SR 178 begins at an intersection with US 13 Business in the town of Exmore. The business route heads south as Main Street northeast as Lincoln Avenue. SR 178 follows two-lane undivided Main Street to US 13 (Lankford Highway), at which point the highway becomes Belle Haven Road. North of the boundary between the towns of Exmore and Belle Haven, the state highway crosses the Northampton–Accomack county line. In the center of Belle Haven, the state highway meets the western end of SR 181 (King Street); SR 178 turns west onto Shields Bridge Road, which crosses Occohannock Creek on the namesake bridge. The state highway veers north through the hamlets of Shields and Craddockville, where the highway continues northeast on Boston Road through Boston and Pennyville. SR 178's name becomes Bobtown Road at the south end of Pungoteague. Within that village, the state highway passes St. George's Church has a very short concurrency with SR 180, which heads northwest as Harborton Road and southeast as Pungoteague Road. SR 178 reaches its northern terminus at Bobtown at its intersection with SR 620 (Hollies Church Road) and SR 628 (Country Club Road). Bobtown Road continues north toward Onancock as SR 718.[1][2]
virginia, state, route, state, route, primary, state, highway, state, virginia, state, highway, runs, miles, from, route, business, business, exmore, north, bobtown, connects, exmore, northern, northampton, county, with, belle, haven, pungoteague, southern, ac. State Route 178 SR 178 is a primary state highway in the U S state of Virginia The state highway runs 11 51 miles 18 52 km from U S Route 13 Business US 13 Business in Exmore north to SR 620 SR 628 and SR 718 at Bobtown SR 178 connects Exmore in far northern Northampton County with Belle Haven and Pungoteague in southern Accomack County State Route 178Route informationMaintained by VDOTLength11 51 mi 1 18 52 km Existed1933 presentMajor junctionsSouth endUS 13 Bus in ExmoreMajor intersectionsUS 13 in Exmore SR 181 in Belle Haven SR 180 in PungoteagueNorth endSR 620 SR 628 SR 718 at BobtownLocationCountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountiesNorthampton AccomackHighway systemVirginia Routes Interstate US Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes SR 177 SR 179 Contents 1 Route description 2 Major intersections 3 References 4 External linksRoute description edit nbsp View south along SR 178 in Boston SR 178 begins at an intersection with US 13 Business in the town of Exmore The business route heads south as Main Street northeast as Lincoln Avenue SR 178 follows two lane undivided Main Street to US 13 Lankford Highway at which point the highway becomes Belle Haven Road North of the boundary between the towns of Exmore and Belle Haven the state highway crosses the Northampton Accomack county line In the center of Belle Haven the state highway meets the western end of SR 181 King Street SR 178 turns west onto Shields Bridge Road which crosses Occohannock Creek on the namesake bridge The state highway veers north through the hamlets of Shields and Craddockville where the highway continues northeast on Boston Road through Boston and Pennyville SR 178 s name becomes Bobtown Road at the south end of Pungoteague Within that village the state highway passes St George s Church has a very short concurrency with SR 180 which heads northwest as Harborton Road and southeast as Pungoteague Road SR 178 reaches its northern terminus at Bobtown at its intersection with SR 620 Hollies Church Road and SR 628 Country Club Road Bobtown Road continues north toward Onancock as SR 718 1 2 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotes NorthamptonExmore0 000 00 nbsp nbsp US 13 Bus Main Street Lincoln Avenue Southern terminus 0 360 58 nbsp US 13 Lankford Highway Nassawadox Painter AccomackBelle Haven1 342 16 nbsp SR 181 King Street Belle Haven Road Pungoteague9 5815 42 nbsp nbsp SR 180 west Harborton Road HarbortonSouth end of concurrency with SR 180 9 6115 47 nbsp nbsp SR 180 east Pungoteague Road KellerNorth end of concurrency with SR 180 Bobtown11 5118 52 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SR 620 east Hollies Church Road SR 628 west Country Club Road SR 718 north Bobtown Road OnancockNorthern terminus 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusReferences edit a b c 2010 Traffic Data Virginia Department of Transportation 2010 Retrieved 2011 11 22 Northampton County PDF Accomack County PDF Google 2011 11 22 Virginia State Route 178 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 2011 11 22 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Virginia State Route 178 KML file edit help Template Attached KML Virginia State Route 178KML is from Wikidata Virginia Highways Project VA 178 lt SR 521 District 5 State Routes1928 1933 SR 523 gt lt SR 525 District 5 State Routes1928 1933 SR 527 gt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virginia State Route 178 amp oldid 1208195345, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
