Virginia State Route 183

State Route 183 marker

State Route 183
Occohannock Neck Road
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length: 7.45 mi[1] (11.99 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
West end: SR 613 / SR 709 in Jamesville
  US 13 in Exmore
East end:
US 13 Bus. in Exmore
Location
Counties: Northampton
Highway system
SR 182SR 184

State Route 183 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Occohannock Neck Road, the state highway runs 7.45 miles (11.99 km) from SR 613 and SR 709 in Jamesville east to U.S. Route 13 Business (US 13 Business) in Exmore in northern Northampton County.

Route description

SR 183 begins at an intersection with SR 613 and SR 709 in Jamesville. Occohannock Neck Road continues south along SR 613 to Silver Beach. The state highway heads northeast and east along the spine of Occohannock Neck, which lies between the Chesapeake Bay to the west and Nassawadox Creek to the south and east. SR 183 passes through the hamlet of Wardtown and has a pair of sharp curves before entering the town of Exmore just west of its intersection with US 13 (Lankford Highway). The state highway reaches its eastern terminus at US 13 Business (Main Street) in the center of the town, two blocks south of the southern terminus of SR 178.[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Northampton County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Jamesville0.000.00 SR 613 south (Occohannock Neck Road) / SR 709 west (Battle Point Road) – Silver Beach
Exmore6.9411.17 US 13 (Lankford Highway) Painter, Nassawadox
7.4511.99
US 13 Bus. (Main Street) Accomac, Eastville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  2. Google (2011-11-25). "Virginia State Route 183" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-11-25.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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