Interstate 81 in Virginia

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Interstate 81
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

324.92 mi^[1] (522.91 km)

South end:

I-81 in Bristol

Major
junctions:

I-381 in Bristol

I-77 near Wytheville

US 460 in Christiansburg

I-581 in Roanoke

I-64 from Lexington to Staunton

I-66 near Front Royal

US 50 in Winchester

North end:

I-81 near Winchester

Virginia Routes
Primary - Secondary - History

Interstate 81 is a 846 mile (1361 km) long highway. In Virginia, I-81 runs for 323 miles (520 km). I-81 runs the most 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.

1 Major cities
2 Future
3 Auxiliary routes
4 Exit list
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

[edit] 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].

[edit] Auxiliary routes

Interstate 381 is a short spur into Bristol.
Interstate 581 is a spur into Roanoke.

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Tennessee state line. I-81 enters Virginia from Tennessee.
	Bristol	0.9	1	US 58 west/ US 421 (Gate City Hwy) - Bristol, Gate City
		Begin concurrency
		3.2	3	I-381 south - Bristol
		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
		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
		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
		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
		End concurrency
		81.6	81	I-77 south - Charlotte, NC
		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
		Begin concurrency
		92.4	92	SR 658 - Draper
		94.7	94	SR 99 - Pulaski
	Dublin	End concurrency
	Dublin	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
	Radford	109.6	109	VA 177/ SR 658 (Tyler Blvd) - Radford	Access to Radford University.
	Christiansburg	113.9	114	VA 8 (Main St) - Christiansburg
	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
		156.4	156	SR 640
		162.6	162	US 11
	Buchanan	Begin concurrency
		167.3	167	US 11 south/ to VA 43 - Buchanan
		168.4	168	SR 614
Rockbridge	Natural Bridge	End concurrency
	Natural Bridge	175.4	175	US 11 north - Natural Bridge
		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
		217.2	217	SR 654 - Mint Spring
	Staunton	220.1	220	VA 262/ to US 11 - Staunton
		End concurrency
		221.4	221	I-64 east - Charlottesville, Richmond
		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
		268.8	269	SR 730/ to US 11
	Mount Jackson	273.4	273	VA 292/ to US 11/ to VA 263 - Mount Jackson
		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
	Strasburg	298.3	298	US 11 - Strasburg
Frederick	Middletown	300.6	300	I-66 east - Front Royal, Washington, DC	Access to Virginia Inland Port.
	Middletown	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
	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.