U.S. Route 17 in Virginia

U.S. Route 17
Coastal Highway
US 17 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length	255.83 mi[1] (411.72 km)
Existed	1926–present
Tourist routes	Virginia Byway
Major junctions
South end	US 17 in Chesapeake
Major intersections	I-64 / I-464 / SR 168 in Chesapeake I-264 / US 58 in Portsmouth I-664 / SR 164 in Suffolk I-64 / US 60 / US 258 in Newport News US 360 in Tappahannock US 301 in Port Royal I-95 / US 1 near Fredericksburg US 15 / US 29 in Warrenton I-66 in Marshall I-81 / US 522 near Winchester
North end	US 11 / US 50 / US 522 in Winchester
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, Isle of Wight, City of Newport News, York, Gloucester, Middlesex, Essex, Caroline, Spotsylvania, City of Fredericksburg, Stafford, Fauquier, Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Virginia Routes Interstate US Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes
← SR 16 → SR 18

U.S. Route 17 (US 17) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Punta Gorda, Florida, to Winchester, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs 255.83 miles (411.72 km) from the North Carolina state line in Chesapeake north to its northern terminus at US 11, US 50, and US 522 in Winchester. US 17 is a major highway in the eastern half of Virginia. The U.S. Highway connects the Albemarle Region of North Carolina with the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. Within the urban area, US 17 passes through the South Hampton Roads cities of Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Suffolk and the Virginia Peninsula city of Newport News. Between Yorktown and Fredericksburg, the U.S. Highway serves as the primary highway of the Middle Peninsula. At Fredericksburg, US 17 leaves the Atlantic Plain; the highway passes through the Piedmont town of Warrenton and crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains on its way to Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley. The route from Tappahannock to Winchester roughly follows the Confederate march during the Civil War to Gettysburg.