Interstate 81 in Tennessee
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| Interstate 81 Main route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 75.66 mi[1] (121.76 km) | ||||||||
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| South end: |  Interstate 40 in Tennessee |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 25E near Morristown  I-26/US 23 near Kingsport US 11W near Bristol |
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| North end: |  Interstate 81 in Virginia |
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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.
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[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.
| Major cities Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs |
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[edit] Exit list
| County | Location | Mile | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Jefferson | 0.0 | 1 | I-40 - Asheville (NC), Knoxville |
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| White Pine | 4.4 | 4 |  SR 341 - White Pine |
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| Hamblen | 8.6 | 8 | US 25E - White Pine, Morristown |
No Trucks In Cumberland Gap Tunnel. | |
| 12.4 | 12 |  TN 160 - Lowland, Morristown |
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| 15.3 | 15 |  SR 340 (Fish Hatchery Rd) |
Access to Copper Airport. | ||
| Greene | 23.1 | 23 |  US 11E - Bulls Gap, Greeneville, Rogersville, Morristown |
Access to Tusculum College. | |
| 30.2 | 30 |  TN 70 to  TN 66 - Rogersville and Greeneville |
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| 36.2 | 36 |  SR 172 (Baileyton Rd) - Baileyton, Greeneville |
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| 43.9 | 44 | Jearoldstown Rd | |||
| Washington | Fall Branch | 50.5 | 50 |  TN 93 to  TN 81 - Fall Branch, Jonesborough |
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| Sullivan | Kingsport | 56 | Tri-Cities Crossing | ||
| 57.7 | 57 | I-26/US 23 - Johnson City, Kingsport |
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| 59.4 | 59 |  SR 36 (Fort Henry Dr.) - Johnson City, Kingsport |
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| 63.5 | 63 |  SR 357 to  SR 75 (Airport Parkway) |
Access to Tri-Cities Regional Airport. | ||
| 66.1 | 66 |  SR 126 (Memorial Blvd.) - Blountville, Kingsport |
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| Blountville | 69.6 | 69 |   SR 394 - Blountville |
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| Bristol | 74.8 | 74 | US 11W (W. State St.)- Kingsport, Bristol |
Lee Highway. Signed as Exit 74A & 74B. | |
| Virginia state line. I-81 continues into Virginia. | |||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- 2007 Rand McNally Atlas
- ^ Route Log - Main Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 1
[edit] External links
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Tennessee | Next state: Virginia |
