The Virginia Biker Network » historic http://www.vabiker.net Virginia Motorcycle News and Information Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:03:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Riding the sweepers on Northern Virginia’s historic Snickersville Turnpike http://www.vabiker.net/2009/02/iding-the-sweepers-on-northern-virginia%e2%80%99s-historic-snickersville-turnpike/ http://www.vabiker.net/2009/02/iding-the-sweepers-on-northern-virginia%e2%80%99s-historic-snickersville-turnpike/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:20:16 +0000 Hersey http://www.vabiker.net/?p=456 by Mark Poesch, DC Motorcycle Travel Examiner

Snickersville Turnpike is an historic road that traces its origins all the way back to pre-Civil War era.  35 MPH most of the way, running roughly parallel to 55 MPH Rt. 28, it’s primarily useful to locals, and tourists looking for countryside scenery or historic sites along the Turnpike.  Sixteen miles of twists and turns make the drive somewhat arduous for the commuter, so the road is lightly trafficked.

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