Interstate 81 in Virginia
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Route information | ||||
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Length: | 324.92 mi[1] (522.91 km) | |||
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Interstate 81 (I-81) is an 855-mile (1,376 km) long highway. In the U.S. state of Virginia, I-81 runs for 324.92 miles (522.91 km), making it longer in Virginia than in any other state. It stretches from the Tennessee state line near Bristol to the West Virginia state line near Winchester. For most of its length, U.S. Route 11 parallels I-81.
I-81 runs concurrently with Interstate 77 in Wytheville, Virginia for about 10 miles (16 km) in a notable example of a wrong-way concurrency: both I-81 south and I-77 north share the same roadbed there. The same also happens here with Interstate 74.
Route description
Interstate 81 enters Bristol, Virginia from Tennessee and runs primarily along the mountains of western Virginia. In some areas the road actually rises above the clouds.
Future
The state has proposed to widen its entire portion of I-81 to a minimum of three or four lanes in each direction to accommodate increased truck traffic and to toll non-passenger vehicles. Some sections of the new Virginia I-81 may completely separate car and truck traffic. Between exits 315 and 317 the state has proposed to widen it to 4 lanes for this 2 mile portion in Winchester, Virginia.[2]
Auxiliary routes in Virginia
Interstate | City | Type | Notes | |
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Interstate 381 | Bristol | Spur | |
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Interstate 581 | Roanoke | Spur | Concurrent with US 220, future route of I-73 |
Exit list
County | Location | mi | km | Old exit | New exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Washington | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Tennessee state line | |||
City of Bristol | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | South end of US 58 overlap; signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (west/north) southbound | |
3.2 | 5.1 | 2 | 3 | ![]() | I-381 exits 1A-B. | ||
5.6 | 9.0 | 3 | 5 | ![]() ![]() | |||
7.4 | 11.9 | 4 | 7 | Old Airport Road / Bonham Road | former SR 76 | ||
Washington | 10.3 | 16.6 | 5 | 10 | ![]() ![]() | ||
13.6 | 21.9 | 6 | 13 | ![]() | Access to Virginia Highlands Airport | ||
Abingdon | 14.4 | 23.2 | 7 | 14 | ![]() ![]() | Access to Virginia Highlands Community College | |
17.6 | 28.3 | 8 | 17 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
19.5 | 31.4 | 9 | 19 | ![]() ![]() | North end of US 58 concurrency | ||
22.2 | 35.7 | 10 | 22 | ![]() | |||
24.7 | 39.8 | 11 | 24 | ![]() | |||
26.4 | 42.5 | 12 | 26 | ![]() | Access to Emory and Henry College | ||
Old Glade Spring | 29.5 | 47.5 | 13 | 29 | ![]() | ||
32.1 | 51.7 | 14 | 32 | ![]() | |||
Smyth | Chilhowie | 35.7 | 57.5 | 15 | 35 | ![]() | former SR 79 |
Seven Mile Ford | 39.3 | 63.2 | 16 | 39 | ![]() ![]() | ||
44.1 | 71.0 | 17 | 44 | ![]() | |||
Marion | 44.9 | 72.3 | 18 | 45 | ![]() | ||
Mount Carmel | 47.3 | 76.1 | 19 | 47 | ![]() | ||
Atkins | 50.4 | 81.1 | 20 | 50 | ![]() | ||
54.3 | 87.4 | 21 | 54 | ![]() | Access to Mountain Empire Airport | ||
Wythe | 60.6 | 97.5 | 22 | 60 | ![]() | ||
67.4 | 108.5 | 23 | 67 | ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
Wytheville | 70.4 | 113.3 | 24 | 70 | ![]() ![]() | South end of US 52 concurrency | |
72.6 | 116.8 | 25 | 72 | ![]() ![]() | South end of I-77 concurrency | ||
73.6 | 118.4 | 26 | 73 | ![]() | South end of US 11 concurrency | ||
77.4 | 124.6 | 27 | 77 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Fort Chiswell | 80.2 | 129.1 | 28 | 80 | ![]() ![]() | North end of US 52 concurrency | |
81.6 | 131.3 | 29 | 81 | ![]() ![]() | North end of I-77 concurrency | ||
84.5 | 136.0 | 30 | 84 | ![]() | |||
86.6 | 139.4 | 31 | 86 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Pulaski | 89.5 | 144.0 | 32 | 89 | ![]() ![]() | North end of US 11 concurrency, south end of SR 100 concurrency; signed as exits 89A (south) and 89B (north) | |
Draper | 92.4 | 148.7 | 33 | 92 | ![]() | ||
McAdam | 94.7 | 152.4 | 34 | 94 | ![]() | signed as exits 94A (Service Road) and 94B (SR 99) northbound | |
Newbern | 98.1 | 157.9 | 35 | 98 | ![]() | north end of SR 100 overlap | |
101.4 | 163.2 | 36 | 101 | ![]() | |||
Montgomery | 105.4 | 169.6 | 37 | 105 | ![]() ![]() | ||
109.6 | 176.4 | 38 | 109 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Christiansburg | 113.9 | 183.3 | 39 | 114 | ![]() | ||
118.4 | 190.5 | 40A | 118A | Parkway Drive | |||
118.4 | 190.5 | 40B | 118B | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | south end of US 460 overlap (C/D roads only) | ||
41 | 118C | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | north end of US 460 overlap (C/D roads only) | ||||
128.4 | 206.6 | 42 | 128 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Roanoke | 132.1 | 212.6 | 43 | 132 | ![]() | ||
City of Salem | 137.6 | 221.4 | 44 | 137 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Roanoke | 140.4 | 226.0 | 45 | 140 | ![]() | ||
141.2 | 227.2 | 46 | 141 | ![]() ![]() | |||
143.4 | 230.8 | 47 | 143 | ![]() ![]() | South end of US 220 concurrency; I-581 exits 0A-B | ||
146.4 | 235.6 | 48 | 146 | ![]() | |||
Botetourt | 150.3 | 241.9 | 49 | 150 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of US 220 overlap; signed as exits 150A (south) and 150B (north) | |
156.4 | 251.7 | 50 | 156 | ![]() ![]() | |||
162.6 | 261.7 | 51 | 162 | ![]() | |||
167.3 | 269.2 | 52 | 167 | ![]() | South end of US 11 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
168.4 | 271.0 | 53 | 168 | ![]() | |||
Rockbridge | Springfield | 175.4 | 282.3 | 54 | 175 | ![]() | North end of US 11 concurrency |
Fancy Hill | 180.5 | 290.5 | 55 | 180 | ![]() | Signed as exits 180A (south) and 180B (north) southbound | |
188.7 | 303.7 | 56 | 188 | ![]() | Signed as exits 188A (east) and 188B (west) | ||
191.3 | 307.9 | 57 | 191 | ![]() | South end of I-64 concurrency, east exit 56. | ||
195.6 | 314.8 | 58 | 195 | ![]() | |||
Fairfield | 200.2 | 322.2 | 59 | 200 | ![]() | ||
Raphine | 205.6 | 330.9 | 60 | 205 | ![]() | to SR 56 | |
Augusta | 213.4 | 343.4 | 61 | 213 | ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 213A (south) and 213B (north) southbound | |
Brookwood | 217.2 | 349.5 | 62 | 217 | ![]() | ||
220.1 | 354.2 | 63 | 220 | ![]() ![]() | |||
221.4 | 356.3 | 63A | 221 | ![]() | North end of I-64 concurrency, west exit 87. | ||
Peyton | 222.2 | 357.6 | 64 | 222 | ![]() | ||
225.1 | 362.3 | 65 | 225 | ![]() | |||
Verona | 227.6 | 366.3 | 66 | 227 | ![]() | ||
Weyers Cave | 234.9 | 378.0 | 67 | 235 | ![]() | ||
Rockingham | 240.5 | 387.0 | 68 | 240 | ![]() ![]() | ||
City of Harrisonburg | 243.1 | 391.2 | 69 | 243 | ![]() | ||
245.6 | 395.3 | 70 | 245 | ![]() | |||
247.5 | 398.3 | 71 | 247 | ![]() | Signed as exits 247A (east) and 247B (west) | ||
Rockingham | 251.1 | 404.1 | 72 | 251 | ![]() | ||
Mauzy | 257.0 | 413.6 | 73 | 257 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Shenandoah | New Market | 264.6 | 425.8 | 74 | 264 | ![]() | |
268.8 | 432.6 | 75 | 269 | ![]() ![]() | |||
273.4 | 440.0 | 76 | 273 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Bowmans Crossing | 277.2 | 446.1 | 77 | 277 | ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
279.6 | 450.0 | 78 | 279 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Woodstock | 283.4 | 456.1 | 79 | 283 | ![]() | ||
291.1 | 468.5 | 80 | 291 | ![]() | |||
296.7 | 477.5 | 81 | 296 | ![]() ![]() | |||
298.3 | 480.1 | 82 | 298 | ![]() | |||
Frederick | 300.6 | 483.8 | 83 | 300 | ![]() | I-66 exits 0A-B | |
302.3 | 486.5 | 84 | 302 | ![]() | |||
Stephens City | 307.3 | 494.6 | 85 | 307 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Winchester | 309.9 | 498.7 | 86 | 310 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Winchester | 313.4 | 504.4 | 87 | 313 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 313A (south/east) and 313B (north/west) southbound | |
Winchester | 314.9 | 506.8 | 88 | 315 | ![]() | ||
Winchester | 317.8 | 511.4 | 89 | 317 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Clearbrook | 321.6 | 517.6 | 90 | 321 | ![]() | ||
Rest | 323.9 | 521.3 | 91 | 323 | ![]() ![]() | ||
324.92 | 522.91 | ![]() | West Virginia state line | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
- Holston River
- James River
- New River (Kanawha River)
- Shenandoah National Park
- Shenandoah River
- US Route 11 in Virginia
References
- 2007 Rand McNally Atlas
- ↑ "Route Log - Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ "50 Years of the Interstate". Virginiadot.org. June 29, 1956. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
External links
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Media related to Interstate 81 in Virginia at Wikimedia Commons
- I-81.org I-81 Corridor in Virginia by VDOT
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