Virginia State Route 42

State Route 42 (VA-42) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Running parallel to and west of Interstate 81, SR 42 consists of three sections with gaps filled by secondary routes in between. According to VDOT traffic counts, SR 42 is connected along these routes (mainly State Route 730 and State Route 615), but these roadways are not signed as or otherwise considered to be SR 42.

Some of SR 42 lies along the old Fincastle and Cumberland Gap Turnpike.<!--needs details - it used US 19/460 at the Tazewell/Russell county line--> Another major piece, from near Clifton Forge to Buffalo Gap, parallels the old Virginia Central Railroad.

Description

Smyth County

SR 42 begins at State Route 91 at Broadford, where SR 91 turns north to cross Brushy Mountain. SR 42 continues the east-northeasterly path of SR 91 through the valleys formed by the North Fork Holston River, crossing State Route 16 at Black Hill.

Bland County

SR 42 continues past Groseclose Store and Ceres, meeting State Route 623 at Sharon Springs, the source of the North Fork Holston River. A low crossing of the Tennessee Valley Divide at about 2850...
Read More