What I learned on Sunday is that you can detour from 85 to 95 on US1. It takes you through Petersburg and Richmond. You lose some time but it gets you off the interstates for a while. And of course it's way more interesting as you're driving through a varied run of decaying urban, redeveloped urban, almost rural, generic suburban, light industrial, and urban areas. There are some great examples of mid-century signage (esp. for motels) along the way. And, somewhere in SE Richmond I believe, this tobacco plant with an amazing art deco sign. I was planning to drive back that way so I could stop and get some pictures but when I got here I realized I'd left my camera at home. Next time for sure. The other thing I discovered was a small local chain of burger joints called What A Burger. No relation, I'm sure, to the Midwest-to-West Coast chain of the same name. The VA version seems to have a mascot called Branchie Boy. I'm still puzzling over that. But teh google did point me to this photo. which looks like one of the What a Burgers I drove past.