▁and ▁US - 2 2 0 ▁from ▁Ro ano ke ▁to ▁Cl if ton ▁For ge . ▁According ly , ▁the ▁southern ▁route ▁would ▁have ▁supported ▁a ▁greater ▁percentage ▁of ▁Virginia ' s ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁text ile ▁cent ers ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁a ▁report ▁champion ed ▁by ▁Per row ▁succeeded ▁in ▁persu ading ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁Virginia ▁Highway ▁Commission ers ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁southern ▁route . ▁In ▁a ▁surprise ▁defeat ▁for ▁both ▁Per row ▁and ▁Lyn ch burg , ▁however , ▁both ▁Governor ▁Al mond ▁Jr . ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Com merce ▁Luther ▁H . ▁H od ges , ▁Sr . ▁announced ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁that ▁the ▁route ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁changed ▁from ▁the ▁originally - pro posed ▁northern ▁route . ▁ ▁Re - e lection ▁defeat ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁B . F . ▁D od son ▁defeated ▁Per row ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary , ▁but ▁was ▁in ▁turn ▁defeated ▁by ▁Republican ▁Robert ▁S . ▁B urr uss ▁Jr . ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁Thus , ▁B urr uss ▁succeeded ▁Per row . ▁However , ▁the ▁red istrict ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁meant ▁that ▁Lyn ch burg ▁no ▁longer ▁was ▁in ▁state ▁sen ate ▁District ▁ 1 2 ▁with ▁Campbell ▁County , ▁but ▁in ▁District ▁ 1 1 ▁with ▁Bed ford ▁and ▁Am her st ▁Count ies , ▁which ▁re - elect ed ▁B urr uss . ▁