 Continuing
along VA 122. |
 More
of the same. |
 I
tried to get a pretty picture without stopping, and the result is this pole. |
 The
landscape opens up a little approaching Bedford.. |
 And
here we are on the east side of town, at the junction with US 221. |
 US
221 is generally uninteresting between Bedford and Lynchburg. |
 Arrival
in Lynchburg. We'll take US 501 south to US 29 now. |
 The
thumbnail is better than the picture here. But it's what US 501 looks
like as a freeway on the west side of Lyncburg. |
 Bus.
US 460 is coming up next. As you can see, it has started raining a
bit. |
 It's
called Fort Avenue in these parts. |
 At
last, here we are on US 29, which is a nice expressway throughout almost all
of Virginia. |
 It
felt like forever on US 29, but it was not that bad--- only 26 miles to
Danville, which is just north of the NC border. |
 At
Chatham, there is a Bus. US 29. It has a link to VA 57 West, which is
signed without a shield here. |
 This
is a very typical scene on US 29 SB. |
 Getting
onto the Danville Expressway, with the control city of Martinsville
displayed. Martinsville Speedway is one of Mark Martin's least
favorite places to race. |
 And
South Boston is where Jeff Burton is from! |
 One
day this will be I-785. |
 SB
US 29 and WB US 58. We're about to make the westward curve around
town. |
 US
58 will now split of to Martinsville. |
 Just
in case anyone gets confused, there is plenty of signage to tell you which
road goes where. |
 A
closer view of the signs in the background of the previous picture. |
 That's
it for Virginia! Right after the exit with US 58, we enter North
Carolina. |
 US
29 doesn't look all that different in North Carolina than it did in
Virginia. |
 North
Carolina seems to place more importance on the future I-785. |
 Coming
into the Greensboro area. |
 Hey,
how come the other side of the road gets more lanes than we do?? |
 A
fun little sign with a spelled out US 70. |
 The
freeway gets a little substandard around these parts. |
 Here's
that exit for US 70. |
 Joining
US 29 this afternoon will be US 70 and US 220. |
 Lee
Street seems like a pretty important road in the area. |
 Here
we are at the interchange of US 29/US 70/US 220 with I-40, US 421, and Bus.
I-85. |
 Holy
road signs, Batman! Pick a route, any route. |
 Did
you want to know what those routes looked like? Well, I've got you
covered there. |
 Just
so ya know (and you might if you read these kinds of web pages), Bus. I-85
is an old alignment of I-85. The interstate now runs a few miles to
the south. |
 A
blurry shot of the split among the 6 routes. |
 The
shields tell you what road you're actually now, because it is very possible
that you missed your road in the melee. |
 Going
down Bus. I-85, US 29, and US 70. |
 Here's
the new I-85. |
 Now
we're headed south on US 220, which will someday be I-73. Maybe. |
Continuing
along VA 122.
More
of the same.
I
tried to get a pretty picture without stopping, and the result is this pole.
The
landscape opens up a little approaching Bedford..
And
here we are on the east side of town, at the junction with US 221.
US
221 is generally uninteresting between Bedford and Lynchburg.
Arrival
in Lynchburg. We'll take US 501 south to US 29 now.
The
thumbnail is better than the picture here. But it's what US 501 looks
like as a freeway on the west side of Lyncburg.
Bus.
US 460 is coming up next. As you can see, it has started raining a
bit.
It's
called Fort Avenue in these parts. 
At
last, here we are on US 29, which is a nice expressway throughout almost all
of Virginia.
It
felt like forever on US 29, but it was not that bad--- only 26 miles to
Danville, which is just north of the NC border.
At
Chatham, there is a Bus. US 29. It has a link to VA 57 West, which is
signed without a shield here.
This
is a very typical scene on US 29 SB.
Getting
onto the Danville Expressway, with the control city of Martinsville
displayed. Martinsville Speedway is one of Mark Martin's least
favorite places to race.
And
South Boston is where Jeff Burton is from!
One
day this will be I-785.
SB
US 29 and WB US 58. We're about to make the westward curve around
town.
US
58 will now split of to Martinsville.
Just
in case anyone gets confused, there is plenty of signage to tell you which
road goes where.
A
closer view of the signs in the background of the previous picture.
That's
it for Virginia! Right after the exit with US 58, we enter North
Carolina.
US
29 doesn't look all that different in North Carolina than it did in
Virginia.
North
Carolina seems to place more importance on the future I-785.
Coming
into the Greensboro area.
Hey,
how come the other side of the road gets more lanes than we do??
A
fun little sign with a spelled out US 70.
The
freeway gets a little substandard around these parts.
Here's
that exit for US 70.
Joining
US 29 this afternoon will be US 70 and US 220.
Lee
Street seems like a pretty important road in the area.
Here
we are at the interchange of US 29/US 70/US 220 with I-40, US 421, and Bus.
I-85.
Holy
road signs, Batman! Pick a route, any route.
Did
you want to know what those routes looked like? Well, I've got you
covered there.
Just
so ya know (and you might if you read these kinds of web pages), Bus. I-85
is an old alignment of I-85. The interstate now runs a few miles to
the south.
A
blurry shot of the split among the 6 routes.
The
shields tell you what road you're actually now, because it is very possible
that you missed your road in the melee.
Going
down Bus. I-85, US 29, and US 70.
Here's
the new I-85.
Now
we're headed south on US 220, which will someday be I-73. Maybe.