Template:Infobox Interstate/Intrastate Interstate 81 is a 846 mile (1361 km) long highway. In Virginia, I-81 runs for 323 miles (520 km). I-81 runs for more miles in Virginia than in any other state, running from the Tennessee state line in Bristol to the West Virginia state line near Winchester. U.S. Route 11 parallels I-81 in Virginia for its entire length and they are many exits that lead passengers to US 11.
I-81 runs together with Interstate 77 in Wytheville, Virginia for about 10 miles in a notable example of a wrong-way concurrency.
Major cities
Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.
- Bristol, Tennessee
- Bristol, Virginia
- Marion
- Wytheville
- Christiansburg
- Salem
- Roanoke
- Lexington
- Staunton
- Harrisonburg
- Winchester
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.[1].
Auxiliary routes
- Interstate 381 is a short spur into Bristol.
- Interstate 581 is a spur into Roanoke.
Exit list
County | Location | Mile | # | Destinations | Notes |
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Tennessee state line. I-81 enters Virginia from Tennessee. | |||||
Bristol | 0.9 | 1 | US 58 west/ US 421 (Gate City Hwy) - Bristol, Gate City |
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Begin concurrency | |||||
3.2 | 3 | I-381 south - Bristol |
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5.6 | 5 | US 11/ US 19 (Lee Hwy) - Bristol | Access to Virginia Intermount College. | ||
7.4 | 7 | SR 659 (Old Airport Rd) | |||
Washington | 10.3 | 10 | US 11 |
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13.6 | 13 | SR 611 - Wyndale | Access to Virginia Highlands Airport. | ||
Abingdon | 14.4 | 14 | VA 140 - Abingdon | ||
17.6 | 17 | VA 75 - Abingdon | |||
End concurrency | |||||
19.5 | 19 | US 11/ US 58 east - Abingdon, Damascus |
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22.2 | 22 | SR 694 | |||
24.7 | 24 | SR 803 - Meadowview | Northbound only. | ||
Emory | 26.4 | 26 | SR 737 - Emory | Southbound only. | |
Glade Spring | 29.5 | 29 | VA 91 - Glade Springs, Damascus | ||
32.1 | 32 | US 11 | |||
Smyth | Chilhowie | 35.7 | 35 | VA 107/ SR 762 - Chilhowie | |
39.3 | 39 | US 11 | |||
Marion | 44.1 | 44 | US 11 - Marion | ||
44.9 | 45 | VA 16 - Marion, Spring Grove | |||
47.3 | 47 | US 11 - Atkins | |||
50.4 | 50 | US 11 | |||
54.3 | 54 | SR 683 - Groseclose | Access to Mountain Empire Airport and Appalachian Trail. | ||
Wythe | Rural Retreat | 60.6 | 60 | VA 90 - Rural Retreat | |
Wytheville | 67.4 | 67 | US 11 - Wytheville | Northbound only. | |
70.4 | 70 | US 52 - Wytheville, Bland | Access to Wytheville Community College. | ||
Begin concurrency | |||||
72.6 | 72 | I-77 north - Bluefield, WV |
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Begin concurrency | |||||
73.6 | 73 | US 11 south/ US 52 north - Wytheville |
to US 21 south. | ||
77.4 | 77 | SR 649 | |||
End concurrency | |||||
80.2 | 80 | US 52 south/ VA 121 - Fort Chiswell, Poplar Camp |
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End concurrency | |||||
81.6 | 81 | I-77 south - Charlotte, NC |
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84.5 | 84 | SR 619 | |||
86.6 | 86 | SR 618 | |||
Pulaski | End concurrency | ||||
Pulaski | 89.5 | 89 | US 11 north/ VA 100 south - Pulaski, Sylvatus |
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Begin concurrency | |||||
92.4 | 92 | SR 658 - Draper | |||
94.7 | 94 | SR 99 - Pulaski | |||
Dublin | End concurrency | ||||
98.1 | 98 | VA 100 - Newbern, Dublin |
Access to New River Airport and New River Community College. | ||
101.4 | 101 | SR 660 | |||
Montgomery | Radford | 105.4 | 105 | VA 232 - Radford | |
109.6 | 109 | VA 177/ SR 658 (Tyler Blvd) - Radford | Access to Radford University. | ||
Christiansburg | 113.9 | 114 | VA 8 (Main St) - Christiansburg | ||
118.4 | 118 | US 11/ US 460 (Roanoke St) - Christiansburg, Blacksburg | |||
128.4 | 128 | SR 603 - Elliston | |||
Roanoke | 132.1 | 132 | SR 647 (Dow Hollow Rd) | ||
Salem | 137.6 | 137 | (Wilwood Rd) - Salem | ||
140.4 | 140 | VA 311 (Thompson Memorial Blvd) - Salem | to Roanoke College. | ||
141.2 | 141 | VA 419 (Electric Rd) - Cave Spring | Access to Veterans Administration Medical Center. | ||
Roanoke | Begin concurrency | ||||
143.4 | 143 | I-581 south/ US 220 south (Roy Webber Hwy) - Roanoke, Rocky Mount |
Access to Roanoke Municipal Airport, Blue Ridge Parkway, and All of Roanoke's museums. | ||
Hollins | 146.4 | 146 | VA 115 (Hollins Rd) - Hollins, Roanoke | Access to Hollins University. | |
Botetourt | End concurrency | ||||
150.3 | 150 | US 220 north/ VA 220 ALT south - Fincastle, Clifton Forge |
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156.4 | 156 | SR 640 | |||
162.6 | 162 | US 11 | |||
Buchanan | Begin concurrency | ||||
167.3 | 167 | US 11 south/ to VA 43 - Buchanan |
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168.4 | 168 | SR 614 | |||
Rockbridge | Natural Bridge | End concurrency | |||
175.4 | 175 | US 11 north - Natural Bridge |
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180.5 | 180 | US 11 - Natural Bridge, Lexington | |||
Lexington | 188.7 | 188 | US 60 - Lexington, Buena Vista | Access to Southern Virginia College and Washington and Lee University. | |
Begin concurrency | |||||
191.3 | 191 | I-64 west - Lewisburg, WV |
to Beckley, WV and Charleston, WV. | ||
195.6 | 195 | US 11 - Lexington | |||
200.2 | 200 | SR 710 - Fairfield | |||
Raphine | 205.6 | 205 | SR 606 - Raphine | ||
Augusta | 213.4 | 213 | US 11/ to US 340 north - Mint Spring, Waynesboro |
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217.2 | 217 | SR 654 - Mint Spring | |||
Staunton | 220.1 | 220 | VA 262/ to US 11 - Staunton |
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End concurrency | |||||
221.4 | 221 | I-64 east - Charlottesville, Richmond |
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222.2 | 222 | US 250 - Staunton, Waynesboro | Access to Mary Baldwin College. | ||
225.1 | 225 | VA 254 east/ VA 275 west - Waynesboro |
to US 250 west. | ||
Verona | 227.6 | 227 | SR 612 (Laurel Hill Rd) - Verona | ||
Weyers Cave | 234.9 | 235 | VA 256 - Grottoes | ||
Rockingham | Bridgewater | 240.5 | 240 | VA 257 - Bridgewater | Access to Bridgewater College. |
Harrisonburg | 243.1 | 243 | US 11 (Main St) - Harrisonburg | ||
245.6 | 245 | VA 331 (Port Republic Rd) - Harrisonburg | Access to James Madison University. | ||
247.5 | 247 | US 33 (E Market St) - Harrisonburg, Elkton | Access to Eastern Mennonite University. | ||
251.1 | 251 | US 11 (N Main St) - Harrisonburg | |||
Broadway | 257.0 | 257 | US 11 VA 259 - Broadway, Timberville | ||
Shenandoah | New Market | 264.6 | 264 | US 211 east/ VA 211 west - New Market, Luray, Timberville |
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268.8 | 269 | SR 730/ to US 11 |
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Mount Jackson | 273.4 | 273 | VA 292/ to US 11/ to VA 263 - Mount Jackson |
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277.2 | 277 | SR 614 - Bowman's Crossing | No southbound exit ramp. | ||
Edinburg | 279.6 | 279 | SR 675 - Edinburg | ||
Woodstock | 283.4 | 283 | SR 42 - Woodstock | ||
291.1 | 291 | SR 651 - Mount Olive | |||
Strasburg | 296.7 | 296 | US 48/ VA 55 - Strasburg, Elkins, WV | ||
298.3 | 298 | US 11 - Strasburg | |||
Frederick | Middletown | 300.6 | 300 | I-66 east - Front Royal, Washington, DC |
Access to Virginia Inland Port. |
302.3 | 302 | SR 627 (Reliance Rd) - Middletown | Access to Lord Fairfax Community College. | ||
Stephens City | 307.3 | 307 | VA 277 (Fairfax Pike) - Stephens City | ||
Winchester | 309.9 | 310 | VA 37 - Winchester | to US 11, US 50, and US 522 Hancock, MD and Capon Bridge, WV. | |
313.4 | 313 | US 17/ US 50/ US 522 (Lee-Jackson Memorial Hwy) - Winchester | Access to Winchester Airport and Shenandoah University. | ||
314.9 | 315 | VA 7 (Berryville Pike) - Berryville, Winchester | Access to Leesburg, Arlington, and Washington Dulles Airport. | ||
317.8 | 317 | US 11/ to VA 37 (Martinsburg Pike) - Winchester |
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Stephenson | 321.6 | 321 | SR 672 (Hopewell Rd) | ||
State line | 329.5 | 329 | SR 669 (Rest Church Rd) | ||
West Virginia state line. I-81 enters WV. |
See also
References
- 2007 Rand Mcnally Atlas