Interstate 77 in Virginia

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Interstate 77 Main route of the Interstate Highway System
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 - Turnpikes

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:

• Blue Ridge Mountains at Fancy Gap
• Poplar Camp Mountain at Poplar Camp
• Big Walker Mountain through the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel
• Brushy Mountain near Bastain
• East River Mountain through the East River Mountain Tunnel

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	Mile [citation needed]	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 Hillsville, Galax
		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 (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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