Interstate 81 in Virginia
I-81 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by VDOT | ||||
Length | 324.92 mi[1] (522.91 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end |
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North end |
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Location | ||||
Counties | City of Bristol, Washington, Smyth, Wythe, Pulaski, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem, City of Roanoke, Botetourt, Rockbridge, Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, Shenandoah, 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.
Route description
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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. 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. Further north, the highway also runs concurrently with about 30 miles of Interstate 64.
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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City of Bristol | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Continuation into Tennessee | |||
0.9 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | South end of US 58 concurrency; 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 | ![]() ![]() | Access via SR F310 |
| 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; I-77 south exit 40 | ||
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; I-77 north exit 32 | |
| 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 | 105 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 109.6 | 176.4 | 109 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Christiansburg | 113.9 | 183.3 | 114 | ![]() | |||
118.4– 119.0 | 190.5– 191.5 | 37 | 118A-B-C | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Roanoke | | 132.1 | 212.6 | 39 | 132 | ![]() | |
City of Salem | 137.6 | 221.4 | 40 | 137 | ![]() ![]() | ||
140.4 | 226.0 | 40A | 140 | ![]() | |||
Roanoke | Hanging Rock | 141.2 | 227.2 | 41 | 141 | ![]() ![]() | |
City of Roanoke | 143.4 | 230.8 | 42 | 143 | ![]() ![]() | Directional T interchange; south end of US 220 concurrency; I-581 exit 1N&S | |
146.4 | 235.6 | 43 | 146 | ![]() | |||
Botetourt | | 150.3 | 241.9 | 44 | 150 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of US 220 overlap; signed as exits 150A (south) and 150B (north) |
| 156.4 | 251.7 | 45 | 156 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 162.6 | 261.7 | 46 | 162 | ![]() | ||
| 167.3 | 269.2 | 47 | 167 | ![]() | South end of US 11 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 168.4 | 271.0 | 48 | 168 | ![]() | ||
Rockbridge | Springfield | 175.4 | 282.3 | 49 | 175 | ![]() | North end of US 11 concurrency |
Fancy Hill | 180.5 | 290.5 | 50 | 180 | ![]() | Signed as exits 180A (south) and 180B (north) southbound, Exit 180A Southbound is a Left Exit | |
| 188.7 | 303.7 | 51 | 188 | ![]() | Signed as exits 188A (east) and 188B (west) | |
| 191.3 | 307.9 | 52 | 191 | ![]() | South end of I-64 concurrency; I-64 east exit 56 | |
| 195.6 | 314.8 | 53 | 195 | ![]() | ||
Fairfield | 200.2 | 322.2 | 53A | 200 | ![]() | ||
Raphine | 205.6 | 330.9 | 54 | 205 | ![]() | To SR 56 | |
Augusta | | 213.4 | 343.4 | 55 | 213 | ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 213A (south) and 213B (north) southbound |
Brookwood | 217.2 | 349.5 | 55A | 217 | ![]() | ||
| 220.1 | 354.2 | 55B | 220 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 221.4 | 356.3 | 56 | 221 | ![]() | North end of I-64 concurrency; I-64 west exit 87 | |
Peyton | 222.2 | 357.6 | 57 | 222 | ![]() | ||
| 225.1 | 362.3 | 58 | 225 | ![]() | ||
Verona | 227.6 | 366.3 | 59 | 227 | ![]() | ||
Weyers Cave | 234.9 | 378.0 | 60 | 235 | ![]() | ||
Rockingham | | 240.5 | 387.0 | 61 | 240 | ![]() ![]() | |
City of Harrisonburg | 243.1 | 391.2 | 62 | 243 | ![]() | ||
245.6 | 395.3 | 63 | 245 | ![]() | |||
247.5 | 398.3 | 64 | 247 | ![]() | Signed as exits 247A (east) and 247B (west) | ||
Rockingham | | 251.1 | 404.1 | 65 | 251 | ![]() | |
Mauzy | 257.0 | 413.6 | 66 | 257 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Shenandoah | New Market | 264.6 | 425.8 | 67 | 264 | ![]() | |
| 268.8 | 432.6 | 68 | 269 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 273.4 | 440.0 | 69 | 273 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Bowmans Crossing | 277.2 | 446.1 | 70 | 277 | ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |
| 279.6 | 450.0 | 71 | 279 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Woodstock | 283.4 | 456.1 | 72 | 283 | ![]() | ||
| 291.1 | 468.5 | 73 | 291 | ![]() | ||
| 296.7 | 477.5 | 74 | 296 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 298.3 | 480.1 | 75 | 298 | ![]() | ||
Frederick | | 300.6 | 483.8 | 76 | 300 | ![]() | Directional T interchange; I-66 exits 1A-B; western terminus of I-66 |
| 302.3 | 486.5 | 77 | 302 | ![]() | ||
Stephens City | 307.3 | 494.6 | 78 | 307 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Winchester | 309.9 | 498.7 | 79 | 310 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
313.4 | 504.4 | 80 | 313 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 313A (south/east) and 313B (north/west) southbound | ||
314.9 | 506.8 | 81 | 315 | ![]() | |||
317.8 | 511.4 | 82 | 317 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Clearbrook | 321.6 | 517.6 | 83 | 321 | ![]() | ||
Rest | 323.9 | 521.3 | 84 | 323 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 324.92 | 522.91 | ![]() | Continuation into West Virginia | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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
Route map:
Media related to Interstate 81 in Virginia at Wikimedia Commons- I-81.org I-81 Corridor in Virginia by VDOT
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