Upper Strasburg, PA-Lynchburg, VA (USL) coaxial/fiber route

Updated: 03/27/2004 07:15PM EST

Comments:

Thins only covers the Virginia portion of the Upper Strasburg, PA - Lynchburg, VA N carrier route. Also included is the route from Winchester 1 to Warrenton 2, however it is not confirmed if the USL route made use of the Winchester 1 - Warrenton 2 route facilities. Corrections are appreciated.

There is a reported modernish hut outside of Orange with Monrovia contact information. It is not known if this is part of a direction Monrovia - Charlottesville 2 route. It is being included here for completeness until a further evidence comes forward. Touching on modern regenerators, a newer fiber optic route can be seen going over Peter's Mnt. and parallel to Charlottesville 2 and a N carrier repeater hut. It is thought this fiber goes on to Charlottesville 1 (Charlottesville RS) or the Sprint Local (ex Central Telephone ) CO on High Street where AT&T has a POP. I can only recall seeing MCI fiber for the Charlottesville POP in the city proper to the route may bypass Charlottesville proper (unlikely).

AT&T fiber markers reappear south on Rt. 20 and continues briefly towards the east on route 53 passsing under Charlottesville 3 (active microwave hub on Carter's Mnt.). However, this marker is much different from the modern solid red fiber marker. Instead of all red plastic, this marker has an orange plastic body with white head and features a multicolored AT&T label.

Route facilities:

FacilitySite
Site ID:Winchester 1
Location:799 Fairmont Ave.
Winchester, VA
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Comments:
Site ID:Winchester 2
Location:?
, VA
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Comments:
Site ID:?
Location:Rt. 723 & Rt. 655
Clarke Co., VA
Picture Date:
Comments:now (always?) Bell Atlantic owned
Picture coming soon
Site ID:Winchester RS?
Location:off of Rt. 50
?, VA
Picture Date:
Comments:demolished, part of K carrier Winc1-Warr2 route?
Site ID:Warrenton 2
Location:8040 Bear Wallow Rd., Viewtree Mnt.
Faquier Co., VA
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Comments:
Site ID:Culpeper
Location:614 Brandy Rd.
Culpeper Co.?, VA
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Comments:AT&T POP or at Bell Culpeper CO?
Hut ID:Orange
Location:
Orange?, Orange Co., VA
Picture Date:
Comments:Bell Orange CO?
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Location:off of S. Constitution Hwy. (Rt. 20) [before or after Orange?]
Orange Co., VA
Picture Date:None
Comments:Reported hut w/Monrovia contact sign
Hut ID:
Location:off of Turkey Sag Rd.
Ablemarle Co., VA
Picture Date:04/22/2001
Comments:not more than 0.25 mi W/O Charlottesville 2 troposcatter access road
Coming eventually
Hut ID:Charlottesville No. 1/RS
Location:1430 E. High St.
Charlottesville, VA
Picture Date:10/05/2003
Comments:Microwave link to C'ville 3 (Carter's Mnt.)
now route maintence facility
also access POP
jpeg thumbnail image of AT&T Charlottesville No. 1/RS & access POP
Hut ID:Lovingston Jct.
Location:
Nelson Co., VA
Picture Date:
Comments:Destroyed in flood in 70s?
Hut ID:Lynchburg
Location:700 Church St.
Lynchburg, VA
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