U.S. 23 North - Scott County

SR 732 (Long Ridge Road) loops east from U.S. 23 to SR 707 (Newland Hollow Road) north of Long Ridge and south of the Holston River North Fork.

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U.S. 23 enters Scott County, Virginia between Cloud and Long Ridge five miles south of the county seat of Gate City.

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Representing an old alignment of U.S. 23, SR 727 (State Line Circle) parallels the west side of the four lane highway.

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SR 707 (Newland Hollow Road) stems east from U.S. 23 ahead of the Holston River North Fork. SR 707 straddles Long Ridge to Newland Hollow and SR 704 (Carters Valley Road).

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U.S. 23 spans the Holston River North Fork into Weber City along a pair of two lane bridges. The northbound span opened in 1966; the southbound in 1943.

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SR 614 (Yuma Road) heads west from U.S. 23 at Weber City to Holston Springs and Yuma. SR 614 stretches 14.70 miles west to the Tennessee line through Poor Valley.

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Clinch Mountain rises to the north as U.S. 23 (Main Street) turns northeast through Weber City to the signalized intersection with Jennings Street. Jennings Street loops southeast to Legion Street.

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U.S. 23 travels across Clinch Mountain through Moccassin Gap. Peaks along Clinch Mountain rise to 2,466, 2,944 and 3,148 feet above sea level at Big Knob respectively.

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U.S. 58/421 overlap 24.48 miles east from U.S. 23 in Weber City to I-81 in the city of Bristol. Beyond their separation, U.S. 58 continues from Bristol to Abingdon while U.S. 421 turns south into Bristol, Tennessee.

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U.S. 58/421 combine with U.S. 23 west from Weber City and Gate City 17.93 miles to the town of Duffield.

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Construction with the Moccasin Gap Project reconfigured the intersection joining U.S. 23/58/421 by 2009. U.S. 58/421 were also expanded to four lanes along with a section of adjacent SR 224 (Wadlow Gap Road).

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