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Virginia

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Virginia is known as “The Mother of Presidents” for good reason: The Old Dominion has contributed George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson. Virginians hoping to follow in the footsteps of these men will be happy to learn that Virginia’s Statutory Code of 1930 prohibits corrupt practices or bribery by any person except a political candidate.

Virginia has the nation’s third largest state highway system and nearly 85% of the 68,429 miles in the system are owned and operated by the state government rather than by local city or county authority. Virginians also enjoy the convenience of Amtrak passenger rail service in several population centers as well as Virginia Railway Express to and from Washington, D.C. In 2006 Forbes Magazine named Virginia the best state in the country for business and Virginia’s economy is powered by a diverse slate of industries. Virginia has the highest concentration of technology workers in America working in fields such as computer chip production, communication technology, and software technology.

Incidents


Fatal Truck Accidents: 121 per year
Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 2,603 per year
Accident Locales: 65%(Rural), 33%(Urban)
Carrier Fact: 37% of Virginia’s truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not Virginia.

In 92% of Virginia’s truck accidents, weather conditions were NOT a factor.

Roads

Interstate 64:  I-64 travels from St. Louis, Missouri to Portsmouth, Virginia. In the 299 of its miles it spends within Virginia, I-64 passes through the cities of Norfolk and Richmond.

Interstate 77:  I-77 achieves a great deal in its scant 611 miles. It connects major cities such as Columbia, SC, Charlotte, NC, Charleston, WV, Akron, OH and Cleveland, OH while spending 67 of its miles in the state of Virginia.

Interstate 81:  With 323 of its miles traversing Virginia cities such as Middletown, Lexington and Wytheville, I-81 is an important route in Appalachia.

Interstate 85:  I-85 runs from Montgomery, Alabama to Petersburg, Virginia, I-85 intersects with I-95 in Petersburg. Like I-77, I-85 spends 67 of its miles in Virginia.

Interstate 95:  A vital north/south route on America’s eastern seaboard, I-95 travels from Miami, Florida to Houlton, Maine, a total of 1,907 miles. I-95 passes through Richmond, Virginia, and 178 of its miles are in the state.

Counties


Accomack -- Albemarle -- Alexandria -- Alleghany -- Amelia -- Amherst -- Appomattox -- Arlington -- Augusta -- Bath -- Bedford -- Bedford -- Bland -- Botetourt -- Bristol -- Brunswick -- Buchanan -- Buckingham -- Buena Vista -- Campbell -- Caroline -- Carroll -- Charles -- Charlotte -- Charlottesville -- Chesapeake -- Chesterfield -- Clarke -- Clifton Forge -- Colonial Heights -- Covington -- Craig -- Culpeper -- Cumberland -- Danville -- Dickenson -- Dinwiddie -- Emporia -- Essex -- Fairfax -- Fairfax -- Falls Church -- Fauquier -- Floyd -- Fluvanna -- Franklin -- Frederick -- Fredericksburg -- Galax -- Giles -- Gloucester -- Goochland -- Grayson -- Greene -- Greensville -- Halifax -- Hampton -- Hanover -- Harrisonburg -- Henrico -- Henry -- Highland -- Hopewell -- Isle of Wight -- James -- King and Queen -- King George -- King William -- Lancaster -- Lee -- Lexington -- Loudoun -- Louisa -- Lunenburg -- Lynchburg -- Madison -- Manassas -- Manassas Park -- Martinsville -- Mathews -- Mecklenburg -- Middlesex -- Montgomery -- Nelson -- New Kent -- Newport News -- Norfolk -- Northampton -- Northumberland -- Norton -- Nottoway -- Orange -- Page -- Patrick -- Petersburg -- Pittsylvania -- Poquoson -- Portsmouth -- Powhatan -- Prince Edward -- Prince George -- Prince William -- Pulaski -- Radford -- Rappahannock -- Richmond -- Richmond -- Roanoke -- Rockbridge -- Rockingham -- Russell -- Salem -- Scott -- Shenandoah -- Smyth -- Southampton -- Spotsylvania -- Stafford -- Staunton -- Suffolk -- Surry -- Sussex -- Tazewell -- Virginia Beach -- Warren -- Washington -- Waynesboro -- Westmoreland -- Williamsburg -- Winchester -- Wise -- Wythe