winchester 01958-01-011958 current New route
  I-85 69 111 North Carolina state line near Bracey Petersburg 01958-01-011958 current New route
  SR 102 8.2 13.2 Three sections between Pocahontas and Bluefield 01958-01-011958 current Formerly SR 85

Former routes

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Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
  SR 64 39 63 St. Paul Haysi 01958-01-011958 Became SR 63
  SR 66 34 55 Clinchport Castlewood 01958-01-011958 Became SR 65
  SR 81 3.6 5.8 Austinville Poplar Camp 01958-01-011958 Became SR 69
  SR 85 8.2 13.2 Three sections between Pocahontas and Bluefield 01958-01-011958 Became SR 102
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References

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  1. ^ "History of Virginia Highways".