Virginia State Route 46

{{Short description|State highway in southern Virginia, US}} {{about|former State Routes numbered 46|State Route 46 (Wortvile 1928-1933)|State Route 46 (Virginia 1933-1940)|the former United States Navy attack squadron|Attack Squadron 46 (United States Navy)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=VA |type=VA |route=46 |length_mi=42.57 |length_ref=<ref name="Brunswick Traffic Data"/><ref name="Nottoway Traffic Data"/> |length_round=2 |established=1940 |tourist=20px|alt=|link= Virginia Byway |map=VA 46 map.svg |direction_a=South |direction_b=North |terminus_a={{jct|state=NC|NC|46}} near Valentines |junction= *{{jct|state=VA|US|58}} in Lawrenceville *{{jct|state=VA|US|1}} near Alberta *{{jct|state=VA|I|85}} near Alberta |terminus_b={{jct|state=VA|SR|40}} in Blackstone |counties=Brunswick, Nottoway |previous_type=VA |previous_route=45 |next_type=VA |next_route=47 }}

'''State Route 46''' ('''SR 46''') is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway begins at the North Carolina state line near Valentines, where the highway continues as North Carolina Highway 46 (NC 46). SR 46 runs {{convert|42.57|mi|km}} north from the state line to SR 40 in Blackstone. The state highway serves as the main north–south highway of Brunswick County, where it intersects U.S. Route 58 (US 58) in Lawrenceville and both Interstate 85 (I-85) and US 1 near Alberta.

All of SR 46 in Brunswick County is a Virginia Byway.

==Route description== thumb|right|View north along SR 46 at SR 648 just west of Alberta SR 46 begins at the North Carolina state line south of the community of Valentines. The roadway continues southeast as NC 46 toward Gaston. The Virginia state highway heads north as Christanna Highway through southern Brunswick County, where the highway passes through Valentines and Brunswick. SR 46 passes to the east of the remains of Fort Christanna before crossing the Meherrin River. The state highway meets US 58 (Governor Harrison Parkway) at a diamond interchange and begins to run concurrently with US 58 Business. The two highways enter the county seat of Lawrenceville on Hicks Street. After passing over a rail line, SR 46 and US 58 Business turn east onto Meredith Street, then north onto Main Street. The highways separate when SR 46 turns west onto Church Street. The state highway veers northwest onto Windsor Street while passing along the edge of St. Paul's College.<ref name="Brunswick Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 46"/>

SR 46's name again becomes Christanna Highway as it heads northwest toward the hamlet of Cochran west of Alberta. In Cochran, the state highway intersects US 1 (Boydton Plank Road) adjacent to the Christanna campus of Southside Virginia Community College and has a partial interchange with I-85 that allows access in the direction of South Hill. Access to northbound I-85 toward Petersburg is provided via US 1. SR 46 continues northwest to the village of Danieltown, where the highway meets the eastern end of SR 137 (Danieltown Road).<ref name="Brunswick Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 46"/> SR 46 enters Nottoway County when it crosses the Nottoway River on the Kennedy Bridge just east of the Nottoway Reservoir. The state highway, now known as Brunswick Road, passes through the southwestern portion of Fort Barfoot before reaching its northern terminus at SR 40 (Kenbridge Road) just south of the town of Blackstone.<ref name="Nottoway Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 46"/>

==Major intersections== {{jcttop|length_ref=<ref name="Brunswick Traffic Data"/><ref name="Nottoway Traffic Data"/>}} {{VAint |county=Brunswick |cspan=7 |location=none |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=NC|NC|46|dir1=east|city1=Roanoke Rapids}} |notes=North Carolina state line; southern terminus }} {{VAint |location=Lawrenceville |lspan=2 |type=concur |mile=16.47 |road={{jct|state=VA|US|58|SR-Truck|46|dab2=Lawrenceville|dir2=north|city1=South Hill|city2=Emporia}} |notes=Interchange; southern end of US 58 Bus. concurrency }} {{VAint |type=concur |mile=17.43 |road={{jct|state=VA|US-Bus|58|dab1=Lawrenceville|dir1=east|SR-Truck|46|dab2=Lawrenceville|dir2=south|name2=Main Street|Sec|1000|county3=Brunswick|name3=East Church Street|location1=truck route to US 58}} |notes=Northern end of US 58 Bus. concurrency }} {{VAint |location=Alberta |mile=24.43 |road={{jct|state=VA|US|1|name1=Boydton Plank Road|to2=to|I|85|dir2=north|city1=South Hill|city2=Petersburg}} }} {{VAint |type=incomplete |location=none |mile=25.05 |road={{jct|state=VA|I|85|dir1=south|city1=South Hill}} |notes=Exit 27 (I-85) }} {{VAint |location=none |mile= |road={{jct|state=VA|Sec|652|county1=Brunswick|name1=Chalk Level Road|city1=Alberta}} |notes=former SR 137 east; to SR 136 }} {{VAint |location=Danieltown |mile= |road={{jct|state=VA|SR|137|dir1=west|name1=Danieltown Road|city1=Dundas|city2=Kenbridge}} |notes=Eastern terminus of SR 137 }} {{VAint |county=Nottoway |location=Blackstone |mile=42.57 |road={{jct|state=VA|SR|40|name1=Kenbridge Road}} |notes=Northern terminus }} {{jctbtm|keys=concur,incomplete}}

==VA 46 Truck== {{Infobox road small |state=VA |type=VA-Truck |route=46 |location=Lawrenceville |length_mi= |length_round=1 |length_ref= }} thumb|left|SR 46 Truck and US 58 Bus in Lawrenceville '''Virginia State Truck Route 46''' in Lawrenceville, Virginia is overlapped by US 58, also known as the Governor Harrison Parkway between the Hicks Street and Lawrenceville Plank Road interchanges. From there, it follows US 58 Bus into downtown to rejoin mainline SR 46. {{Clear}}

==References== <references>

<ref name="Brunswick Traffic Data">{{cite web|title=Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Jurisdiction Report: Brunswick County|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|year=2009|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_012_Brunswick_2009.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=2011-07-08}}</ref>

<ref name="Nottoway Traffic Data">{{cite web|title=Daily Traffic Volume Estimates Jurisdiction Report: Nottoway County|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|year=2009|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_067_Nottoway_2009.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=2011-07-08}}</ref>

<ref name="Google Maps VA 46">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=VA-46+N&daddr=VA-46+N%2FBrunswick+Rd&hl=en&ll=36.802687,-77.906799&spn=1.040199,2.469177&sll=36.73008,-77.486572&sspn=1.041184,2.469177&geocode=FVCjLQIddNRc-w%3BFbZ7NQIdFq5Z-w&mra=ls&t=h&z=9|title=Virginia State Route 46|access-date=2011-07-08}}</ref>

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==External links== {{commons category|Virginia State Route 46}} {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} *[http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va046.htm Virginia Highways Project: VA 46]

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