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06-1941-01 page 22 talks about US 17 being rerouted via SR 168. --
NE2 10:52, 16 September 2006 (UTC)reply
There's something about 34th Street in Newport News in 03-1937-01 6. --
NE2 16:51, 20 September 2006 (UTC)reply
General history
1933: towards Buckroe Beach via Hampton and Newport News towards Williamsburg, replaced SR 529, SR 532, and SR 533
1936: extended to Buckroe Beach
1938: extension to SR 53 (now SR 30) towards Barhamsville complete
unknown: extended to SR 33
1942: SR 168Y at Toano added
by 1944: new alignment (now SR 351) added between Hampton and Newport News
1945: bypass of Williamsburg added between SR 162 and SR 5/31
by 1946: SR 168 east of downtown Hampton became SR 351, old alignment became SR 143; SR 168 extended over ferry to Sewell's Point, replaced part of SR 165 and most of SR 351 to Little Creek; the rest of SR 351 became SR 165
1957: SR 168 moved onto HRBT and approaches from Warwick southeast to downtown Norfolk; US 60 moved onto HRBT; SR 143 extended over old US 60 east of downtown Hampton and old SR 168 northwest of downtown Newport News; SR 168 replaced SR 170 south of downtown Norfolk; SR 170 north of downtown Norfolk became US 460; old SR 168 in Norfolk became SR 170
late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s: SR 168 mowed to new freeway to near Barhamsville; SR 143 extended over part of old SR 168 (most of the rest was upgraded on the spot; the rest became SR 168Y - details on this are unclear)
ca. 1980: SR 168 truncated to Ocean View; the short independent piece became an extension of SR 249
I disagree with the proposed merge. Tidewater Drive is a major arterial with a history independent of SR 168. --
NE2 05:43, 1 January 2007 (UTC)reply
Then expand the Tidewater Drive article. As it stands right now, it is an article with no assertion of notability (aside from being part of SR 168) and no context. --
TMFLet's Go Mets -
Stats 00:50, 2 January 2007 (UTC)reply
Would've performed the merge, but this article is a mess. --
TMFLet's Go Mets -
Stats 19:19, 22 February 2007 (UTC)reply
Merge proposal
The
Chesapeake Expressway is completely part of VA 168 and can easily be covered in this article. Dough4872 03:29, 2 February 2011 (UTC)reply
Support. the Chesapeake Expressway Article is short, oddly written stub whose infobox looks too similar to VA 168. --PCB 04:03, 2 February 2011 (UTC)reply
Support Chesapeake Expressway is entirely a subset of VA 168. VC 16:54, 5 February 2011 (UTC)reply
Support per nom and VC. – TMF 10:17, 11 February 2011 (UTC)reply
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06-1941-01 page 22 talks about US 17 being rerouted via SR 168. --
NE2 10:52, 16 September 2006 (UTC)reply
There's something about 34th Street in Newport News in 03-1937-01 6. --
NE2 16:51, 20 September 2006 (UTC)reply
General history
1933: towards Buckroe Beach via Hampton and Newport News towards Williamsburg, replaced SR 529, SR 532, and SR 533
1936: extended to Buckroe Beach
1938: extension to SR 53 (now SR 30) towards Barhamsville complete
unknown: extended to SR 33
1942: SR 168Y at Toano added
by 1944: new alignment (now SR 351) added between Hampton and Newport News
1945: bypass of Williamsburg added between SR 162 and SR 5/31
by 1946: SR 168 east of downtown Hampton became SR 351, old alignment became SR 143; SR 168 extended over ferry to Sewell's Point, replaced part of SR 165 and most of SR 351 to Little Creek; the rest of SR 351 became SR 165
1957: SR 168 moved onto HRBT and approaches from Warwick southeast to downtown Norfolk; US 60 moved onto HRBT; SR 143 extended over old US 60 east of downtown Hampton and old SR 168 northwest of downtown Newport News; SR 168 replaced SR 170 south of downtown Norfolk; SR 170 north of downtown Norfolk became US 460; old SR 168 in Norfolk became SR 170
late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s: SR 168 mowed to new freeway to near Barhamsville; SR 143 extended over part of old SR 168 (most of the rest was upgraded on the spot; the rest became SR 168Y - details on this are unclear)
ca. 1980: SR 168 truncated to Ocean View; the short independent piece became an extension of SR 249
I disagree with the proposed merge. Tidewater Drive is a major arterial with a history independent of SR 168. --
NE2 05:43, 1 January 2007 (UTC)reply
Then expand the Tidewater Drive article. As it stands right now, it is an article with no assertion of notability (aside from being part of SR 168) and no context. --
TMFLet's Go Mets -
Stats 00:50, 2 January 2007 (UTC)reply
Would've performed the merge, but this article is a mess. --
TMFLet's Go Mets -
Stats 19:19, 22 February 2007 (UTC)reply
Merge proposal
The
Chesapeake Expressway is completely part of VA 168 and can easily be covered in this article. Dough4872 03:29, 2 February 2011 (UTC)reply
Support. the Chesapeake Expressway Article is short, oddly written stub whose infobox looks too similar to VA 168. --PCB 04:03, 2 February 2011 (UTC)reply
Support Chesapeake Expressway is entirely a subset of VA 168. VC 16:54, 5 February 2011 (UTC)reply
Support per nom and VC. – TMF 10:17, 11 February 2011 (UTC)reply