Interstate 77 in Virginia

Interstate 77
Route information
Maintained by Virginia DOT
Length: 66.27 mi[1][2][3] (106.65 km)
Existed: Late 1950s – present
Major junctions
South end: I-74 / I-77 near Mount Airy, NC
  US 58 / US 221 near Hillsville
I-81 / US 11 near Wytheville
North end: I-77 / US 52 near Bluefield, WV
Highway system

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← SR 76 SR 78 →

In the U.S. state of Virginia, Interstate 77 is a north–south along the U.S. Route 52 corridor, serving Hillsville, Wytheville, and Bland. Along I-77's 67-mile (108 km) 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.

Route description

For eight miles (13 km), 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 southernmost 7 miles involve a steep grade, up for northbound and down for southbound traffic. The southbound side has 2 runaway truck ramps. The lower end of the grade coincides with the North Carolina border, where the road exits the Appalachian Mountain region and levels out.

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

I-77 crosses the following mountains:


Exit list

County Location Mile
 # Destinations Notes
Carroll Hillsville 0.94 1 SR 620
8.57 8 SR 148 / SR 775 – Fancy Gap
14.85 14 US 58 / US 221 – Galax, Hillsville, Independence
19.03 19 SR 620
24.06 24 SR 69 – Poplar Camp
Wythe Ft. Chiswell 32.14 32 I-81 / US 11 north – Roanoke South end of I-81/US 11 overlap
33.07 80 US 52 south / SR 121 north – Max Meadows, Fort Chiswell South end of US 52 overlap
35.38 77 Service Road
Wytheville 38.68 73 US 11 south – Wytheville North end of US 11 overlap
39.97 40 I-81 south / US 52 north – Bristol North end of I-81/US 52 overlap
40.28 41 SR 610 (Peppers Ferry Road) – Max Meadows, Wytheville
Bland Bland 45.77 47 SR 717
51.22 52 US 52 / SR 42 – Bland
57.33 58 To US 52 – Bastian
61.27 62 SR 606 – South Gap
Rocky Gap 63.24 64 US 52 / SR 61 – Rocky Gap
65.57 66 US 52 south / SR 598 South end of US 52 overlap

References

  1. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Carroll CountyPDF (307 KiB)
  2. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Wythe CountyPDF (208 KiB)
  3. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Bland CountyPDF (97.8 KiB)
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