US 15 - James Madison Highway - just outside of Clarksville. History of the James Madison Highway: The James Madison Highway (US 15) is named in honor of the fourth President of the United States. JamesMadison was born and raised in Albemarle County. Madison is considered the "Father of the Constitution" and served as President from 1809-1817. The highway was designated in his honor by an act of the Virginia State Assembly on March 19, 1928. Today, much of the James Madison Highway follows US 15. Over 80 percent of the highway wanders along two lane roads through Virginia's Piedmont. The James Madison Highway runs solely through Virginia, ending at both the Maryland, north of Leesburg, and North Carolina, south of Clarksville, state lines. History of US 15 in Virginia: US 15 would first appear in the Commonwealth in 1927. It would enter the state from North Carolina as it does today, south of Clarksville; however a...
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