page_title: Virginia State Route 59
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: Virginia State Route 59 / Route description
caption_attribution_description: English: View north along Virginia State Route 59 (Gethsemane Church Avenue) at Virginia State Route 47 (Main Street) in Drakes Branch, Charlotte County, Virginia
context_page_description: State Route 59 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 7.90 miles from SR 47 in Drakes Branch east to SR 40 in Keysville within eastern Charlotte County.
context_section_description: SR 59 begins at an intersection with SR 47 (Main Street) in the northern part of the town of Drakes Branch opposite Saxkey Road.  The state highway heads northeast from SR 47 as Gethsemane Church Avenue, then becomes unnamed after leaving the town limits.  SR 59 follows the height of land between Twittys Creek to the south and Ash Camp Creek to the north; both streams empty into Roanoke Creek west of Drakes Branch.  The state highway begins to parallel a Norfolk Southern Railway rail line as it approaches Keysville.  SR 59 enters the town of Keysville as Merry Oaks Drive then reaches its northern terminus at SR 40 (Church Street) west of downtown Keysville.
caption: View north along SR 59 at SR 47 and SR 637 in Drakes Branch
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