{{Short description|State highway in Bland County, Virginia, US}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=VA |type=VA |route=598 |alternate_name=East River Mountain Road |length_mi=4.16 |length_ref=<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/> |length_round=2 |map=VA 598 map.svg |established={{circa}} 1980 |direction_a=South |direction_b=North |terminus_a={{jct|state=VA|I|77|US|52}} near [[Rocky Gap, Virginia|Rocky Gap]] |junction= |terminus_b={{jct|state=WV|WV|598}} near [[Bluefield, WV]] |counties=[[Bland County, Virginia|Bland]] |previous_type=I |previous_route=581 |next_type=I |next_route=664 }}

'''State Route 598''' ('''SR 598''') is a primary [[state highway]] in the U.S. state of [[Virginia]]. Known as East River Mountain Road, the state highway runs {{convert|4.16|mi|km}} from [[Interstate 77 in Virginia|Interstate 77]] (I-77) and [[U.S. Route 52 in Virginia|U.S. Route 52]] (US 52) near [[Rocky Gap, Virginia|Rocky Gap]] north to the [[West Virginia]] state line near [[Bluefield, West Virginia]], where the highway continues as [[West Virginia Route 598]] (WV 598). SR 598 is the old alignment of US 52 on East River Mountain in far northern [[Bland County, Virginia|Bland County]].

==Route description== [[File:East River Mountain on SR 598.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Curves approaching the summit of East River Mountain]] [[File:2017-06-11 15 43 00 View south along Virginia State Route 598 just south of the West Virginia state line in Bland County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|right|View south along SR 598 just south of the West Virginia state line]] SR 598 begins at a [[partial cloverleaf interchange]] with I-77 and US 52. The interchange is along the lower slopes of East River Mountain, down which the roadway continues as US 52 (Scenic Highway) toward the hamlet of Rocky Gap in the narrow valley to the south of the mountain. I-77 and US 52 [[concurrency (road)|run concurrently]] north from the interchange into the [[East River Mountain Tunnel]] into West Virginia. SR 598 heads west as a two-lane undivided road that curvaceously ascends the mountain without the benefit of climbing lanes. The state highway reaches its northern terminus on the ridgeline of the mountain, which serves as the Virginia&nbsp;&ndash; West Virginia state line. The roadway continues west as WV 598 (Bland Road) and descends the north side of the mountain into the city of Bluefield.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 598"/>

==Major intersections== {{jcttop|length_ref=<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/>|state=VA|county=Bland}} {{VAint |location=none |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=VA|I|77|US|52|name2=North Scenic Highway|location1=[[Beckley, WV|Beckley]]|city2=Wytheville}} |notes=Exit 66 (I-77); southern terminus }} {{VAint |location=none |mile=4.16 |road={{jct|state=WV|WV|598|dir1=north|name1=Bland Road|city1=Bluefield<!--from distance sign at other end-->}} |notes=[[West Virginia]] state line ([[East River Mountain]]); northern terminus }} {{jctbtm}}

==References== <references>

<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data">{{cite web|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2010_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp|title=2010 Traffic Data|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|year=2010|access-date=2012-01-26}} *[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_010_Bland_2010.pdf Bland County] (PDF) </ref>

<ref name="Google Maps VA 598">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=U.S.+52+N%2FVA-598+N&daddr=Bland+Rd&hl=en&sll=37.280439,-81.166348&sspn=0.026566,0.038581&geocode=FQ6eOAId8jMq-w%3BFbB0OAId3jkp-w&mra=ls&t=h&z=14|title=Virginia State Route 598|access-date=2012-01-26}}</ref>

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==External links== {{commons category|Virginia State Route 598}} {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} *[http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va526-599.htm#va598 Virginia Highways Project: VA 598]

[[Category:State highways in Virginia|598]] [[Category:Transportation in Bland County, Virginia|State Route 598]]