Interstate 77 North - Elkin to Virginia

A cloverleaf interchange (Exit 73) joins Interstate 77 with U.S. 421, 4.71 miles north of the Iredell County line.
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U.S. 421 constitutes a freeway heading west to Wilkesboro and east to Yadkinville and Winston-Salem.
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U.S. 421 travels across the Tar Heel State, concluding at Fort Fisher south of Wilmington along the Atlantic coast.
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U.S. 421 west represents the gateway to the Appalachian Mountains from the Piedmont Triad region to Boone. U.S. 421 travels 108 miles from I-77 to U.S. 11 in Bristol, Virginia.
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Interstate 77 runs along the east side of Hemric and Arnold Mountains.
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U.S. 21 returns to Interstate 77 north from Rena at Exit 79.
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U.S. 21 splits with U.S. 21 Business north to Jonesville and Elkin at the folded diamond interchange (Exit 79) with I-77.
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U.S. 21 combines with I-77 to bypass Elkin 4.57 miles north to Exit 83.
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A parclo interchange (Exit 82) connects I-77/U.S. 21 with NC 67 on the east side of the town of Jonesville.
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U.S. 21 branches northwest from Interstate 77 at a wye interchange (Left Exit 83) in 1.5 miles.
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I-77/U.S. 21 cross the Yadkin River over the Sergeant Gregory Keith Martin Memorial Bridges. The much wider southbound span was built in 2007.
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The northbound span leading I-77/U.S. 21 into Surry County dates back to 1965.
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U.S. 21 recombines with U.S. 21 Business 2.3 miles to the west at North Elkin.
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Northward from Left Exit 83, U.S. 21 diverges from the I-77 corridor through the communities of State Road, Thurmond, Roaring Gap and Sparta before crossing into Virginia.
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A parclo interchange links Interstate 77 with Zephyr Road (SR 1001) at Exit 93.
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Dobson is a town along U.S. 601 Business, 3.9 miles east of Exit 93.
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NC 89 (W Pine Street) meets I-77 at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 100) between Bottom and Pine Ridge.
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NC 89 is part of a multi state route between Galax, Virginia and Mount Airy. Following Pine Street into Mt. Airy, NC 89 meets Interstate 74 nearby at Exit 6.
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Leading east 12.86 miles from I-77 to U.S. 52 south of Mount Airy, Interstate 74 provides direct route from southern Virginia to Winston-Salem and the Piedmont Triad region.
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I-74 opened between the three-wye interchange (Exit 101) with I-77 and U.S. 601 in July 1998, and from U.S. 601 to U.S. 52 by July 1999. The route was initially signed as NC 752 and designated I-74 in 2001.
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Weigh stations operate in both directions of I-74/77 between overpasses for Pine Ridge Road (SR 1396) and Maple Grove Road (SR 1602) east of Crooked Oak.
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Interstate 74 combines with I-77 for the final 4.15 miles of the freeway northbound in North Carolina.
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Wytheville, where I-77 north splits with I-81 south, lies 46 miles north of the Virginia state line.
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The Virginia welcome center lies just beyond the state border.
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SR 620 connects I-77 with Lamsburg, Virginia at Exit 1 in 1.5 miles.
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The off-ramp for the Virginia welcome center and rest area departs just before the state boundary.
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