 Interstate 81 | ||||
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 I-81 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained byVDOT | ||||
| Length | 324.92 mi[1] (522.91 km) | |||
| Existed | August 14, 1957[2]–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
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| South end |  I-81 at theTennessee state line | |||
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| North end | I-81 at theWest Virginia state line | |||
| 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 | |||
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Interstate 81 (I-81) is an 855.02-mile-long (1,376.02 km)Interstate Highway. In theUS state ofVirginia, I-81 runs for 324.92 miles (522.91 km), making the portion in Virginia longer than any other state's portion of the route. It is also the longest Interstate Highway within the borders of Virginia. It stretches from theTennessee state line nearBristol to theWest Virginia state line nearWinchester. It enters Virginia fromBristol, Tennessee, and leaves Virginia intoBerkeley County, West Virginia. The route passes through the cities ofBristol,Roanoke,Salem,Lexington,Staunton, andHarrisonburg.
I-81 enters Virginia fromTennessee, where the Interstate continues southwest towardKnoxville. After crossing the state line, the highway effectively becomes the border betweenWashington County to the northwest and the independent city ofBristol to the southeast. I-81 continues northeast as a six-lane freeway through sparsely populated residential areas on the outskirts of Bristol. The highway immediately comes to a northbound rest area that does not serve trucks, before it reaches an interchange withUS Route 58 (US 58) andUS 421 that also serve the town ofGate City, the county seat of neighboringScott County to the west. Eastbound US 58 merges onto northbound I-81 to form aconcurrency that continues northeast to a directional stack interchange with the northern terminus ofI-381, anauxiliary Interstate Highway that serves downtown Bristol to the south. The freeway heads into a mix of commercial and residential areas where it has interchanges withUS 11/US 19 prior to crossing over theNorfolk Southern Railway'sPulaski District, before the route fully enters Washington County. I-81/US 58 narrows to four lanes and heads into wooded rural areas with nearby development, coming to another interchange serving US 11/US 19 as well as an interchange withState Route 611 (SR 611) and a northbound truck rest area, before it passes along the southern edge of the town limits ofAbingdon, the county seat of Washington County. South of Abingdon, the freeway interchanges withSR 140, which provides access to US 19 andVirginia Highlands Community College. North of this point are interchanges withUS 58 Alternate (US 58 Alt)/SR 75, providing access to theVirginia Creeper Trail andBarter Theatre and with US 11, where eastbound US 58 splits from I-81 continuing east toward the town ofDamascus.[3]
I-81 continues northeast from Abingdon along its own alignment, interchanging withSR 704,SR 80 south of the unincorporated village ofMeadowview, andSR 737 south of the unincorporated town ofEmory. The highway then comes to an interchange withSR 91 in a commercial area, south of the town ofGlade Spring that also provides access to the town ofSaltville in the north. Past SR 91, the freeway begins to closely parallel US 11 on its southeastern side, reaching an interchange with that route before it curves and entersSmyth County, after which it crosses theMiddle Fork of theHolston River and comes to an interchange withSR 107, within the town limits ofChilhowie. Northwest of Chilhowie, I-81 meets US 11/SR 645 at an interchange, southwest of the unincorporated village ofSeven Mile Ford, where US 11 parallels the highway closely on the southeast once more. The freeway crosses over US 11, where that route moves to the northwest side of the highway, before reaching a split interchange serving the US Route, located to the southwest of the town ofMarion, the county seat of Smyth County. Within Marion, I-81 interchanges withSR 16 that provides access toMount Rogers National Recreation Area,Emory and Henry University's School of Health Sciences, andGrayson Highlands State Park, before reaching another interchange for US 11 outside the city limits, that also provides access toHungry Mother State Park. From this point, the freeway is dedicated to RepresentativeWilliam C. Wampler and passes through rural areas of agriculture and rolling hills, with scattered areas of residences and industry. In this area, I-81 has interchanges with US 11 in the unincorporated town ofAtkins. It then crosses over US 11 and thePulaski District rail line and passes a southbound rest area, withSR 683 near the unincorporated village ofGroseclose, before passing to the northwest ofMountain Empire Airport prior to coming intoWythe County.[3]
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Upon entering Wythe County, I-81 continues to an interchange with the northern terminus ofSR 90 north of the town ofRural Retreat, before reaching a northbound cars-only rest area and passing southeast of the Wythe Raceway. Past the racetrack, the freeway travels northeast to a northbound exit and southbound entrance with US 11, located west of the town ofWytheville, the county seat of Wythe County. Inside the town limits of Wytheville, I-81 meets an interchange with the northern terminus ofUS 21 andUS 52, where southbound US 52 joins the freeway in awrong-way concurrency, before it reaches its southern junction withI-77, which heads north from the highway towardBluefield andCharleston, West Virginia, at atrumpet interchange.[3]
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At this point, I-77 joins I-81/US 52 in awrong-way concurrency as the route expands to six lanes and deviates slightly to the southeast of its original heading, before picking up US 11 at another trumpet interchange, a short distance later. Northbound US 11 joins the extensive wrong-way concurrency as it crosses thePulaski District line and zigzags away from Wytheville to an interchange with two state frontage roads,SR F042/SR F043. The median narrows to aJersey barrier as the freeway comes to an interchange with the southern terminus ofSR 121, where southbound US 52 splits from the concurrency to serve the unincorporated town ofFort Chiswell. Shortly afterward, southbound I-77 itself splits from I-81/US 11 at a trumpet interchange and heads south to serveCharlotte, North Carolina. Following the northern junction with I-77, the freeway resumes its northeasterly course, regains its median, and reduces back to four lanes as it comes to an interchange withSR 619 north of the hamlet ofGraham's Forge. From here, I-81/US 11 continues to an interchange with another pair of state frontage roads,SR F044/SR F045, before it crosses intoPulaski County. Past the Pulaski County line, the freeway reaches an interchange withSR 100, which heads south toward the town ofHillsville in adjacentCarroll County and where northbound US 11 splits from I-81, which heads north to serve the town ofPulaski, the county seat of Pulaski County. Past this interchange, northbound SR 100 joins I-81 in another concurrency and reaches another interchange withSR 658 in the unincorporated village ofDraper. The freeway heads through areas of wooded hills interchanging with the southern terminus ofSR 99 near a park and ride lot, before reaching the northern junction with SR 100, where that route splits and provides access to the Wilderness Road Regional Museum, Southwest Virginia Veterans' Cemetery,New River Community College,New River Valley Airport, and the unincorporated town ofNewbern as the route heads north to serve the towns ofDublin andPearisburg; the latter town is the county seat of neighboringGiles County. I-81 again continues by itself, coming to an interchange withSR 660 north ofClaytor Lake State Park, before it crosses a bridge dedicated to Trooper Andrew Fox over theNew River and leaves Pulaski County.[3]
Immediately past the New River, the freeway becomes the border betweenMontgomery County to the southeast and the independent city ofRadford to the northwest, where it interchanges withSR 232/SR 605. From this point, I-81 fully enters Montgomery County, coming to rest areas in both directions prior to an interchange withSR 177/SR 600, which also provides access toRadford University. The freeway continues and meets an interchange withSR 8 that also provides access to the Montgomery Museum of Art & History and theBlue Ridge Parkway, before entering the town limits ofChristiansburg. Shortly afterward, I-81 comes a large cloverleaf interchange for US 11,US 460, and Parkway Drive, where it splits with the outer lanes becoming acollector–distributor road, which US 11/US 460 briefly run along; southbound US 11/westbound US 460 provides to the main campus ofVirginia Tech in the nearby town ofBlacksburg. A short distance later, northbound US 11/eastbound US 460 split at another interchange and provide access to the communities ofShawsville andElliston, while the freeway's collector–distributor carriageways ends and it enters widing alignments that heads toward the valley of theRoanoke River. I-81 crosses over Norfolk Southern Railway'sWhitethorne District rail line as it continues through mountainous surroundings with no nearby exits, before it comes a distance to reach the next exit withSR 603 northeast of the unincorporated village ofIronto. From here, the freeway crosses Norfolk Southern Railway'sChristiansburg District line and the North Fork of the Roanoke River to the west of the confluence with the South Fork of that river, that forms the Roanoke River, and then comes to a northbound rest area before the highway becomes dedicated toAndrew Lewis and crosses intoRoanoke County. From this point, I-81 interchanges withSR 647 next to theDixie Caverns attraction, before it becomes the border between Roanoke County to the northwest and the independent city ofSalem to the southeast. Northwest of Salem, the freeway has interchanges atSR 112/SR 619, after crossing an overpass dedicated to Trooper Ricky McCoy withSR 311, that also provides access toRoanoke College, andSR 419 that provides access to the Salem Campus ofAmerican National University, the Salem VA Medical Center, and theSalem Fair grounds. Afterward, I-81 fully reenters Roanoke County and comes to a directional stack interchange withI-581/US 220 which lead south to the downtown area of the independent city ofRoanoke andRoanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport, as well as providing access to theBlue Ridge Parkway,Virginia Museum of Transportation, andVirginia Western Community College; I-581 is proposed to become part ofI-73 in the future.[3]
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Past I-581, northbound US 220 joins northbound I-81 in a concurrency, as the routes come to an interchange withSR 115 north of the unincorporated city ofHollins, that also provides access toHollins University. From this interchange, the freeway comes intoBotetourt County, where it becomes dedicated to Andrew Lewis once more, and reachesweigh stations serving both directions of the highway. Beyond the weigh station, I-81/US 220 crosses theCloverdale Branch of Norfolk Southern Railway'sRoanoke District rail line, prior to reaching an interchange with US 11 and northern terminus ofUS 220 Alt, which heads south toward the unincorporated city ofCloverdale, also providing access to the city ofLynchburg and theNational D-Day Memorial via US 460, where northbound US 220 splits and heads north toward the town ofFincastle, the county seat of Botetourt County, southwest of the town ofTroutville. The freeway continues through wooded areas, where it has interchangesSR 640 that provides access to the parallel US 11, after a southbound rest area and passing under US 11, with that route that provides an additional outlet to theBlue Ridge Parkway viaSR 43, before crossing theJames River,CSX Transportation'sJames River Subdivision, and SR 43, before reaching a southbound exit and northbound entrance to southbound US 11, northeast of the town ofBuchanan. From here, northbound US 11 joins northbound I-81 in a concurrency to reach a full interchange withSR 614, located west of the unincorporated village ofArcadia.[3]
Shortly after this point, the freeway entersRockbridge County, where northbound US 11 splits at an interchange to the west of the unincorporated village ofNatural Bridge, which it also provides access to the town ofGlasgow viaSR 130 andNatural Bridge State Park. I-81 continues northeast on its own alignment, reaching another interchange for US 11 before entering a steep incline, where the northbound direction gains a third climbing lane. The northbound climbing lane ends as the freeway prepares to interchange withUS 60 between the independent cities ofLexington to the west andBuena Vista to the east and also provides access toSouthern Virginia University,Washington and Lee University, andVirginia Military Institute campusses. Shortly past US 60, I-81 crosses theMaury River on a bridge dedicated to Master Trooper Jerry L. Hines, before coming to directional stack interchange at the southern junction withI-64, which heads west toward Charleston, West Virginia.[3]
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Past this interchange, eastbound I-64 joins northbound I-81 in a concurrency, where the freeway soon meets an interchange with US 11, a short distance to the northeast. The freeway gains a third northbound lane, before reaching a southbound rest area and an interchange withSR 710 in the unincorporated village ofFairfield, where the extra northbound lane disappears. After interchanging withSR 606 in the unincorporated village ofRaphine, that also provides access to theCyrus McCormick Farm, I-64/I-81 comes intoAugusta County and the Shenandoah Battlefields National Historic District, before reaching the next exit at US 11, which provides access to the southern terminus ofUS 340 northeast of the unincorporated town ofGreenville. The freeway continues to interchanges withSR 654 east of unincorporated village ofMint Spring and the southern terminus ofSR 262, which also provides access to US 11, before coming a direction stack interchange with the northern junction of I-64, where that eastbound route splits from northbound I-81 and heads towardRichmond, the capital of the commonwealth of Virginia, also providing access to the Blue Ridge Parkway,Skyline Drive, andShenandoah National Park, as well as the independent cities ofWaynesboro andCharlottesville. Shortly past the split with I-64, I-81 becomes the eastern boundary of the independent city ofStaunton, crosses over theBuckingham Branch Railroad'sNorth Mountain Subdivision rail line, and reaches an interchange withUS 250 that provides access to theFrontier Culture Museum and theWoodrow Wilson Presidential Library, as well as the campusses of theVirginia School for the Deaf and the Blind andMary Baldwin University. Past US 250, the freeway becomes dedicated toJohn Lewis and meets an interchange with the northern terminus of the SR 262 loop, that also provides access to the town ofMonterey, the county seat of adjacentHighland County via US 250 to the west. From here, I-81 fully comes back into Augusta County, where it interchanges withSR 612 in the unincorporated city ofVerona, providing access to theAugusta Military Academy, passes a bidirectional rest area, crosses over the Roanoke District line, and meets another interchange withSR 256 in the unincorporated town ofWeyers Cave, that also provides accessBlue Ridge Community College andShenandoah Valley Regional Airport, before it leaves Augusta County.[3]
The freeway entersRockingham County, where it crosses theNorth River and meetsSR 257/SR 682 at an interchange, east of the town ofMount Crawford that also provides access toBridgewater College. From this point, I-81 enters commercial areas as it comes into the independent city ofHarrisonburg and has its first interchange in that city with US 11 at a trumpet interchange. The freeway continues to cross over the Roanoke District'sChesapeake Western Branch rail line, interchange withSR 253 providing access to the downtown area of Harrisonburg and theJames Madison University Convocation Center, before it passes along the southern edge of the campus ofJames Madison University and reaches an interchange withUS 33 that provides another outlet to Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park, as well as to the campusses of the Harrisonburg Campus of the American National University and theEastern Mennonite University. Just after this interchange, I-81 crosses over the Chesapeake Western Branch line again, before leaving Harrisonburg and reentering Rockingham County prior to reaching another trumpet interchange serving US 11. The freeway heads back into rural surroundings, where it meets another interchange with US 11, providing access to the southern terminus ofSR 259 serving the towns ofBroadway andTimberville, as well as theEndless Caverns site, in the hamlet ofMauzy. Afterward, I-81 continues northeast to another bidirectional rest area and then leaves Rockingham County.[3]
The freeway comes intoShenandoah County and, a short distance later, interchanges withUS 211 that provides an additional outlet to Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park, as well as the town ofNew Market,Luray Caverns,New Market Battlefield State Historical Park, and theVirginia Museum of the Civil War. I-81 crosses the North Fork of theShenandoah River before its interchange withSR 730, that also provides access to US 11 andShenandoah Caverns. The freeway passes through agricultural areas on the western edge of the town ofMount Jackson prior to crossing the Chesapeake Branch rail line, a tributary of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, andSR 263, reaching an interchange withSR 292/SR 703 also providing access to the unincorporated city ofBasye to the west, via SR 614 and SR 263. I-81 soon interchanges with SR 614 without a southbound exit and northbound entrance in the unincorporated village ofBowmans Crossing,SR 185/SR 675 near the town ofEdinburg, providing access toEdinburg Mill, before interchanging withSR 42 within the town ofWoodstock, the county seat of Shenandoah County, providing access toMassanutten Military Academy. I-81 continues northeast through wooded surroundings and interchanges withSR 651 northwest of the town ofToms Brook, before it turns more east and passes north of the town ofStrasburg. Within the Strasburg area, the freeway interchangesUS 48/SR 55, as well as US 11, which provides access toCedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, before crossing over CSX Transportation'sShenandoah Subdivision rail line. I-81 then entersWarren County and turns back towards the northeast to its stack interchange withI-66 which heads east toward the town ofFront Royal andWashington DC also providing access to theVirginia Inland Port, as well as additional access to Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park.[3]
Within the I-66 interchange, I-81 entersFrederick County and meetsSR 627 west of the unincorporated town ofMiddletown, that also provides access toLord Fairfax Community College. Past this interchange, the freeway reaches a weigh station in both directions, before coming to an interchange withSR 277 on the eastern edge of the town ofStephens City, which also provides access to US 340. Soon, I-81 encounters the southern terminus of theSR 37 loop which leads toRomney, West Virginia, andBerkeley Springs, West Virginia, via connections with westboundUS 50 and northboundUS 522, respectively. SR 37 also provides access to US 11,SR 642, and theMuseum of the Shenandoah Valley. From here, the freeway passes through areas of mixed development along the eastern boundary of the independent city ofWinchester, reaching its next interchange withUS 17, US 50, and US 522, providing access to theStonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum site, the campus ofShenandoah University, and theApple Blossom Mall, the latter two of which are located at the two western corners of the interchange. On the northeastern edge of Winchester, I-81 interchanges withSR 7, which leads east toward the town ofBerryville, the county seat of neighboringClarke County. At this point, the freeway fully reenters Frederick County, as it meets an interchange with US 11, providing an additional outlet to westbound US 50 and northbound US 522, via a connection with the SR 37 loop. I-81 interchanges withSR 672 in the unincorporated village ofClear Brook, before reaching its last exit in the commonwealth of Virginia withSR 669, west of the unincorporated village ofWhite Hall. Afterward, the freeway comes into the state ofWest Virginia and continues generally northeast toward the city ofMartinsburg, the county seat ofBerkeley County, which I-81 is completely within throughout its course in West Virginia.[3]
The highway that is now I-81 had its origins in the late 1930s, when the federal government began planning for a national "superhighway" system. A 1939 report titledToll Roads and Free Roads and published by the Bureau of Public Roads (BPR), the predecessor agency to theFederal Highway Administration (FHWA), recommended a controlled-access highway that would connect Bristol to Washington, D.C.[4] The National Interregional Highway Committee's 1944 report, titledInterregional Highways, recommended that the route instead continue into West Virginia, and a separate route connect this route to Washington, D.C.[5] Three years later, a plan produced by the Public Roads Administration of the now-defunctFederal Works Agency affirmed this recommendation.[6] I-81 was one of the original Interstate Highways in Virginia authorized by theFederal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. The numbering was approved by theAmerican Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on August 14, 1957.[2]
The first section of I-81 in Virginia was the 3.9-mile-long (6.3 km) section from US 11/SR 100 to SR 99 in Pulaski, which opened on November 1, 1959.[7] The 7.5-mile (12.1 km) section running between US 11 in Harrisonburg, referred to at the time as the Harrisonburg Bypass, was dedicated and opened on July 1, 1960.[8] The five-mile (8.0 km) section spanning between US 11 around Buchanan known as the Buchanan Bypass was completed on December 23, 1960.[9] On November 20, 1961, the 5.6-mile (9.0 km) section in Bristol between the Tennessee state line and US 11/19 known as the Bristol Bypass opened to traffic, along with I-381 and the northernmost one mile (1.6 km) in Tennessee.[10][11] On June 28, 1962, the section between SR 611 and US 11/58, referred to as the Abingdon Bypass at the time, opened to traffic.[12] The section between Fort Chiswell and US 11/SR 100 in Pulaski was completed in July 1962.[13] The eight-mile (13 km) section between US 11/SR 645 in Seven Mile Ford and US 11 in Marion opened on June 28, 1963.[14] On September 20, 1963, two noncontiguous sections; eight miles (13 km) between US 11 in Bristol and SR 611 near Abingdon and nine miles (14 km) between US 11/58 in Abingdon and SR 91 in Glade Spring; were opened.[15] The five-mile (8.0 km) segment between US 11 in Marion and US 11 in Atkins opened on October 18, 1963.[16] The following day, the 10-mile (16 km) section between SR 91 and US 11/SR 645 opened, completing I-81 between the Tennessee state line and Atkins.[17][18] The 17-mile (27 km) section between US 11 in Atkins and US 11 in western Wytheville opened on November 1, 1964.[19] On December 10, 1964, two lanes of the 7.7-mile (12.4 km) section between US 11 in Buchanan and US 11 near Natural Bridge opened.[20][21] The 29-mile (47 km) section between SR 647 in Dixie Caverns west of Roanoke and US 11 near Buchanan opened on December 21, 1964.[22][23]
On September 30, 1965, the six-mile (9.7 km) section spanning between US 11 in Wytheville opened.[24] The 26-mile (42 km) section between US 11 in Strasburg and the West Virginia state line was dedicated and opened on November 4, 1965.[25][26] On November 16, 1965, the 21-mile (34 km) section between SR 100 in Newbern and US 11/460 in Christiansburg was dedicated and opened to traffic.[27][28] The northbound lanes of the section between US 11 in Harrisonburg and US 211 in New Market opened on December 23, 1965,[29] and the southbound lanes opened on June 6, 1966.[30] The eight-mile (13 km) segment between SR 256 in Weyers Cave and US 11 in Harrisonburg opened on November 15, 1966.[31][32] The 33-mile (53 km) section between US/SR 211 in New Market and US 11 in Strasburg was dedicated and opened on December 8, 1966.[33] On February 1, 1967, the 18.5-mile (29.8 km) section between US 11 north of Lexington and US 11 in Greenville opened.[34] The 8.1-mile (13.0 km) segment between SR 612 in Verona and SR 256 in Weyers Cave opened on August 28, 1967.[35] The 15-mile (24 km) section between US 11 in Fancy Hill and US 11 in Lexington opened on September 18, 1967.[36][37] The two-mile (3.2 km) section between SR 262 in Staunton and SR 611 in Verona opened on June 10, 1968.[38] On August 24, 1968, the 12-mile (19 km) section between US 11 in Greenville and SR 262 in Staunton was dedicated and opened.[39][40] The last section of I-81 in Virginia, 14.4 miles (23.2 km) located between US 11/460 in Christiansburg and SR 647 near Dixie Caverns, was dedicated and opened on December 21, 1971.[41][42][43]
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The section through Wytheville concurrent with I-77, which reused a section of US 11/52 expanded to four lanes in the 1950s, did not initially meetInterstate Highway standards.[44] On July 14, 1987, a ceremony was held to mark the completion of the upgrading of this section to Interstate Highway standards, which included new interchanges, widening of the route to six lanes, and parallelingfrontage roads.[45][46]
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 totoll nonpassenger vehicles. Some sections of the new widened highway may completely separate car and truck traffic.[47]
On January 8, 2019, GovernorRalph Northam andRepublican 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 usedall-electronic tolling, with toll gantries every 40 to 60 miles (64 to 97 km) and a toll rate of $0.11 per mile ($0.068/km) for cars and $0.17 per mile ($0.11/km) for trucks; an annual pass would have been available for $30. Tolls would have been discounted during the overnight hours.[48] 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.[49]
| County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| City ofBristol | 0.00 | 0.00 |  I-81 south –Kingsport,Knoxville | Continuation intoTennessee | ||||
| 0.9 | 1.4 | 1 |    US 58 west /US 421 –Bristol,Gate City | Southern end of US 58 concurrency; signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (north/west) southbound | ||||
| 3.2 | 5.1 | 3 |  I-381 south –Bristol | Northern terminus and exits 1A-B on I-381 | ||||
| 5.6 | 9.0 | 5 |   US 11 /US 19 (Lee Highway) | |||||
| 7.4 | 11.9 | 7 | Old Airport Road / Bonham Road | FormerSR 76 | ||||
| Washington | | 10.3 | 16.6 | 10 | US 11 /US 19 (Lee Highway) | Access via SR F310 | ||
| | 13.6 | 21.9 | 13 |  SR 611 /Lee Highway (US 11 /US 19) | Access toVirginia Highlands Airport | |||
| Abingdon | 14.4 | 23.2 | 14 |   SR 140 toUS 19 –Abingdon | Access toVirginia Highlands Community College | |||
| 17.6 | 28.3 | 17 |   US 58 Alt. /SR 75 –Abingdon,South Holston Dam | |||||
| | 19.5 | 31.4 | 19 |  US 11 /US 58 east –Abingdon,Damascus | North end of US 58 concurrency | |||
| | 22.2 | 35.7 | 22 |  SR 704 (Enterprise Road) | ||||
| | 24.7 | 39.8 | 24 |  SR 80 –Meadowview | ||||
| | 26.4 | 42.5 | 26 |  SR 737 –Emory | Access toEmory and Henry University | |||
| Old Glade Spring | 29.5 | 47.5 | 29 |  SR 91 –Damascus,Glade Spring | ||||
| | 32.1 | 51.7 | 32 | US 11 (Lee Highway) –Chilhowie | ||||
| Smyth | Chilhowie | 35.7 | 57.5 | 35 |   SR 107 north –Chilhowie | Southern terminus of SR 107; formerSR 79 | ||
| Seven Mile Ford | 39.3 | 63.2 | 39 |  US 11 /SR 645 –Seven Mile Ford | ||||
| | 44.1 | 71.0 | 44 | US 11 –Marion | ||||
| Marion | 44.9 | 72.3 | 45 |  SR 16 –Marion | ||||
| Mount Carmel | 47.3 | 76.1 | 47 | US 11 –Marion | ||||
| Atkins | 50.4 | 81.1 | 50 | US 11 –Atkins | ||||
| | 54.3 | 87.4 | 54 |  SR 683 –Groseclose | Access toMountain Empire Airport | |||
| Wythe | | 60.6 | 97.5 | 60 |   SR 90 south –Rural Retreat | Northern terminus of SR 90 | ||
| | 67.4 | 108.5 | 67 | US 11 –Wytheville | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
| Wytheville | 70.4 | 113.3 | 70 |   US 21 south /US 52 north –Wytheville | Southern end of US 52 concurrency; northern terminus of US 21 | |||
| 72.6 | 116.8 | 72 |   I-77 north –Bluefield,Charleston, WV | Southern end of I-77 concurrency; exit 40 on I-77 | ||||
| 73.6 | 118.4 | 73 | US 11 south –Wytheville | Southern end of US 11 concurrency | ||||
| | 77.4 | 124.6 | 77 |   SR F042 (Chapman Road) /SR F043 (EastLee Highway) | ||||
| Fort Chiswell | 80.2 | 129.1 | 80 |  US 52 south /SR 121 north –Fort Chiswell,Max Meadows | Northern end of US 52 concurrency; southern terminus of SR 121 | |||
| | 81.6 | 131.3 | 81 | I-77 south –Charlotte, NC | Northern end of I-77 concurrency; exit 32 on I-77 | |||
| | 84.5 | 136.0 | 84 |  SR 619 –Grahams Forge | ||||
| | 86.6 | 139.4 | 86 |   SR F044 (EastLee Highway) /SR F045 (Topaz Drive) | ||||
| Pulaski | | 89.5 | 144.0 | 89 |  US 11 north /SR 100 south –Pulaski,Hillsville | Northern end of US 11 concurrency; southern end of SR 100 concurrency; signed as exits 89A (south) and 89B (north) | ||
| Draper | 92.4 | 148.7 | 92 |  SR 658 –Draper | ||||
| McAdam | 94.7 | 152.4 | 94 |  SR 99 north / Service Road (SR F047) –Pulaski | Signed as exits 94A (Service Road) and 94B (SR 99) northbound; southern terminus of SR 99 | |||
| Newbern | 98.1 | 157.9 | 98 | SR 100 north –Dublin,Pearisburg | Northern end of SR 100 concurrency | |||
| | 101.4 | 163.2 | 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 north /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 | 118 |   US 460 Bus. west /US 11 /US 460 / Parkway Drive –Christiansburg,Blacksburg,Shawsville,Elliston | Signed as exits 118A (Parkway), 118B (US 460 west), and 118C (US 11/US 460 east/US 460 Bus.) | ||||
| | 128.4 | 206.6 | 128 |  SR 603 –Ironto | ||||
| Roanoke | | 132.1 | 212.6 | 132 |  SR 647 –Dixie Caverns | |||
| City ofSalem | 137.6 | 221.4 | 137 |  SR 112 /SR 619 –Salem | ||||
| 140.4 | 226.0 | 140 |  SR 311 –Salem,New Castle | |||||
| Roanoke | Hanging Rock | 141.2 | 227.2 | 141 |  SR 419 toSR 311 north –Salem,New Castle | |||
| City ofRoanoke | 143.4 | 230.8 | 143 |    Future I-73 south /I-581 south /US 220 south –Airport,Roanoke | Directional T interchange; southern end of US 220 concurrency; northern terminus and exits 1N-S on I-581 | |||
| 146.4 | 235.6 | 146 |  SR 115 –Hollins,Cloverdale,Roanoke | Northern terminus of SR 115 | ||||
| Botetourt | | 150.3 | 241.9 | 150 |  US 11 /US 220 north /US 220A south toUS 460 –Troutville,Daleville,Fincastle,Cloverdale | Signed as exits 150A (south) and 150B (north); northern end of US 220 concurrency | ||
| | 156.4 | 251.7 | 156 |  SR 640 toUS 11 –Troutville | ||||
| | 162.6 | 261.7 | 162 | US 11 –Buchanan | ||||
| | 167.3 | 269.2 | 167 | US 11 south –Buchanan | Former southern end of US 11 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance; closed in October 2020[50] | |||
| | 168.4 | 271.0 | 168 |  US 11 south /SR 614 –Arcadia | Southern end of US 11 concurrency | |||
| Rockbridge | | 175.4 | 282.3 | 175 | US 11 north –Natural Bridge | Northern end of US 11 concurrency | ||
| Fancy Hill | 180.5 | 290.5 | 180 | US 11 –Fancy Hill,Natural Bridge,Glasgow | Signed as exits 180A (south) and 180B (north) southbound | |||
| | 188.7 | 303.7 | 188 |  US 60 –Lexington,Buena Vista | Signed as exits 188A (east) and 188B (west) | |||
| | 191.3 | 307.9 | 191 |   I-64 west –Lexington,Charleston | Southern end of I-64 concurrency; exit 56 on I-64 | |||
| | 195.6 | 314.8 | 195 | US 11 (Lee Highway) –Lexington | ||||
| Fairfield | 200.2 | 322.2 | 200 |  SR 710 –Fairfield | ||||
| Raphine | 205.6 | 330.9 | 205 |  SR 606 –Raphine,Steeles Tavern | ToSR 56 | |||
| Augusta | | 213.4 | 343.4 | 213 |  US 11 toUS 340 –Greenville | Signed as exits 213A (south) and 213B (north) southbound | ||
| Mint Spring | 217.2 | 349.5 | 217 |  SR 654 –Mint Spring,Stuarts Draft | ||||
| Jolivue | 220.1 | 354.2 | 220 |  SR 262 toUS 11 –Staunton | Southern terminus of SR 262 | |||
| | 221.4 | 356.3 | 221 |  I-64 east –Richmond | Northern end of I-64 concurrency; exit 87 on I-64 | |||
| Peyton | 222.2 | 357.6 | 222 |  US 250 –Staunton,Fishersville | ||||
| | 225.1 | 362.3 | 225 | SR 262 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway) –Staunton | ||||
| Verona | 227.6 | 366.3 | 227 |  SR 612 –Verona | ||||
| Weyers Cave | 234.9 | 378.0 | 235 |  SR 256 –Weyers Cave,Grottoes | ||||
| Rockingham | | 240.5 | 387.0 | 240 |   SR 257 west /SR 682 –Mount Crawford,Bridgewater | Eastern terminus of SR 257 | ||
| City ofHarrisonburg | 243.1 | 391.2 | 243 | US 11 –Harrisonburg | ||||
| 245.6 | 395.3 | 245 |  SR 253 (Port Republic Road) | |||||
| 247.5 | 398.3 | 247 |  US 33 –Harrisonburg,Elkton | Signed as exits 247A (east) and 247B (west) | ||||
| Rockingham | | 251.1 | 404.1 | 251 | US 11 –Harrisonburg | |||
| Mauzy | 257.0 | 413.6 | 257 |  US 11 /SR 259 north –Mauzy,Broadway,Timberville | Southern terminus of SR 259 | |||
| Shenandoah | New Market | 264.6 | 425.8 | 264 |   US 211 east /SR 211 west –New Market,Timberville,Luray | SR 211 not signed | ||
| | 268.8 | 432.6 | 269 |  SR 730 toUS 11 –Shenandoah Caverns,Mount Jackson | ||||
| | 273.4 | 440.0 | 273 |   SR 292 /SR 703 –Mount Jackson,Basye | ||||
| Bowmans Crossing | 277.2 | 446.1 | 277 | SR 614 –Bowmans Crossing | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||
| | 279.6 | 450.0 | 279 |   SR 185 /SR 675 –Edinburg | ||||
| Woodstock | 283.4 | 456.1 | 283 |  SR 42 –Woodstock | ||||
| | 291.1 | 468.5 | 291 |  SR 651 –Toms Brook | ||||
| | 296.7 | 477.5 | 296 |   US 48 west /SR 55 –Strasburg | Eastern terminus of US 48 | |||
| | 298.3 | 480.1 | 298 | US 11 –Strasburg | ||||
| Warren | No major junctions | |||||||
| Frederick | | 300.6 | 483.8 | 300 |  I-66 east –Front Royal,Washington | Directional T interchange; western terminus and exits 1A-B on I-66 | ||
| | 302.3 | 486.5 | 302 |  SR 627 –Middletown | ||||
| Stephens City | 307.3 | 494.6 | 307 |  SR 277 toUS 340 –Stephens City | ||||
| Winchester | 309.9 | 498.7 | 310 |     SR 37 north toUS 50 west /US 522 north /US 11 /SR 642 –Romney,Berkeley Springs,Kernstown | ||||
| 313.4 | 504.4 | 313 |  US 17 /US 50 /US 522 –Winchester | Signed as exits 313A (south/east) and 313B (north/west) southbound | ||||
| 314.9 | 506.8 | 315 |  SR 7 –Winchester,Berryville | |||||
| 317.8 | 511.4 | 317 | US 11 toSR 37 /US 522 north /US 50 west –Winchester,Stephenson | |||||
| Clear Brook | 321.6 | 517.6 | 321 |  SR 672 –Clear Brook,Brucetown | ||||
| Rest | 323.9 | 521.3 | 323 |  SR 669 toUS 11 –Whitehall | ||||
| | 324.92 | 522.91 | I-81 north –Martinsburg | Continuation intoWest Virginia | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 | Interstate 381 | Bristol | |
 | Interstate 581 | Roanoke | Concurrent withUS 220, future route of I-73 |
 Interstate 81 | ||
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