Virginia State Route 198

State Route 198
Route information
	Maintained by VDOT
Length	23.33 mi[1][2] (37.55 km)
Existed	1933–present
Tourist; routes	Virginia Byway
Major junctions
West end	US 17 / SR 33 at Glenns
East end	SR 642 / SR 653 near Moon
Highway system

State Route 198 (SR 198) is a primary state highway in the Middle Peninsula region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from the U.S. Route 17 and State Route 33 split at Glenns east via Cobbs Creek and Mathews to State Routes 642 and 653 near Moon.

Route description

View east along SR 198 at SR 3 in Dixie

State Route 198 begins at the intersection of U.S. Route 17 (US 17) and SR 33 at Glenns in Gloucester County. US 17 is a north–south highway while SR 33 comes from the west and joins US 17 heading to the north. From the intersection, SR 198 heads to the southeast along Glenns Road, a narrow two-lane road lined with trees and dotted with houses. Four miles (6.4 km) to the east, SR 198 turns east onto Dutton Road. Turning west takes traffic back to US 17 along Pampa Road, which is designated SR 601.[1]

Heading east along Dutton Road, SR 198 continues through an area of farmland before turning south to cross a slough which connects to the adjacent Piankatank River. It turns to the southeast and intersects Harcum Road, which is designated SR 606. East of Harcum Road, the route enters Mathews County.[1]

SR 198 passes through mostly rural areas.

One half-mile (0.4 km) into Mathews County, SR 198 intersects Windsor Road, which carries SR 3 from the south. The two routes head east together for 1 ¹⁄₂ miles (2.4 km), passing through the town of Dutton, before SR 3 splits off to the north to cross the Piankatank River. From SR 3, SR 198 travels in a semi-circular route through the communities of Cobbs Creek and Blakes. East of Blakes, the highway turns to the southeast towards Hudgins, where SR 198 meets the western end of SR 223.[2]

One mile (1.6 km) south of Hudgins, SR 14 joins SR 198 from the west. The two routes head south for 1 ²⁄₃ miles (2.7 km) until Mathews, where SR 14 splits away to the south. SR 198 heads east out of Mathews along Buckley Hill Road. One mile east of Mathews, at an intersection with SR 653, the SR 198 designation ends. SR 642 begins at this point and continues along Buckley Hill Road towards Moon.[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1][2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Gloucester	Glenns	0.00	0.00	US 17 / SR 33 (George Washington Memorial Highway / Lewis Puller Highway) – West Point, Gloucester, Saluda, Middle Peninsula Regional Airport
	Cash	4.45	7.16	SR 601 (Pampa Road) to US 17 south	former SR 198 west
	Harcum	7.37	11.86	SR 606 (Harcum Road)
Mathews	Soles	11.91	19.17	SR 3 east (Windsor Road) – Gloucester	West end of SR 3 overlap
	Dixie	13.46	21.66	SR 3 west (Twiggs Ferry Road) – Saluda, Kilmarnock, Irvington	East end of SR 3 overlap
	Hudgins	19.70	31.70	SR 223 north (Cricket Hill Road) – Gwynn's Island, U.S. Coast Guard Station
		20.63	33.20	SR 14 west (John Clayton Memorial Highway) – Gloucester	West end of SR 14 overlap
	Mathews	22.32	35.92	SR 14 east (Main Street)	East end of SR 14 overlap
		23.33	37.55	SR 642 (Buckley Hall Road) / SR 653 (Holly Point Road) – Diggs, Haven Beach
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References

Virginia Department of Transportation (October 16, 2006). "Jurisdiction Report" (PDF). Gloucester County. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
Virginia Department of Transportation (October 16, 2006). "Jurisdiction Report" (PDF). Mathews County. pp. 7–8. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

External links

Virginia Highways Project: VA 198

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[traffic_counts_Gloucester-1] Virginia Department of Transportation (October 16, 2006). "Jurisdiction Report" (PDF). Gloucester County. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

[traffic_counts_Mathews-2] Virginia Department of Transportation (October 16, 2006). "Jurisdiction Report" (PDF). Mathews County. pp. 7–8. Retrieved December 12, 2010.