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{{Infobox road
|state=VA
|name=Virginia Smart Road
|maint=[[Virginia Department of Transportation]]
|section=
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|map_notes=
|map_custom=
|length_mi=2.2
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|length_notes=future length {{convert|5.7|mi|km|abbr=on}}
|established=March 2000 (phase one)
|decommissioned=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a=Western turnaround loop at Transportation Research Drive
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b=Eastern turnaround loop near [[Wilson Creek Bridge]]
|counties=[[Montgomery County, Virginia]]
|system=
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The '''Virginia Smart Road''', also known as simply the '''Smart Road''' or '''Smart Highway''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Smart_Road.html|title=The Smart Road|last=Kozel|first=Scott M.|date=February 19, 2004|work=Roads of the Future|accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref> is a short, limited access road in [[Montgomery County, Virginia]] used for the testing of pavement technologies and as a proving ground for new transportation technologies. The Smart Road is currently a {{convert|2.2|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch of road with turn-around loops at either end. Eventually, the road will be extended to a total of {{convert|5.7|mi|km}}, which will directly connect [[U.S. Route 460]] in [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]] to [[Interstate 81]] with an interchange near mile marker 121; however, there is no set time frame for completion. The [[Wilson Creek Bridge]] was built for the Smart Road and, at {{convert|175|ft|m}} tall, is the tallest bridge in [[List of bridges in the United States#Virginia|Virginia]]. The road and bridge are operated and maintained by the [[Virginia Department of Transportation]].<ref name=vtti/>
== Segments ==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Phase
! Project
! Completion
|-
| 1
| {{convert|1.78|mi|km|abbr=on}} two-lane [[testbed]] with western end turnaround
| March 2000
|-
| 2
| {{convert|2000|ft|m|abbr=on}} [[Wilson Creek Bridge]] and eastern end turnaround
| May 2001
|-
| 3
| {{convert|3.7|mi|km|abbr=on}} extension to [[Interstate 81|I-81]] at [[milestone|mile marker]] 121
| TBA
|-
| Future
| Widening entire {{convert|5.7|mi|km|abbr=on}} roadway to four lanes
| TBA
|}
== External links ==
*[http://www.vtti.vt.edu/ Virginia Tech Transportation Institute]
*[http://www.vtti.vt.edu/virginiasmartroad.html Photo Gallery]
*[http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/constsal-smartrd.asp Virginia Department of Transportation]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Transportation in Montgomery County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]
[[Category:Roads in Virginia]]
[[Category:Transport engineering]]
[[Category:Intelligent transportation systems]]
{{Virginia-road-stub}}
|state=VA
|name=Virginia Smart Road
|maint=[[Virginia Department of Transportation]]
|section=
|map=
|map_notes=
|map_custom=
|length_mi=2.2
|length_ref=<ref name=vtti>{{cite web |url=http://www.vtti.vt.edu/virginiasmartroad.html |title=The Virginia Smart Road |publisher=[[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]] Transportation Institute |accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref>
|length_notes=future length {{convert|5.7|mi|km|abbr=on}}
|established=March 2000 (phase one)
|decommissioned=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a=Western turnaround loop at Transportation Research Drive
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b=Eastern turnaround loop near [[Wilson Creek Bridge]]
|counties=[[Montgomery County, Virginia]]
|system=
|spur_type=
|spur_of=
|previous_type=
|previous_route=
|next_type=
|next_route=
|browse=
}}
The '''Virginia Smart Road''', also known as simply the '''Smart Road''' or '''Smart Highway''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Smart_Road.html|title=The Smart Road|last=Kozel|first=Scott M.|date=February 19, 2004|work=Roads of the Future|accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref> is a short, limited access road in [[Montgomery County, Virginia]] used for the testing of pavement technologies and as a proving ground for new transportation technologies. The Smart Road is currently a {{convert|2.2|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch of road with turn-around loops at either end. Eventually, the road will be extended to a total of {{convert|5.7|mi|km}}, which will directly connect [[U.S. Route 460]] in [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]] to [[Interstate 81]] with an interchange near mile marker 121; however, there is no set time frame for completion. The [[Wilson Creek Bridge]] was built for the Smart Road and, at {{convert|175|ft|m}} tall, is the tallest bridge in [[List of bridges in the United States#Virginia|Virginia]]. The road and bridge are operated and maintained by the [[Virginia Department of Transportation]].<ref name=vtti/>
== Segments ==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Phase
! Project
! Completion
|-
| 1
| {{convert|1.78|mi|km|abbr=on}} two-lane [[testbed]] with western end turnaround
| March 2000
|-
| 2
| {{convert|2000|ft|m|abbr=on}} [[Wilson Creek Bridge]] and eastern end turnaround
| May 2001
|-
| 3
| {{convert|3.7|mi|km|abbr=on}} extension to [[Interstate 81|I-81]] at [[milestone|mile marker]] 121
| TBA
|-
| Future
| Widening entire {{convert|5.7|mi|km|abbr=on}} roadway to four lanes
| TBA
|}
== External links ==
*[http://www.vtti.vt.edu/ Virginia Tech Transportation Institute]
*[http://www.vtti.vt.edu/virginiasmartroad.html Photo Gallery]
*[http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/constsal-smartrd.asp Virginia Department of Transportation]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Transportation in Montgomery County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]
[[Category:Roads in Virginia]]
[[Category:Transport engineering]]
[[Category:Intelligent transportation systems]]
{{Virginia-road-stub}}
