Interstate 77 in Virginia

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Interstate 77
Length: 66.27 mi[1][2][3] (106.65 km)
Formed: late 1950s
South end: I-74/I-77 near Mount Airy, NC
Major
junctions:
US 58 near Hillsville
I-81 near Wytheville
North end: I-77/US 52 near Bluefield, WV
Virginia Routes
< SR 76 SR 78 >
Primary - Secondary - History

Interstate 77 in Virginia runs north-south along the U.S. Route 52 corridor, serving Hillsville, Wytheville, and Bland. Along I-77's 67-mile length in Virginia, it passes through the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel and East River Mountain Tunnel, the latter on the West Virginia state line and one of only two land vehicular tunnels to cross a state line.

For eight miles, Interstate 77 and Interstate 81 share pavement, and form a wrong-way concurrency. Interstate 77 North is signed with Interstate 81 South and vice-versa.

The whole length of I-77 in Virginia is also part of the proposed Interstate 74.

I-77 crosses the following mountains:

[edit] Exit list

County Location Mile Exit # Destinations Notes
Old New
Interstate 77 continues into North Carolina
Carroll 0.94 1 1 State Route 620
8.57 2 8 State Route 148/State Route 775
14.85 3 14 U.S. Route 58/U.S. Route 221
19.03 4 19 State Route 620
24.06 5 24 State Route 69
I-77 joins I-81 and uses its exit numbers
Wythe 32.14 6
26
32
81

Interstate 81 North/U.S. Route 11 North - Roanoke
I-81 and US 11 join northbound and leave southbound
33.07 25 80
U.S. Route 52 South/State Route 121 North
US 52 joins northbound and leaves southbound
35.38 24 77 State Route F-42/State Route F-43
Wytheville 38.68 23 73
U.S. Route 11 South
US 11 leaves northbound and joins southbound
39.97 22
7
72
40

Interstate 81 South/U.S. Route 52 North - Bristol
I-81 and US 52 leave northbound and joins southbound
I-77 separates from I-81
Wythe Wytheville 40.28 8 41 Peppers Ferry Road to State Route 610
Bland 45.77 9 47 State Route 717
51.22 10 52 U.S. Route 52/State Route 42
57.33 11 58 State Route 666
61.27 12 62 State Route 606
63.24 13 64 U.S. Route 52/State Route 61
65.57 14 66
U.S. Route 52 South/State Route 598 North
US 52 joins northbound and leaves southbound
Interstate 77 and U.S. Route 52 continue into West Virginia

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Carroll CountyPDF
  2. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Wythe CountyPDF
  3. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Bland CountyPDF
Preceded by:
North Carolina
Interstate 77
Virginia
Succeeded by:
West Virginia