Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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View from highway - Photo - Welcome to Virginia! Highway Sign |
Welcome to Virginia! Popular Tourist Attractions to visit while touring Virginia: Western: Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge Mountains, Roanoke, Abingdon, Shenandoah National Park, Bristol, Lexington, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, Skyline Drive, Luray Caverns, Winchester, Staunton, Natural Bridge. Central: Petersburg, Danville, Richmond, Paramount's Kings Dominion, Charlottesville and Monticello. Northern: Arlington and Arlington National Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Fredericksburg and Fredericksburg National Battlefield Parks, Potomac Mills Tidewater: Williamsburg area, including Busch Gardens, Alexandria, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Williamsburg Pottery and Yorktown; Norfolk; Virginia Beach; and Chincoteague/Assateague on the Eastern Shore |
| 0.5 0.8 |
Bland County, Virginia - West Virginia / Virginia State Line |
Bland County, Virginia borders southern West Virginia and is a hop, skip, and jump from the popular ski resorts of Winter Place and Snowshoe. Lewisburg and the world famous Greenbrier Resort. |
| 0.6 1.0 |
View from highway |
Driving South. |
| 2.0 3.2 |
Exit 64 |
Community of Rocky Gap, Virginia. Access to Highway #52 South to community of Favonia, Virginia - West side of the highway. Access to Highway #61 West to Cove Creek, VA. and Gratton, VA; East to Rocky Gap, VA. - Chapel, VA. and Pearlsburg, VA. |
| 4.0 6.5 |
Exit 62 |
Community of South Gap, Virginia. Access to Highway #606 East to Holly Brook, Virginia. |
| 4.7 7.6 |
State welcome center and roadside turnout |
Rest area with washroom facilities and picnic area - North side of the highway. |
| 6.1 9.8 |
View from highway |
Driving South. |
| 7.6 12.3 |
Exit 58 |
Community of Bastian, Virginia. Access to Highway #52 - West side of the highway. Services and fuel - off highway. |
| 13.3 21.4 |
Exit 52 |
Community of Bland. Access to Highways #52 South - West side of the highway. Access to Highway #54. Access to Highway #42 East to communities of Crandon and White Gate; West to Ceres and Saltville. Services and fuel - off highway. |
| 13.5 21.8 |
View from highway |
Driving South. |
| 14.8 23.8 |
Truck weigh stations |
Both sides of the highway. |
| 17.8 28.6 |
Jefferson, Virginia National Forest |
Northern boundary. |
| 17.9 28.8 |
View from highway |
Driving South. |
| 19.1 30.8 |
Exit 47 |
Access to Highway #601 West to community of Favonia, Virginia. |
| 19.5 31.4 |
View from highway |
Driving South. |
| 20.1 32.3 |
Wythe County, Virginia |
Northern county line. Wythe County, VA. was founded in 1790. |
| 20.4 32.8 |
Leaving Jefferson, Virginia National Forest |
Southern county line. |
| 24.7 39.7 |
Exit 41 |
Access to city of Wytheville, Virginia. Access to Highway #610 East to communities of Max Meadows, Virginia and Pulaski, Virginia. Services and fuel - off highway. The city of Wytheville, Virginia was founded in 1790 and named for the first signer of the Declaration of Independence - George Wythe. Attractions in and around Wytheville, VA. - Corn Maizes. Amaizeing Adventures & Williams Orchard Corn Maize - Haller-Gibboney Rock House Museum - Thomas J. Boyd Museum - Fort Chiswell Animal Park - Beagle Ridge Herb Farm.
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| 25.0 40.2 |
Exit 40 |
Access to Highway #21 South to community of Speedwell, VA. - Elk Creek, VA. and Independence, VA. |
| 26.5 42.7 |
Exit 73 |
Access to Highway #11 West to communities of Rural Creek, VA. and Marion, VA. Access into the city of Whytheville, VA. Services, fuel and lodging - off highway. Access to Interstate Highway #81 South to Abingdon, VA. and Bristol, VA.. Note: I-81 overlaps I-77 at this point. |
| 26.9 43.3 |
View from highway |
Driving South. |
| 27.7 44.5 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Reed Creek, Virginia. |
| 29.8 48.0 |
Exit 77 |
Access to campgrounds. Services and fuel - off highway. |
| 32.4 52.2 |
Services and fuel |
Available at the highway. |
| 35.1 56.5 |
Exit 80 |
Access to Highway #94 South to communities of Ivanhoe, Virginia and Fries, Virginia; to the New River Trail, Virginia State Park. Access to Highway #52 - South side of the highway. Access to Highway #121 North to community of Max Meadows, Virginia. Access to campgrounds, lodging, services and fuel - off highway. New River Trail, Virginia State Park, designated an official National Recreation Trail by the U. S. Department of the Interior, parallels 39 miles of the New River, the second oldest river in the world and one of the few flowing north. New River Trail, Virginia State Park Campgrounds - The park offers five unique campgrounds: Cliffview, Millrace, Baker Island, Double Shoals and the New River Forest Service Campground.
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| 36.4 58.5 |
Exit 81 |
Junction of I-81 North to communities of Christianburg, VA. - Lexington, VA. and Harrisonburg, VA. Access to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Note: Highway I-81 overlap ends at this point. The Blue Ridge Mountains is the eastern range of the Appalachian Mountain. |
| 37.8 60.8 |
View from highway |
Driving South. |
| 42.6 68.5 |
Point of Information |
Crossing New River, Virginia. |
| 44.2 71.1 |
Exit 24 |
Access to Highway #69 West to community of Austinville, Virginia. Access to community of Poplar Camp, Virginia - East of the highway. Access to Shot Tower Historic, Virginia State Park - East of the highway. Services and fuel - West side of the highway. Shot Tower Historic State Park Overlooking the New River, Shot Tower was built more than 150 years ago to make ammunition for the firearms of the early settlers. Overnight Facilities: None - day use facility only. |
| 44.4 71.5 |
Carroll County, Virginia |
Northern county line. Carroll County, VA. is located on the crest of the Blue Ridge
Mountain of Southwestern Virginia. |
| 45.1 72.5 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Route 743 (no access). |
| 49.2 79.2 |
Exit 19 |
Access to Highway #620. Access to Twin County Airport. |
| 53.4 86.0 |
Exit 14 |
Access to Highway #58 East to community of Hillsville, VA. Access to Highway #221 West to Woodlawn, VA. - Galax, VA. and Baywood, VA; East to Dugspur, VA. - Willis, VA. and Roanoke, VA. Access to lodging, campgrounds, services and fuel - off highway. Access to Mount Rogers, Virginia National Recreation. Area and Grayson Highlands, Virginia State Park, west of highway. In the Mount Rogers NRA you will find:
Mount Rogers, the highest point in Virginia; the Virginia Creeper Trail, the Appalachian Trail; numerous campgrounds. Grayson Highlands State Park: The park is adjacent to the Mount Rogers, Virginia National Recreation Area, a part of Jefferson, Virginia National Forest. Total campsites: 165, All campsites are dirt/gravel with picnic tables and grills at each site.
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| 55.1 88.7 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Route 703 (no access). |
| 59.6 95.9 |
Exit 8 |
Access to Highway #148 East. Access to Highway #775. Access to community of Fancy Gap, Virginia - East of the highway. Access to Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia. Access to campgrounds, lodging, services and fuel - off highway. The Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia
curving for 469 miles along the crests of the Southern Appalachians of North Carolina and Virginia. The Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia ranked as 'America's most scenic drive' by leading travel writers. For highway travel via The Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia see attached link for information, driving directions and road map.
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| 61.7 99.3 |
View from highway |
Driving South. |
| 63.3 101.8 |
View from highway |
Driving South. |
| 67.2 108.1 |
Exit 1 |
Access to Highway #620 - West side of the highway. |
| 68.4 110.0 |
View from highway |
Driving South, approaching rest area. |
| 68.5 110.3 |
Welcome to North Carolina! |
North Carolina/Virginia state line. Access to visitor information/rest area with full facilities. NOTE: For continuance of highway travel south via North Carolina Interstate Highway #77 - See Milebymile.com I #77 - Road Map Highway Travel Guide - Virginia / North Carolina State Line to City of Statesville, N.C. (Junction of Interstate #40)
for driving directions - Start/Finish of Highway Travel Guide. - Se |