Virginia State Route 48 Explained

See main article: articles, Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway.

State:	VA
Type:	SR
Route:	48
Maint:	NPS and VDOT
Length Mi:	321.2
Established:	July 1935^[1]
Previous Type:	US
Previous Route:	48
Next Type:	VA
Next Route:	49

State Route 48 (SR 48) is the unsigned designation for the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive from the North Carolina state line north to U.S. Route 340 (US 340) near Front Royal.^[2] Most of the road is maintained by the National Park Service, though the portion which is concurrent with SR 43 is maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

Other Route 48s

The following highways in Virginia have also been known as State Route 48:

• State Route 48, 1928 to the mid-1930s, now part of SR 40.
• U.S. Route 48, early 2000s to the present, concurrent with the westernmost 14miles of SR 55.

Notes and References

1. News: Some Highways to Receive New Route Numbers . January 21, 2020 . The Danville Bee . January 4, 1935 . 3. Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: 2016 Traffic Data. Virginia Department of Transportation. 2016. November 24, 2017.