State Route 125 (SR 125) is a primary

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in the U.S. state of

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. Known as Kings Highway, the state highway has two sections that run a total of from SR 10 and SR 32 at Chuckatuck east to SR 337 at Driver within the

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. SR 125 consists of a western section and a eastern section separated by a gap at the

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. This gap arose when the

Kings Highway Bridge Kings Highway Bridge was located on the Nansemond River in the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia, United States. Built in 1928, it carried traffic on the Kings Highway, also known as State Route 125, for over 75 years. The drawbridge was ...

across the river was removed in 2008.

Route description

SR 125 begins at an intersection with SR 10 and SR 32 (Godwin Boulevard) in the hamlet of Chuckatuck in the city of Suffolk. The state highway heads east as a two-lane undivided road that passes historic St. John's Church then veers south to a dead end at Hollidays Point on the Nansemond River at the former site of the Kings Highway Bridge. SR 125 picks up again at a dead end due south of the western segment's dead end to the north of

Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge The Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located along the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia. It is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as a satellite of Great Dismal Swamp ...

. The highway veers east and passes through a forested area to the community of Driver, where the highway reaches its eastern terminus at SR 337 (Nansemond Parkway). Traveling between Chuckatuck and Driver requires crossing the Nansemond River near its mouth on

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(US 17) on the

Nansemond River Bridge The Nansemond River Bridge, officially the Mills E. Godwin Bridge, is located in the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia and carries U.S. Route 17 across the Nansemond River. The current bridge, opened in 1982, was named in honor of former V ...

or on one of several crossings of the river at its head of navigation in the center of Suffolk.

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Virginia Highways Project: VA 125

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State Route 125