SR 18 begins at an intersection with SR 311 (Paint Bank Road) in the community of Paint Bank in Craig County. The state highway heads northeast as Potts Creek Road through the valley of Potts Creek, which was formerly known as Carpenter Creek. The Potts Creek valley is bookended by Potts Mountain to the east and Peters Mountain to the west; the latter mountain forms part of the Virginia – West Virginia state line. SR 18 enters Alleghany County and passes through the hamlets of Potts Creek, Jordan Mines, and Boiling Spring. At the state highway's final crossing of Potts Creek just south of its confluence with the Jackson River, the highway enters the city of Covington and becomes Indian Valley Road. At its intersection with Pitzer Ridge Road at the former site of Fort Carpenter, SR 18 becomes Carpenter Drive and crosses the Jackson River. The state highway crosses over CSX's Alleghany Subdivision. SR 18 parallels the railroad tracks north under Interstate 64 to its northern terminus at Madison Street, which carries US 60 and US 220, south of downtown Covington.[1][3]
virginia, state, route, redirects, here, term, also, refer, virginia, 18th, congressional, district, state, route, primary, state, highway, state, virginia, known, most, length, potts, creek, road, state, highway, runs, miles, from, paint, bank, north, route, . VA 18 redirects here The term may also refer to Virginia s 18th congressional district State Route 18 SR 18 is a primary state highway in the U S state of Virginia Known for most of its length as Potts Creek Road the state highway runs 25 86 miles 41 62 km from SR 311 in Paint Bank north to U S Route 60 US 60 and US 220 in Covington State Route 18Route informationMaintained by VDOTLength25 86 mi 1 41 62 km ExistedJuly 1 1933 2 presentMajor junctionsSouth endSR 311 in Paint BankNorth endUS 60 US 220 in CovingtonLocationCountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountiesCraig Alleghany City of CovingtonHighway systemVirginia RoutesInterstate US Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes US 17 US 19 Contents 1 Route description 2 Major intersections 3 References 4 External linksRoute description edit nbsp View south along SR 18 just south of CovingtonSR 18 begins at an intersection with SR 311 Paint Bank Road in the community of Paint Bank in Craig County The state highway heads northeast as Potts Creek Road through the valley of Potts Creek which was formerly known as Carpenter Creek The Potts Creek valley is bookended by Potts Mountain to the east and Peters Mountain to the west the latter mountain forms part of the Virginia West Virginia state line SR 18 enters Alleghany County and passes through the hamlets of Potts Creek Jordan Mines and Boiling Spring At the state highway s final crossing of Potts Creek just south of its confluence with the Jackson River the highway enters the city of Covington and becomes Indian Valley Road At its intersection with Pitzer Ridge Road at the former site of Fort Carpenter SR 18 becomes Carpenter Drive and crosses the Jackson River The state highway crosses over CSX s Alleghany Subdivision SR 18 parallels the railroad tracks north under Interstate 64 to its northern terminus at Madison Street which carries US 60 and US 220 south of downtown Covington 1 3 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesCraigPaint Bank0 000 00 nbsp SR 311 Paint Bank Road Salem Crows Paint Bank State Fish HatcherySouthern terminusAlleghany No major junctionsCity of Covington25 8641 62 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp US 60 US 220 Madison Street to I 64Northern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences edit a b c 2009 Traffic Data Virginia Department of Transportation 2009 Retrieved 2011 08 09 Craig County PDF Alleghany County and City of Covington PDF New Numbers of Va Highways Effective July 1 The Richmond Times Dispatch May 10 1933 p 5 Retrieved January 21 2020 via Newspapers com nbsp Google 2011 08 09 Virginia State Route 18 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 2011 08 09 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Virginia State Route 18 KML file edit help Template Attached KML Virginia State Route 18KML is from Wikidata Virginia Highways Project VA 18 lt SR 394 Spurs of SR 391923 1928 SR 396 gt none District 8 State Routes1928 1933 SR 801 gt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virginia State Route 18 amp oldid 1064991592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
