Virginia State Route 14
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Virginia State Route 14 (SR 14) is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state of Virginia
. The state highway runs 71.1 miles (114.4 km) from U.S. Route 360
(US 360) in St. Stephens Church
east to a cul-de-sac
in Bayside
. SR 14 is the primary highway of King and Queen
and Mathews
counties and the main east–west highway of Gloucester County
; the highway connects the namesake county seat
s of all three counties.
. SR 14 heads southeast as The Trail, a curvaceous highway with multiple right-angle turns that serves as the primary north–south highway of King and Queen County. The state highway passes through the hamlets of Bruington
, Henleys Fork
, Stevensville
, Cumnor
on its way to the county seat
of King and Queen Court House
, which contains the county offices and the county's only high school. SR 14 continues southeast through the small communities of Truhart
, Little Plymouth
, Shanghai
, and Elsom
to its junction with SR 33
(Lewis Puller Memorial Highway) in Shacklefords
.
SR 14 and SR 33 run concurrently
along the four-lane divided highway named for the decorated U.S. Marine
Chesty Puller
east to Shacklefords Fork
, where SR 14 heads southeast along Buena Vista Road. After passing through Cologne
and Plain View, the state highway veers east and crosses the Poropotank River
into Gloucester County. SR 14 continues east a short distance as Adner Road to Adner
, where the state highway turns southeast onto US 17
(George Washington Memorial Highway). SR 14 and US 17 follow the four-lane divided highway southeast to Gloucester Courthouse
, where US 17 bypasses the county seat on its way to Yorktown
. SR 14 and US 17 Business head east on Main Street, along which the highways pass through a roundabout
surrounding the county courthouse.
At the east end of Gloucester Courthouse, SR 14 turns north onto John Clayton Memorial Highway, a four-lane divided highway. The intersection where SR 14 diverges from US 17 Business is also the eastern terminus of SR 3
. SR 14 and SR 3 head north then curve east to cross Burke Mill Stream into Mathews County. Just east of the stream at Fort Nonsense
, SR 3 turns north onto Windsor Road to head for Middlesex County
and the Northern Neck
. SR 14 reduces to two lanes and heads through Foster
before reaching a junction with SR 198
(Buckley Hall Road) just south of Hudgins
. The state highways run concurrently south to the village of Mathews
, where SR 198 veers east as Buckley Hall Road toward Moon
. SR 14 turns south to pass through the county seat as Main Street, then becomes John Clayton Memorial Highway again as it continues in the direction of New Point Comfort
, the point of land on the north side of the entrance of the York River
to the Chesapeake Bay
. In the hamlet of Bavon
, SR 600 (Point Road) continues east toward New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve
while SR 14 turns south toward Bayside. The state highway turns west, then north, to a cul-de-sac at Bayside Wharf on Davis Creek.
!County
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|King and Queen
|St. Stephens Church
|0.00
|
|Western terminus
|-
|Shacklefords
|30.13
|
|West end of concurrency with SR 33
|-
|Shacklefords Fork
|31.79
|
|East end of concurrency with SR 33
|-
|rowspan=3|Gloucester
|Adner
|37.76
|
|West end of concurrency with US 17
|-
|rowspan=2|Gloucester Courthouse
|45.61
|
|East end of concurrency with US 17; west end of concurrency with US 17 Business
|-
|46.88
|
|East end of concurrency with US 17 Business; west end of concurrency with SR 3
|-
|rowspan=4|Mathews
|Fort Nonsense
|53.24
|
|East end of concurrency with SR 3
|-
|Hudgins
|60.52
|
|West end of concurrency with SR 198
|-
|Mathews
|62.21
|
|East end of concurrency with SR 198
|-
|Bayside
|71.10
|Cul-de-sac
at Bayside Wharf
|Eastern terminus
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. The state highway runs 71.1 miles (114.4 km) from U.S. Route 360
U.S. Route 360
U.S. Route 360 is a spur of US 60 in the U.S. state of Virginia. The U.S. Highway runs from US 58 Business, Virginia State Route 293, and SR 360 in Danville east to SR 644 in Reedville. US 360 connects Danville, South Boston, and Keysville in Southside Virginia with the state capital of...
(US 360) in St. Stephens Church
St. Stephens Church, Virginia
St. Stephens Church is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States....
east to a cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac
A cul-de-sac is a word of French origin referring to a dead end, close, no through road or court meaning dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet...
in Bayside
Bayside, Mathews County, Virginia
Bayside, Mathews County is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.-References:...
. SR 14 is the primary highway of King and Queen
King and Queen County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,630 people, 2,673 households, and 1,897 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile . There were 3,010 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
and Mathews
Mathews County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,978 people, 3,932 households, and 2,823 families residing in the county. The population density was 108 people per square mile . There were 5,333 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...
counties and the main east–west highway of Gloucester County
Gloucester County, Virginia
Gloucester County is within the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in the USA. Formed in 1651 in the Virginia Colony, the county was named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King Charles I of Great Britain. Located in the Middle Peninsula region, it...
; the highway connects the namesake county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
s of all three counties.
Route description
SR 14 begins at an intersection with US 360 (Richmond–Tappahannock Highway) in St. Stephens Church. The roadway continues on the north side of the intersection as SR 721 (Newtown Road), the old route of SR 14 that continues northwest to near Bowling GreenBowling Green, Virginia
Bowling Green is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 936 at the 2000 census.The county seat of Caroline County since 1803, Bowling Green is best known as the "cradle of American horse racing", the home of the second oldest Masonic Lodge, and the...
. SR 14 heads southeast as The Trail, a curvaceous highway with multiple right-angle turns that serves as the primary north–south highway of King and Queen County. The state highway passes through the hamlets of Bruington
Bruington, Virginia
Bruington is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States....
, Henleys Fork
Henleys Fork, Virginia
Henleys Fork is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States....
, Stevensville
Stevensville, Virginia
Stevensville is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States....
, Cumnor
Cumnor, Virginia
Cumnor is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States....
on its way to the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of King and Queen Court House
King and Queen Court House, Virginia
King and Queen Court House is a census-designated place in and the county seat of King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 85. The community runs along State Route 14, near the Mattaponi River...
, which contains the county offices and the county's only high school. SR 14 continues southeast through the small communities of Truhart
Truhart, Virginia
Truhart is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States....
, Little Plymouth
Little Plymouth, Virginia
Little Plymouth is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States....
, Shanghai
Shanghai, Virginia
Shanghai is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States....
, and Elsom
Elsom, Virginia
Elsom is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States....
to its junction with SR 33
Virginia State Route 33
Virginia State Route 33 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 33 and US 250 in Richmond, Virginia east to Chesapeake Boulevard in Stingray Point...
(Lewis Puller Memorial Highway) in Shacklefords
Shacklefords, Virginia
Shacklefords is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. It derives its name from the Shackleford family, of whom the earliest American ancestor was Roger Shackelford, who was born in Old Alresford in the English county of Hampshire in 1629...
.
SR 14 and SR 33 run concurrently
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
along the four-lane divided highway named for the decorated U.S. Marine
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
Chesty Puller
Chesty Puller
Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Puller is the most decorated U.S...
east to Shacklefords Fork
Shacklefords Fork, Virginia
Shacklefords Fork is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. The community takes its name from the Shackleford family of Shacklefords, Virginia, nearby in King and Queen County....
, where SR 14 heads southeast along Buena Vista Road. After passing through Cologne
Cologne, Virginia
Cologne is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. Cologne is located at longitude -76.691 and latitude 37.531 and sits elevated at 105 feet....
and Plain View, the state highway veers east and crosses the Poropotank River
Poropotank River
The Poropotank River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is a tributary of the York River and forms part of the boundary between King and Queen and Gloucester counties.-References:*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia...
into Gloucester County. SR 14 continues east a short distance as Adner Road to Adner
Adner, Virginia
Adner is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.-References:...
, where the state highway turns southeast onto US 17
U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
U.S. Route 17 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Punta Gorda, Florida to Winchester, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs 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...
(George Washington Memorial Highway). SR 14 and US 17 follow the four-lane divided highway southeast to Gloucester Courthouse
Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
Gloucester Courthouse is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,269 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gloucester Courthouse is located at ....
, where US 17 bypasses the county seat on its way to Yorktown
Yorktown, Virginia
Yorktown is a census-designated place in York County, Virginia, United States. The population was 220 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1634....
. SR 14 and US 17 Business head east on Main Street, along which the highways pass through a roundabout
Roundabout
A roundabout is the name for a road junction in which traffic moves in one direction around a central island. The word dates from the early 20th century. Roundabouts are common in many countries around the world...
surrounding the county courthouse.
At the east end of Gloucester Courthouse, SR 14 turns north onto John Clayton Memorial Highway, a four-lane divided highway. The intersection where SR 14 diverges from US 17 Business is also the eastern terminus of SR 3
Virginia State Route 3
State Route 3 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia that extends from the town of Culpeper south and eastwardly to Gloucester in Virginia's Middle Peninsula region...
. SR 14 and SR 3 head north then curve east to cross Burke Mill Stream into Mathews County. Just east of the stream at Fort Nonsense
Fort Nonsense, Virginia
Fort Nonsense is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. Fort Nonsense is located at the junction of Virginia Route 3 and Virginia Route 14 northeast of Gloucester Courthouse....
, SR 3 turns north onto Windsor Road to head for Middlesex County
Middlesex County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,932 people, 4,253 households, and 2,913 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile . There were 6,362 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...
and the Northern Neck
Northern Neck
The Northern Neck is the northernmost of three peninsulas on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This peninsula is bounded by the Potomac River on the north and the Rappahannock River on the south. It encompasses the following Virginia counties: Lancaster,...
. SR 14 reduces to two lanes and heads through Foster
Foster, Virginia
Foster is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. Foster is located on Virginia Route 14 west-northwest of Mathews. Foster has a post office with ZIP code 23056....
before reaching a junction with SR 198
Virginia State Route 198
State Route 198 is a primary state highway in the Middle Peninsula region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from the U.S. Route 17 and State Route 33 split at Glenns east via Cobbs Creek and Mathews to State Routes 642 and 653 near Moon.-Route description:State Route 198 begins at the...
(Buckley Hall Road) just south of Hudgins
Hudgins, Virginia
Hudgins is an unincorporated community in northern Mathews County, Virginia, United States. It lies north of the community of Mathews, the county seat of Mathews County. Its elevation is 10 feet...
. The state highways run concurrently south to the village of Mathews
Mathews, Virginia
Mathews is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Mathews County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 555. Established around 1700, the small town of Westville was designated as the county seat in 1791. In modern times, it is variously known as Mathews...
, where SR 198 veers east as Buckley Hall Road toward Moon
Moon, Virginia
Moon is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. Moon is east-northeast of Mathews. Moon has a post office with ZIP code 23119....
. SR 14 turns south to pass through the county seat as Main Street, then becomes John Clayton Memorial Highway again as it continues in the direction of New Point Comfort
New Point Comfort
New Point Comfort is a point of land located in Mathews County at the tip of Virginia's Middle Peninsula in the lower Chesapeake Bay in the United States...
, the point of land on the north side of the entrance of the York River
York River
York River can refer to:In the United States:*The York River *The York River In Canada:*The York River...
to the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
. In the hamlet of Bavon
Bavon, Virginia
Bavon is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. Bavon is located on Virginia Route 14 south-southeast of Mathews....
, SR 600 (Point Road) continues east toward New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve
New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve
New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve is a Natural Area Preserve located in Mathews County, Virginia. It is located along the Atlantic Flyway, and consequently provides habitat for nesting and breeding, both during the migration season and at other times throughout the year; among the birds that...
while SR 14 turns south toward Bayside. The state highway turns west, then north, to a cul-de-sac at Bayside Wharf on Davis Creek.
Major intersections
{| class=wikitable!County
!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=3|King and Queen
King and Queen County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,630 people, 2,673 households, and 1,897 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile . There were 3,010 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
|St. Stephens Church
St. Stephens Church, Virginia
St. Stephens Church is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States....
|0.00
|
|Western terminus
|-
|Shacklefords
Shacklefords, Virginia
Shacklefords is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. It derives its name from the Shackleford family, of whom the earliest American ancestor was Roger Shackelford, who was born in Old Alresford in the English county of Hampshire in 1629...
|30.13
|
|West end of concurrency with SR 33
|-
|Shacklefords Fork
Shacklefords Fork, Virginia
Shacklefords Fork is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. The community takes its name from the Shackleford family of Shacklefords, Virginia, nearby in King and Queen County....
|31.79
|
|East end of concurrency with SR 33
|-
|rowspan=3|Gloucester
Gloucester County, Virginia
Gloucester County is within the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area in the USA. Formed in 1651 in the Virginia Colony, the county was named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King Charles I of Great Britain. Located in the Middle Peninsula region, it...
|Adner
Adner, Virginia
Adner is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.-References:...
|37.76
|
|West end of concurrency with US 17
|-
|rowspan=2|Gloucester Courthouse
Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
Gloucester Courthouse is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,269 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gloucester Courthouse is located at ....
|45.61
|
|East end of concurrency with US 17; west end of concurrency with US 17 Business
|-
|46.88
|
|East end of concurrency with US 17 Business; west end of concurrency with SR 3
|-
|rowspan=4|Mathews
Mathews County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,978 people, 3,932 households, and 2,823 families residing in the county. The population density was 108 people per square mile . There were 5,333 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...
|Fort Nonsense
Fort Nonsense, Virginia
Fort Nonsense is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. Fort Nonsense is located at the junction of Virginia Route 3 and Virginia Route 14 northeast of Gloucester Courthouse....
|53.24
|
|East end of concurrency with SR 3
|-
|Hudgins
Hudgins, Virginia
Hudgins is an unincorporated community in northern Mathews County, Virginia, United States. It lies north of the community of Mathews, the county seat of Mathews County. Its elevation is 10 feet...
|60.52
|
|West end of concurrency with SR 198
|-
|Mathews
Mathews, Virginia
Mathews is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Mathews County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 555. Established around 1700, the small town of Westville was designated as the county seat in 1791. In modern times, it is variously known as Mathews...
|62.21
|
|East end of concurrency with SR 198
|-
|Bayside
Bayside, Mathews County, Virginia
Bayside, Mathews County is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.-References:...
|71.10
|Cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac
A cul-de-sac is a word of French origin referring to a dead end, close, no through road or court meaning dead-end street with only one inlet/outlet...
at Bayside Wharf
|Eastern terminus