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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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[[File:2016-08-24 13 19 27 View north along Interstate 81 just north of Interstate 66 and just south of Middletown in southern Frederick County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|left|View north along I-81 north of I-66 in Frederick County]] |
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I-81 enters Virginia from [[Tennessee]], where the Interstate continues southwest toward [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] via [[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|I-40]]. After crossing the state line, the highway effectively becomes the border between [[Washington County, Virginia|Washington County]] to the northwest and the independent city of [[Bristol, Virginia|Bristol]] to the southeast. |
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Interstate 81 enters [[Bristol, Virginia]] from Tennessee and runs primarily along the mountains of western Virginia. For most of its length, I-81 parallels [[U.S. Route 11 in Virginia|U.S. Route 11]]. I-81 runs concurrently with [[Interstate 77 in Virginia|Interstate 77]] in [[Wytheville, Virginia]] for about {{convert|10|mi|km}} in a notable example of a [[wrong-way concurrency]]: both I-81 south and I-77 north share the same roadbed there. Further north, the highway also runs concurrently with about 30 miles of [[Interstate 64 in Virginia|Interstate 64]]. |
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==Future== |
==Future== |
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Revision as of 00:37, 25 April 2020
Interstate 81 | ||||
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 I-81 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by VDOT | ||||
| Length | 324.92 mi[1] (522.91 km) | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  I-81 in Bristol | |||
 I-381 in Bristol
   US 17 / US 50 / US 522 in Winchester | ||||
| North end | I-81 near Winchester | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
| Counties | City of Bristol, Washington, Smyth, Wythe, Pulaski, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem, City of Roanoke, Botetourt, Rockbridge, Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, Shenandoah, Warren, Frederick | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 81 (I-81) is an 855-mile-long (1,376 km) highway. In the U.S. state of Virginia, I-81 runs for 324.92 miles (522.91 km), making the portion in Virginia longer than any other state's portion. It is also the longest Interstate highway within the borders of Virginia. It stretches from the Tennessee state line near Bristol to the West Virginia state line near Winchester. It enters Virginia from Bristol, Tennessee, and leaves Virginia into Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Route description
Tennessee to Wytheville
I-81 enters Virginia from Tennessee, where the Interstate continues southwest toward Knoxville via I-40. After crossing the state line, the highway effectively becomes the border between Washington County to the northwest and the independent city of Bristol to the southeast.
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 widened highway may completely separate car and truck traffic.[2]
On January 8, 2019, Governor Ralph Northam and Republican lawmakers agreed to a plan to add tolls to I-81 in Virginia in order to fund improvements to I-81 and parallel routes that would reduce traffic jams. I-81 would have used all-electronic tolling, with toll gantries every 40 to 60 miles and a toll rate of 11 cents a mile for cars and 17 cents a mile for trucks; an annual pass would have been available for $30. Tolls would have been discounted during the overnight hours.[3] This plan faced opposition from business and trucking groups, fearing economic hardship. On January 31, 2019, lawmakers rejected the plan and decided to seek other funding sources.[4]
Auxiliary routes
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bristol | 0.00 | 0.00 |  I-81 south – Nashville, Knoxville | Continuation into Tennessee | |||
| 0.9 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 |    US 58 west / US 421 – Bristol, Gate City | South end of US 58 concurrency; signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (west/north) southbound | ||
| 3.2 | 5.1 | 2 | 3 | I-381 south – Bristol | I-381 exits 1A-B | ||
| 5.6 | 9.0 | 3 | 5 |   US 11 / US 19 (Lee Highway) | |||
| 7.4 | 11.9 | 4 | 7 | Old Airport Road / Bonham Road | Former SR 76 | ||
| Washington | | 10.3 | 16.6 | 5 | 10 | US 11 / US 19 (Lee Highway) | Access via SR F310 |
| | 13.6 | 21.9 | 6 | 13 |  SR 611 | Access to Virginia Highlands Airport | |
| Abingdon | 14.4 | 23.2 | 7 | 14 |   SR 140 to US 19 – Abingdon | Access to Virginia Highlands Community College | |
| 17.6 | 28.3 | 8 | 17 |   US 58 Alt. / SR 75 – Abingdon, South Holston Dam | |||
| | 19.5 | 31.4 | 9 | 19 |  US 11 / US 58 east – Abingdon, Damascus | North end of US 58 concurrency | |
| | 22.2 | 35.7 | 10 | 22 |  SR 704 (Enterprise Road) | ||
| | 24.7 | 39.8 | 11 | 24 |  SR 80 – Meadowview | ||
| | 26.4 | 42.5 | 12 | 26 |  SR 737 – Emory | Access to Emory and Henry College | |
| Old Glade Spring | 29.5 | 47.5 | 13 | 29 |  SR 91 – Damascus, Glade Spring | ||
| | 32.1 | 51.7 | 14 | 32 | US 11 (Lee Highway) – Chilhowie | ||
| Smyth | Chilhowie | 35.7 | 57.5 | 15 | 35 |  SR 107 – Chilhowie | former SR 79; southern terminus of SR 107 |
| Seven Mile Ford | 39.3 | 63.2 | 16 | 39 |  US 11 / SR 645 – Seven Mile Ford | ||
| | 44.1 | 71.0 | 17 | 44 | US 11 – Marion | ||
| Marion | 44.9 | 72.3 | 18 | 45 |  SR 16 – Marion | ||
| Mount Carmel | 47.3 | 76.1 | 19 | 47 | US 11 – Marion | ||
| Atkins | 50.4 | 81.1 | 20 | 50 | US 11 (via SR 622) – Atkins | ||
| | 54.3 | 87.4 | 21 | 54 |  SR 683 – Groseclose | Access to Mountain Empire Airport | |
| Wythe | | 60.6 | 97.5 | 22 | 60 |  SR 90 – Rural Retreat | Northern terminus of SR 90 |
| | 67.4 | 108.5 | 23 | 67 | US 11 – Wytheville | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| Wytheville | 70.4 | 113.3 | 24 | 70 |     US 21 south / US 52 north – Wytheville | South end of US 52 concurrency; northern terminus of US 21 | |
| 72.6 | 116.8 | 25 | 72 |   I-77 north – Bluefield, Charleston W. Va. | South end of I-77 concurrency; I-77 south exit 40 | ||
| 73.6 | 118.4 | 26 | 73 | US 11 south – Wytheville | South end of US 11 concurrency | ||
| | 77.4 | 124.6 | 27 | 77 |   SR F042 (Chapman Road) / SR F043 (East Lee Highway) | ||
| Fort Chiswell | 80.2 | 129.1 | 28 | 80 |  US 52 south / SR 121 north – Fort Chiswell, Max Meadows | North end of US 52 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 121 | |
| | 81.6 | 131.3 | 29 | 81 | I-77 south – Charlotte NC | North end of I-77 concurrency; I-77 north exit 32 | |
| | 84.5 | 136.0 | 30 | 84 |  SR 619 – Grahams Forge | ||
| | 86.6 | 139.4 | 31 | 86 |   SR F044 (East Lee Highway) / SR F045 (Topaz Drive) | ||
| Pulaski | | 89.5 | 144.0 | 32 | 89 |  US 11 north / SR 100 south – Pulaski, Hillsville | 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 |  SR 658 – Draper | ||
| McAdam | 94.7 | 152.4 | 34 | 94 |  SR 99 north – Pulaski | signed as exits 94A (Service Road) and 94B (SR 99) northbound; southern terminus of SR 99 | |
| Newbern | 98.1 | 157.9 | 35 | 98 | SR 100 – Dublin, Pearisburg | north end of SR 100 overlap | |
| | 101.4 | 163.2 | 36 | 101 |  SR 660 – Claytor Lake State Park | ||
| Montgomery | | 105.4 | 169.6 | 105 |   SR 232 / SR 605 – Radford | Southern terminus of SR 232 | |
| | 109.6 | 176.4 | 109 |   SR 177 / SR 600 – Radford | Southern terminus of SR 177 | ||
| Christiansburg | 113.9 | 183.3 | 114 |  SR 8 – Christiansburg, Floyd | |||
| 118.4– 119.0 | 190.5– 191.5 | 37 | 118A-B-C |   US 460 Bus. west / US 11 / US 460 – Christiansburg, Blacksburg, Shawsville, Elliston | Signed as exits 118A (Parkway Dr.), 118B (US 460 west), and 118C (US 11/US 460 east/US 460 Bus. west) | ||
| | 128.4 | 206.6 | 38 | 128 |  SR 603 to US 11 – Ironto | ||
| Roanoke | | 132.1 | 212.6 | 39 | 132 |  SR 647 – Dixie Caverns | |
| City of Salem | 137.6 | 221.4 | 40 | 137 |  SR 112 / SR 619 – Salem | ||
| 140.4 | 226.0 | 40A | 140 |  SR 311 – Salem, New Castle | |||
| Roanoke | Hanging Rock | 141.2 | 227.2 | 41 | 141 |  SR 419 to SR 311 north – Salem, New Castle | |
| City of Roanoke | 143.4 | 230.8 | 42 | 143 |   I-581 south / US 220 south – Airport, Roanoke | Directional T interchange; south end of US 220 concurrency; I-581 exit 1N&S | |
| 146.4 | 235.6 | 43 | 146 |  SR 115 – Hollins, Cloverdale, Roanoke | Northern terminus of SR 115 | ||
| Botetourt | | 150.3 | 241.9 | 44 | 150 |  US 11 / US 220 north / US 220A south to US 460 – Troutville, Daleville, Fincastle, Cloverdale | North end of US 220 overlap; signed as exits 150A (south) and 150B (north) |
| | 156.4 | 251.7 | 45 | 156 |  SR 640 to US 11 – Troutville | ||
| | 162.6 | 261.7 | 46 | 162 | US 11 – Buchanan | ||
| | 167.3 | 269.2 | 47 | 167 | US 11 south – Buchanan | South end of US 11 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| | 168.4 | 271.0 | 48 | 168 |  SR 614 – Arcadia | ||
| Rockbridge | Springfield | 175.4 | 282.3 | 49 | 175 | US 11 north – Natural Bridge | North end of US 11 concurrency |
| Fancy Hill | 180.5 | 290.5 | 50 | 180 | US 11 – Fancy Hill, Natural Bridge, Glasgow | Signed as exits 180A (south) and 180B (north) southbound, Exit 180A Southbound is a Left Exit | |
| | 188.7 | 303.7 | 51 | 188 |  US 60 – Lexington, Buena Vista | Signed as exits 188A (east) and 188B (west) | |
| | 191.3 | 307.9 | 52 | 191 |   I-64 west – Lexington, Charleston W. Va. | South end of I-64 concurrency; I-64 east exit 56 | |
| | 195.6 | 314.8 | 53 | 195 | US 11 (Lee Highway) – Lexington | ||
| Fairfield | 200.2 | 322.2 | 53A | 200 |  SR 710 – Fairfield | ||
| Raphine | 205.6 | 330.9 | 54 | 205 |  SR 606 – Raphine, Steeles Tavern | To SR 56 | |
| Augusta | | 213.4 | 343.4 | 55 | 213 |  US 11 to US 340 – Greenville | Signed as exits 213A (south) and 213B (north) southbound |
| Brookwood | 217.2 | 349.5 | 55A | 217 |  SR 654 – Mint Spring, Stuarts Draft | ||
| | 220.1 | 354.2 | 55B | 220 |  SR 262 to US 11 – Staunton | Southern terminus of SR 262 | |
| | 221.4 | 356.3 | 56 | 221 |  I-64 east – Richmond | North end of I-64 concurrency; I-64 west exit 87 | |
| Peyton | 222.2 | 357.6 | 57 | 222 |  US 250 – Staunton, Fishersville | ||
| | 225.1 | 362.3 | 58 | 225 | SR 262 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway) – Staunton | ||
| Verona | 227.6 | 366.3 | 59 | 227 |  SR 612 – Verona | ||
| Weyers Cave | 234.9 | 378.0 | 60 | 235 |  SR 256 – Weyers Cave, Grottoes | ||
| Rockingham | | 240.5 | 387.0 | 61 | 240 |   SR 257 / SR 682 – Mount Crawford, Bridgewater | Eastern terminus of SR 257 |
| City of Harrisonburg | 243.1 | 391.2 | 62 | 243 | US 11 – Harrisonburg | ||
| 245.6 | 395.3 | 63 | 245 |  SR 253 (Port Republic Road) | |||
| 247.5 | 398.3 | 64 | 247 |  US 33 – Harrisonburg, Elkton | Signed as exits 247A (east) and 247B (west) | ||
| Rockingham | | 251.1 | 404.1 | 65 | 251 | US 11 – Harrisonburg | |
| Mauzy | 257.0 | 413.6 | 66 | 257 |  US 11 / SR 259 – Mauzy, Broadway, Timberville | Southern terminus of SR 259 | |
| Shenandoah | New Market | 264.6 | 425.8 | 67 | 264 |  US 211 east (SR 211 west) – New Market, Timberville, Luray | Western terminus of US 211; eastern terminus of SR 211 |
| | 268.8 | 432.6 | 68 | 269 |  SR 730 to US 11 – Shenandoah Caverns, Mount Jackson | ||
| | 273.4 | 440.0 | 69 | 273 |   SR 292 / SR 703 – Mount Jackson, Basye | ||
| Bowmans Crossing | 277.2 | 446.1 | 70 | 277 | SR 614 – Bowmans Crossing | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| | 279.6 | 450.0 | 71 | 279 |   SR 185 / SR 675 – Edinburg | ||
| Woodstock | 283.4 | 456.1 | 72 | 283 |  SR 42 – Woodstock | ||
| | 291.1 | 468.5 | 73 | 291 |  SR 651 – Toms Brook | ||
| | 296.7 | 477.5 | 74 | 296 |   US 48 / SR 55 – Strasburg | Eastern terminus of US 48 | |
| | 298.3 | 480.1 | 75 | 298 | US 11 – Strasburg | ||
| Frederick | | 300.6 | 483.8 | 76 | 300 |  I-66 east – Front Royal, Washington | Directional T interchange; I-66 exits 1A-B; western terminus of I-66 |
| | 302.3 | 486.5 | 77 | 302 |  SR 627 – Middletown | ||
| Stephens City | 307.3 | 494.6 | 78 | 307 |  SR 277 to US 340 – Stephens City | ||
| Winchester | 309.9 | 498.7 | 79 | 310 |   SR 37 north to US 50 west / US 522 north / US 11 / SR 642 – Romney, Berkeley Springs, Kernstown | ||
| 313.4 | 504.4 | 80 | 313 | US 17 / US 50 / US 522 – Winchester | Signed as exits 313A (south/east) and 313B (north/west) southbound | ||
| 314.9 | 506.8 | 81 | 315 |  SR 7 – Winchester, Berryville | |||
| 317.8 | 511.4 | 82 | 317 | US 11 to SR 37 / US 522 north / US 50 west – Winchester, Stephenson | |||
| Clearbrook | 321.6 | 517.6 | 83 | 321 |  SR 672 – Clearbrook, Brucetown | ||
| Rest | 323.9 | 521.3 | 84 | 323 |  SR 669 to US 11 – Whitehall | ||
| | 324.92 | 522.91 | I-81 north – Martinsburg | Continuation into West Virginia | |||
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.
- ^ Smith, Max (January 8, 2019). "Va. Gov Ralph Northam, GOP lawmakers agree on plan to toll I-81". Washington, DC: WTOP-FM. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ "Lawmakers Kill Plan to Add Tolls to Interstate 81 in Virginia". NBC 29. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
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