Interstate 81 in Virginia

This article is about the section of Interstate 81 in Virginia. For the entire length of the highway, see Interstate 81.

Interstate 81
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length:	324.92 mi (522.91 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I-81 in Bristol
	I-381 in Bristol I-77 near Wytheville US 460 in Christiansburg I-581 just north of Roanoke I-64 from Lexington to Staunton I-66 near Front Royal US 17 / US 50 / US 522 in Winchester
North end:	I-81 near Winchester
Highway system
Main route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business Virginia Routes Primary • Secondary • History • Turnpikes

Interstate 81 (I-81) is an 846-mile (1,362 km) long highway. In the U.S. state of Virginia, I-81 runs for 324.92 miles (522.91 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 (16 km) in a notable example of a wrong-way concurrency.

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.

Auxiliary routes

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

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	Exit	Destinations	Notes
	Bristol	0.9	1	US 58 west / US 421 (Gate City Hwy) – Bristol, Gate City	South end of US 58 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	To US 11
		13.6	13	SR 611 – Wyndale	Access to Virginia Highlands Airport
	Abingdon	14.4	14	SR 140 – Abingdon	Access to Virginia Highlands Community College
		17.6	17	SR 75 – Abingdon
		19.5	19	US 11 / US 58 east – Abingdon, Damascus	North end of US 58 concurrency
		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	SR 91 – Glade Spring, Damascus
		32.1	32	US 11
Smyth	Chilhowie	35.7	35	SR 107 / SR 762 – Chilhowie
		39.3	39	US 11
	Marion	44.1	44	US 11 – Marion
		44.9	45	SR 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	SR 90 – Rural Retreat
	Wytheville	67.4	67	US 11 – Wytheville	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		70.4	70	US 21 / US 52 – Wytheville	Access to Wytheville Community College
		72.6	72	I-77 north – Bluefield, Charleston, WV	South end of I-77 concurrency
		73.6	73	US 11 south / US 52 north – Wytheville	South end of US 11 and US 52 conncurency
		77.4	77	SR 649
		80.2	80	US 52 south / SR 121 – Fort Chiswell, Poplar Camp	North end of US 52 concurrency
		81.6	81	I-77 south – Hillsville	North end of I-77 concurrency
		84.5	84	SR 619
		86.6	86	SR 618
Pulaski	Pulaski	89.5	89	US 11 north / SR 100 south – Pulaski, Sylvatus	North end of US 11 concurrency, south end of VA 100 concurrency
		92.4	92	SR 658 – Draper
		94.7	94	SR 99 – Pulaski
	Dublin	98.1	98	SR 100 – Newbern, Dublin	Access to New River Airport and New River Community College
		101.4	101	SR 660
Montgomery	Radford	105.4	105	SR 232 – Radford
		109.6	109	SR 177 / SR 658 (Tyler Boulevard) – Radford	Access to Radford University
	Christiansburg	113.9	114	SR 8 (Main Street) – 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	SR 112 (Wildwood Rd) – Salem
		140.4	140	SR 311 (Thompson Memorial Blvd) – Salem	to Roanoke College
		141.2	141	SR 419 (Electric Rd) – Cave Spring	Access to Veterans Administration Medical Center
		143.4	143	I-581 south / US 220 south (Roy Webber Hwy) – Roanoke, Rocky Mount	South end of US 220 concurrency; access to Roanoke Regional Airport, Blue Ridge Parkway, and all of Roanoke's museums
	Hollins	146.4	146	SR 115 (Hollins Rd) – Hollins, Roanoke	Access to Hollins University
Botetourt		150.3	150	US 220 north / VA 220 ALT south – Fincastle, Clifton Forge, Troutville	North end of US 220 concurrency
		156.4	156	SR 640
		162.6	162	US 11
	Buchanan	167.3	167	US 11 south to SR 43 – Buchanan
		168.4	168	SR 614
Rockbridge	Natural Bridge	175.4	175	US 11 north – Natural Bridge	North end of US 11 concurrency
		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
		191.3	191	I-64 west – Lewisburg, WV, Lexington	South end of I-64 concurrency
		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	SR 262 to US 11 – Staunton
		221.4	221	I-64 east – Charlottesville, Richmond	North end of I-64 concurrency
		222.2	222	US 250 – Staunton, Waynesboro	Access to Mary Baldwin College
		225.1	225	SR 275 (Woodrow Wilson Parkway) – Staunton
	Verona	227.6	227	SR 612 (Laurel Hill Road) – Verona
	Weyers Cave	234.9	235	SR 256 – Grottoes
Rockingham	Bridgewater	240.5	240	SR 257 – Bridgewater	Access to Bridgewater College
	Harrisonburg	243.1	243	US 11 (Main Street) – Harrisonburg
		245.6	245	SR 253 (Port Republic Road) / SR 331 – Harrisonburg	Access to James Madison University
		247.5	247 (A,B)	US 33 (E Market Street) – Harrisonburg, Elkton	Access to Eastern Mennonite University
		251.1	251	US 11 (N Main Street) – Harrisonburg
	Broadway	257.0	257	US 11 / SR 259 north – Broadway, Timberville
Shenandoah	New Market	264.6	264	US 211 east / SR 211 west – New Market, Luray, Timberville
		268.8	269	SR 730 to US 11
	Mount Jackson	273.4	273	SR 292 to US 11 / SR 263 – Mount Jackson
		277.2	277	SR 614 – Bowmans Crossing	No southbound exit ramp
	Edinburg	279.6	279	SR 185 / SR 675 – Edinburg
	Woodstock	283.4	283	SR 42 – Woodstock
		291.1	291	SR 651 – Mount Olive
	Strasburg	296.7	296	US 48 / SR 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	SR 277 (Fairfax Pike) to US 340 – Stephens City
	Winchester	309.9	310	SR 37 north – 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	SR 7 (Berryville Pike) – Berryville, Winchester	Access to Leesburg, Arlington, and Washington Dulles Airport
		317.8	317	US 11 to SR 37 (Martinsburg Pike) – Winchester, Stephenson
	Stephenson	321.6	321	SR 672 – Clear Brook, Brucetown
	State line	323.9	323	SR 669 to US 11 – Whitehall

References

• 2007 Rand McNally Atlas

External links

• I-81.org I-81 Corridor in Virginia by VDOT

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