IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION OF CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY OF ROADS IN VIRGINIA

At present, there are no clear standards for objectively researching and determining the National Register eligibility of roadways in Virginia. Basic historic documentation of Virginia roads is often poor, incomplete, or incorrect. These facts, along with the large number of old roads that lie within the borders of the Commonwealth, necessitate the identification of standards for historical documentation and a rating system for accurately and objectively determining the historic significance of roads in Virginia. This project identified standards for historical documentation of roads in Virginia and identified objective criteria for determining their historic significance (i.e., National Register eligibility). A general historical background of roads in Virginia, procedures for their evaluation for historic significance, and a number of case studies of various types of Virginia roads are included in this report. A series of recommendations are offered to address inconsistencies in the evaluation of Virginia roads for historic significance and misconceptions concerning various aspects of National Register designation.

• Record URL:
  • http://virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/03-r10.pdf
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/19578
• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903

  Virginia Department of Transportation

  Office of Public Affairs, 1221 East Broad Street
  Richmond, VA  United States  23219

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Miller, A B
• Publication Date: 2003-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 104 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Documents; Historic sites; History; Roads
• Identifier Terms: National Register of Historic Places
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways; History; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00941317
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/VTRC 03-R10,, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: 56145
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 9 2003 12:00AM