Interstate 81 in Tennessee
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length: | 75.66 mi[1] (121.76 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 I-40 near Dandridge | |||
 US 25E near Morristown  I-26 / US 23 near Kingsport US 11W near Bristol | ||||
| North end: |
 I‑81 at Bristol | |||
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| Counties: | Jefferson, Hamblen, Greene, Washington, Sullivan | |||
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Interstate 81 is an 855-mile (1,376 km) long expressway stretching from Dandridge, Tennessee northward to the Thousand Islands Bridge at the Canada–US border near Fishers Landing, New York. In Tennessee, Interstate 81 runs for 75 miles (121 km) from its southern terminus at Interstate 40 in Dandridge to the Virginia state line in Bristol.
Route description
Interstate 81 begins in Tennessee at Interstate 40 in Dandridge. I-81 parallels the Appalachian Mountains for most of Tennessee and Virginia. At mile marker 8, I-81 meets U.S. Route 25E south of Morristown. I-81 doesn't go through either Johnson City or Kingsport; but at mile marker 57, I-81 meets Interstate 26 and U.S. Route 23 which go to Kingsport and Johnson City. At mile marker 75, I-81 leaves Tennessee and enters Virginia.
Auxiliary routes in Tennessee
| Interstate | City | Type | Notes | |
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Interstate 181 | Johnson City and Kingsport | Former spur | Was renumbered as Interstate 26 by March, 2007 |
Exit list
| County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Jefferson | Dandridge | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | I-40 – Knoxville, Asheville, N.C. | I-40 exit 421; southern terminus / signed as Exits 0A (east) and 0B (west) |
| White Pine | 4.4 | 7.1 | 4 |  SR 341 (White Pine Road / Roy Messer Highway) – White Pine | ||
| Hamblen | Morristown | 8.6 | 13.8 | 8 | US 25E – White Pine, Morristown | |
| 12.4 | 20.0 | 12 |  SR 160 – Lowland, Morristown | |||
| | 15.3 | 24.6 | 15 |   SR 340 (Fish Hatchery Road) | Access to Cooper Airport | |
| Greene | Mosheim | 23.1 | 37.2 | 23 |  US 11E – Mosheim, Greeneville, Bulls Gap | Access to Tusculum College |
| | 30.2 | 48.6 | 30 |   SR 70 to SR 66 – Rogersville, Greeneville | ||
| Baileyton | 36.2 | 58.3 | 36 |  SR 172 (Baileyton Road) – Baileyton, Greeneville | ||
| Jearoldstown | 43.9 | 70.7 | 44 | Jearoldstown Road | ||
| Washington | Fall Branch | 50.5 | 81.3 | 50 |   SR 93 to SR 81 – Fall Branch, Jonesborough | |
| Sullivan | Kingsport | 56.1 | 90.3 | 56 | Fordtown Road / Tri-Cities Crossing | |
| 57.7 | 92.9 | 57 | I-26 / US 23 – Johnson City, Kingsport | I-26 exits 8A-B. | ||
| 59.4 | 95.6 | 59 |  SR 36 (Fort Henry Drive) – Johnson City, Kingsport, Colonial Heights | |||
| 63.5 | 102.2 | 63 |   SR 357 south (Airport Parkway) to SR 75 – Tri-Cities Regional Airport | Also access to Northeast State Community College | ||
| 66.1 | 106.4 | 66 |  SR 126 (Memorial Boulevard) – Blountville, Kingsport | |||
| Blountville | 69.6 | 112.0 | 69 |  SR 394 – Blountville | Access to Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Bristol | 74.8 | 120.4 | 74 | US 11W (West State Street) – Kingsport, Bristol | Signed as Exits 74A (north) & 74B (south) | |
| 75.66 | 121.76 | — | I‑81 north – Roanoke | Virginia state line | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||
See also
References
- 2007 Rand McNally Atlas
External links
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Media related to Interstate 81 in Tennessee at Wikimedia Commons
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