Interstate 81 (Virginia) 

Interstate 81
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 324.92 mi1 (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 - Turnpikes

Interstate 81 is an 846 mile (1361 km) long highway. In Virginia, I-81 runs for 323 miles (520 km), making it longer in Virginia than in any other state. It stretches from the Tennessee state line near Bristol to the West Virginia state line near Winchester. U.S. Route 11 parallels I-81 in Virginia for its entire length.

I-81 runs concurrently with Interstate 77 in Wytheville, Virginia for about 10 miles in a notable example of a wrong-way concurrency.

Contents

Major cities

Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs.

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

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 Highway) – Bristol Access to Virginia Intermont College.
7.4 7 SR 659 (Old Airport Road)
Washington 10.3 10
US 11
13.6 13 SR 611 – Wyndale Access to Virginia Highlands Airport.
Abingdon 14.4 14 VA 140 – Abingdon Access to Virginia Highlands Community College
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
Emory 26.4 26 SR 737 – Emory Access to Emory and Henry College
Glade Spring 29.5 29 VA 91 – Glade Spring, 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
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 Boulevard) – Radford Access to Radford University.
Christiansburg 113.9 114 VA 8 (Main St) - Christiansburg
118.4 118 (A,B,C) US 11/ US 460 (Roanoke St) - Christiansburg, Blacksburg 118B Gives access to Virginia Tech
128.4 128 SR 603 – Elliston
Roanoke 132.1 132 SR 647
Salem 137.6 137 VA 112 (Wildwood 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 Regional 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, Troutville
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
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 University, Virginia Military Institute, 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 Old VA 275 / VA 262 Woodrow Wilson Parkway, Staunton to US 250 west.
Verona 227.6 227 SR 612 (Laurel Hill Road) – 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 Image:Virginia 331.svg VA 331 (Port Republic Road) – Harrisonburg Access to James Madison University.
247.5 247 (A,B) 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 north - 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
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 Road) – Middletown Access to Lord Fairfax Community College.
Stephens City 307.3 307 VA 277 (Fairfax Pike) - Stephens City, To U.S. Route 340
Winchester 309.9 310
VA 37 - Winchester		 to US 11, US 50 to Capon Bridge, WV, and US 522 N. to Hancock, MD.
313.4 313 US 17/ US 50/ US 522 (Lee-Jackson Memorial Hwy) - Winchester Access to Winchester Airport and Shenandoah University. (Signed as Exits 313B&A Southbound)
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
Stephenson 321.6 321 SR 672 (Clearbrook)
State line 323.9 323 SR 669 (Whitehall) to US 11
West Virginia state line. I-81 enters WV.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Route Log - Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1

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