Interstate 66 East - Front Royal to Marshall

The first confirming marker for Interstate 66 east stands just east of the exchange with I-81 near Strasburg.
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The Warren County seat of Front Royal lies eight miles east of I-81 via I-66 and U.S. 340/522. Arlington and Washington, DC lie beyond the Bull Run Mountains in 70 miles.
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A parclo interchange joins I-66 with U.S. 340-522 south to Front Royal and north to Winchester (via U.S. 522) and Berryville (via U.S. 340), 6.5 miles east of Interstate 81.
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Front Royal is a gateway community to Shenandoah National Park, which incorporates the Blue Ridge Mountains from Front Royal south toward Waynesboro. Skyline Drives stems south from U.S. 340, which passes along the ridge of the national park before connecting with Blue Ridge Parkway. The Blue Ridge Parkway then continues southwest into North Carolina, culminating near the southeastern gate into Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Exit 6 departs I-66 east for U.S. 340/522. Beyond Front Royal, U.S. 522 continues southeast to Sperryville, Culpeper, Goochland and Powhatan. U.S. 340 angles southwest, paralleling U.S. 11 and the Blue Ridge Mountains, to serve Luray, Elkton, Waynesboro and Stuarts Draft. U.S. 340 ends at U.S. 11 near Greenville near I-81 at Exit 213.
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Interstate 66 continues east through the Blue Ridge Mountains seven miles to the community of Linden. Washington is another 70 miles away from there.
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The next exit along eastbound is with SR 79 to SR 55 and Linden.
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Exit 13 leaves I-66 east for the Apple Mountain Lake community and SR 79 south to SR 55. SR 55 is the parallel, two lane highway that provides local access to Interstate 66 between Front Royal and Gainesville.
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Interstate 66 crosses rural portions of Warren and Fauquier Counties for the first 35 miles of the drive eastward to Washington DC. Upon entering Prince William County, the freeway transitions into a major suburban freeway.
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The succeeding exit is with SR 688 at the small community of Markham in one mile.
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This sign advises that through trucks are prohibited from using U.S. 17 north to U.S. 50. SR 688 winds northeast 6.6 miles to U.S. 17 near Paris.
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Eastbound Interstate 66 enters the rural diamond interchange (Exit 18) with SR 688 (Leeds Manor Road) at Markham.
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Originating to the north in Winchester, U.S. 17 is a major highway in Virginia, The highway combines with U.S. 50 southeast to Paris. U.S. 17 turns south from there 8.1 miles to Delaplane and I-66 at Exit 23.
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Exit 23 consists of a single off-ramp from I-66 east to SR 731 (Cobbler Mountain Road) and SR 55. SR 55 angles northeast to U.S. 17 (Winchester Road), which merges with the freeway one mile to the southeast.
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Exit 23 departs I-66 east for SR 731 to SR 55 north to U.S. 17 for Delaplane and U.S. 50 at Paris.
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U.S. 17 combines with Interstate 66 east from a left side entrance ramp.
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SR 55 accompanies U.S. 17 and I-66 east to Marshall. U.S. 17 overlaps with the freeway for 4.8 miles while SR 55 splits with I-66 at the ensuing exit.
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SR 55 joins U.S. 17 Business east along Main Street from Exit 27 into the unincorporated town of Marshall.
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U.S. 17 Business loops 1.9 miles north from I-66/U.S. 17 between Exit 27 and 28. The route is not acknowledged from guide signs along the freeway eastbound.
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Reassurance markers for I-66 east and U.S. 17 south stand within the diamond interchange (Exit 28) with U.S. 17 Business/SR 55 north and SR 721 (Free State Road) south.
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The one mile sign for U.S. 17 south to Warrenton at Exit 28 was removed from the Free State Road overpass by 2014.
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U.S. 17 resumes a southeasterly course toward Fredericksburg, Tappahannock and ultimately the Hampton Roads area from I-66 at Exit 28.
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U.S. 17 shifts onto a four lane, divided highway south from Marshall to Warrenton, where it meets U.S. 15, U.S. 29, and U.S. 211.
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Interstate 66 advances east to a rural diamond interchange (Exit 31) with SR 245.
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SR 245 (Old Tavern Road) links I-66 with SR 55 at the town of The Plains to the northeast and U.S. 17 at Old Tavern to the southwest.
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Crossing Broad Run, I-66 enters Prince William County.
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