Interstate 81 in Tennessee

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Interstate 81
Main route of the Interstate Highway System

Length:

75.66 mi^[1] (121.76 km)

South end:

I-40 near Dandridge

Major
junctions:

US 25E near Morristown

I-26/US 23 near Kingsport

US 11W near Bristol

North end:

I-81 in Bristol

Tennessee State Routes

Interstate 81 is an 824 mile long expressway stretching from Dandridge, Tennessee northward to the Thousand Islands Bridge at the United States-Canada border near Fishers Landing, New York. In Tennessee, Interstate 81 runs for 75 miles (121 km) from its southern terminus at Interstate 40 near Dandridge to the Virginia state line in Bristol.

1 Route description
2 Major cities
3 Exit list
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Route description

Interstate 81 begins in Tennessee at Interstate 40 near Dandridge. I-81 parallels the Appalachian Mountains for most of Tennessee and Virginia. At mile marker 8, I-81 meets the eastern half of U.S. Route 25: U.S. Route 25E south of Morristown. I-81 doesn't go through either Johnson City or Kingsport; but at mile marker 57, I-81 meets Interstate 26 and U.S. Route 23 which go to Kingsport and Johnson City. At mile marker 75, I-81 leaves Tennessee and enters the commonwealth of Virginia.

[edit] Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

Knoxville, Tennessee (via Interstate 40)
Morristown, Tennessee
Greeneville, Tennessee
Johnson City, Tennessee (via I-26/US 23)
Kingsport, Tennessee (via I-26/US 23)
Bristol, Tennessee

[edit] Exit list

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County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Jefferson		0.0	1	I-40 - Asheville (NC), Nashville
Jefferson	White Pine	4.4	4	SR 341 - White Pine
Hamblen		8.6	8	US 25E - White Pine, Morristown	No Trucks In Cumberland Gap Tunnel.
		12.4	12	TN 160 - Lowland, Morristown
		15.3	15	SR 340 (Fish Hatchery Rd)	Access to Copper Airport.
Greene		23.1	23	US 11E - Bulls Gap, Greeneville, Morristown	Access to Tusculum College.
		30.2	30	TN 70/ to TN 66 - Greeneville
		36.2	36	SR 172 (Baileyton Rd) - Baileyton, Greeneville
		43.9	44	Jearoldstown Rd
Washington	Fall Branch	50.5	50	TN 93/ to TN 81 - Fall Branch, Jonesborough
Sullivan	Tri-Cities	57.7	57	I-26/ US 23 - Johnson City, Kingsport
		59.4	59	SR 36 (Fort Henry Dr) - Johnson City, Kingsport
		63.5	63	SR 357/ to SR 75 (Airport Access Rd)	Access to Tri-Cities Airport.
		66.1	66	SR 126 (Memorial Dr) - Blountville, Kingsport
		69.6	69	SR 37 - Blountville
		74.8	74	US 11W - Kingsport, Bristol	Lee Highway.
Virginia state line. I-81 continues into Virginia.