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2 Major cities along the route 3 Intersections with other Interstates 4 Spur routes 5 Notes |
Distances by state
Major cities along the route
Intersections with other Interstates
Spur routes
Notes
This road is a "line on a map" Interstate. Mainly it exists so more people can have a path through the Appalachians than to relieve congestion on that busy Roanoke-Harrisburg route.
I-81 runs together with Interstate 77 in Wytheville, Virginia for about 10 miles (16km), but the two go in opposite directions. Motorists traveling northbound on I-81 are also traveling southbound on I-77, though they are actually going east. Likewise, motorists traveling southbound on I-81 are also traveling northbound on I-77, though they are actually going west.