SR 142 begins at an intersection with US 1 and US 460 Business (Boydton Plank Road) just south of the U.S. Highways' interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85, Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike) in eastern Dinwiddie County.
SR 142 begins at a junction with US 1 and US 460 Business (Boydton Plank Road), located south of the intersection of US Highways with Interstate 85 (I-85, Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike) in eastern Dinwiddie County.