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Interstate 77 in Virginia

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I-77 was first opened in 1972 between I-81 in Wytheville and US 52 in Bland, which also included the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel. The Interstate was extended from Bland to the West Virginia border in 1974–1975; this extension included the East River Mountain Tunnel. In July 1977, I-77 was built
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I-77 in Fancy Gap has been the site of many fatal accidents, often due to fog and wind in the mountains. In November 2010, two people died as a result of a 75-vehicle pileup. On March 31, 2013, 17 crashes along I-77 led to a 95-vehicle pileup and resulted in three deaths. In September 2013, a
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between the North Carolina border and Fancy Gap, and, in December, it was extended from Fancy Gap to Poplar Camp. In 1978, I-77 was built between Poplar Camp and I-81. The Interstate existed in two separate segments until 1987, when the I-81/I-77 overlap between Wytheville and
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North end of I-81 wrong-way concurrency; north end of US 52 overlap; I-77 north follows exit 72
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This article is about the section of Interstate 77 in Virginia. For the entire route, see
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View south along I-77 just south of the East River Mountain Tunnel in Bland County
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Continuing northwest, the expressway reaches another diamond interchange with
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state line and one of only two land vehicular tunnels to cross a state line.
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South end of I-81 / US 11 wrong-way concurrency; I-77 south follows exit 81
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Police, Staff Reports, Virginia State (November 16, 2010).
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Section of Interstate Highway in Virginia, United States
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The route continues northeast toward 290: 268: 258: 248: 243: 211: 136: 108: 103: 93: 85: 77: 64: 41: 1677:Template:Attached KML/Interstate 77 in Virginia 504:, with access to it and the town provided by a 94: 8: 1564:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 1798:Transportation in Carroll County, Virginia 1741: 1700: 590: 382: 1680: 512:, which has a connection to US 52. 1808:Transportation in Bland County, Virginia 1803:Transportation in Wythe County, Virginia 1404: 432:is a 67-mile (108 km) north–south 1557: 452:(US 52), I-77 passes through the 38: 1319: 1311: 1267: 1237: 1228: 1205: 1196: 1169: 1160: 1130: 1121: 1104: 1098: 1093: 1066: 1057: 1027: 1018: 942: 875: 849: 840: 821: 812: 778: 769: 718: 709: 692: 683: 636: 628: 7: 81:66.27 mi (106.65 km) 605: 25: 1745: 1704: 1685: 1340: 1334: 1327: 1321: 1290: 1284: 1278: 1243: 1238: 1206: 1170: 1136: 1131: 1067: 1028: 991: 985: 979: 972: 966: 959: 953: 905: 899: 892: 886: 850: 822: 784: 779: 736: 730: 724: 719: 693: 657: 651: 644: 638: 403: 388: 220: 215: 190: 172: 167: 149: 144: 117: 112: 44: 1793:Interstate Highways in Virginia 1605:Purdy, Chase (March 31, 2013). 583:pileup resulted in one death. 562:, and the tunnel crosses into 1: 600: 1036:(Peppers Ferry Road) β€“ 929:Interstate 77 overlaps with 566:, where the route continues. 554:, the interstate enters the 1829: 1634:. 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Index

Interstate 77 (Virginia)
Interstate 77
Interstate 77 marker
VDOT
I-74
I-77
Mount Airy, NC
US 58
US 221
Hillsville
I-81
US 11
Wytheville
US 52
Wytheville
Rocky Gap
I-77
US 52
Bluefield, WV
United States
Virginia
Carroll
Wythe
Bland
Interstate Highway System
Main
Auxiliary
Suffixed
Business
Future

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