About: U.S. Route 460 in Virginia

U.S. Route 460 (US 460) in Virginia runs west-east through the southern part of the Commonwealth. The road has two separate pieces in Virginia, joined by a relatively short section in West Virginia. Most of US 460 is a four-lane divided highway and is a major artery in the southern third of the state. From Petersburg to Suffolk, US 460 is a four-lane non-divided highway. It is a popular alternative to Interstate 64 (I-64) when going fromRichmond and other points in central Virginia to the Currituck Sound and Outer Banks of North Carolina, avoiding the congestionand tunnels of the more northerly I-64 corridor. The road passes through several small towns that built up at stops along the railroad line.