U.S. 21

U.S. 21 travels 13 miles from Speedwell into the city of Wytheville. Once there, U.S. 21 follows West Main Street to combine with U.S. 11 south at Lee Highway / 12th Street.

07/16/05

U.S. 11 enters Wytheville from Petunia along Pine Ridge along the Lee Highway. 12th Street continues five blocks from U.S. 11/21 to Jefferson Street.

07/16/05

Banners remained from cutout shields for U.S. 11/21 at Lee Highway and Main Street. Trailblazers direct motorists to I-77/81 along U.S. 11 north to the freeway at Exit 73.

07/16/05

U.S. 21 is omitted from this confirming marker posted along W Main Street ahead of 10th Street.

05/26/21

Since relocated onto I-77/81 to bypass Wytheville, U.S. 52 previously followed U.S. 21 south from Crowgeys and U.S. 11 north to Fort Chiswell.

07/16/05

U.S. 21 advances 1.21 miles north from U.S. 11 (W Main Street) to I-81/U.S. 52 at Exit 70. The succeeding traffic light is at Monroe Street.

05/26/21

U.S. 21 (N 4th Street) runs along side Withers Park beyond Monroe Street.

07/16/05

Pine Street crosses U.S. 21 (N 4th Street) 0.38 miles northeast from U.S. 11 (Lee Highway).

05/26/21

Ridge Road crosses U.S. 21 (N 4th Street) at a traffic light west of Fisher Road. The major collector continues along Pine Ridge to become SR 710 en route to SR 656 near Petunia.

05/26/21

Trailblazers reference U.S. 52 along U.S. 21 north after Ridge Road. U.S. 52 combines with I-81 and I-71 east from Crowgeys and leads north from U.S. 21 to Favonia and Little Walker Mountain.

05/26/21

Wytheville Commons, a big box shopping center, lies southwest of the diamond interchange joining U.S. 21 with I-81. The traffic light with Commonwealth Drive connects N 4th Street with Tazewell Street south back into the Wytheville street grid.

05/26/21

I-81/U.S. 52 combine with I-77 east of U.S. 21 at a nearby trumpet interchange.

05/26/21

U.S. 52 joins Interstate 81 north between Exits 70 and 80. The two split at Fort Chiswell. Both continue south to Hillsville and Statesville, North Carolina.

05/26/21

U.S. 21 ends at the exchange with I-81/U.S. 52 at Crowgeys.

07/16/05

U.S. 21 (N 4th Street) intersects Commonwealth Drive to the Wytheville Commons retail complex and Tazewell Street south to the Wytheville Town Visitors Center.

05/26/21

U.S. 21 (N 4th Street) proceeds south from Virginia Avenue into the Wytheville street grid.

05/26/21

N 4th Street at Ridge Road.

05/26/21

Pine Street is a major collector south 0.38 miles to U.S. 11 (Lee Highway) and north 0.44 miles to Fisher Road.

05/26/21

U.S. 21 (N 4th Street) south at Monroe Street and Downtown Wytheville.

05/26/21

U.S. 21 turns from N 4th Street onto W Main Street, joining U.S. 11 for a four block overlap.

05/26/21

U.S. 11 north follows Main Street directly to I-77-81/U.S. 52 at a trumpet interchange (Exit 73). S 4th Street continues to Railroad Avenue and Marshall Street.

07/16/05

A trailblazer for U.S. 21 stands between 6th and 8th Streets. Numbered streets west of Church Street in Wytheville use only even numbers.

07/16/05

U.S. 11 north turns onto Lee Highway at 12th Street. U.S. 21 remains south on Main Street to Grayson Road en route to Sand and Stuart Mountains.

07/16/05

The reassurance marker for U.S. 21 south at W Main Street and 18th Street was replaced with an assembly at 20th Street.

07/16/05

Maintaining four overall lanes, U.S. 21 turns from W Main Street onto Grayson Road beyond 24th Street.

07/16/05

U.S. 21/221 (Independence Avenue) combine from Independence southward to Twin Oaks, North Carolina. Continuing south from Library Street, U.S. 21/221 follow New River Parkway. Sparta lies ten miles to the south beyond their split.

06/17/05

SR 697 (Beaverdam Road) stems southeast from U.S. 21/221 (New River Parkway) along Beaverdam Creek to a rural area adjacent to the New River.

06/17/05