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Before the opening of the East River Mountain Tunnel, travelers wishing to cross the state line had to navigate the narrow, twisting, guardrail-less route of US 52 up and over the mountain (now designated as SR 598 and WV 598). When fog or snow was present, the journey became arduous, and the road was occasionally closed completely ...
Interstate 77 (I-77) in the US state of Virginia is a 67-mile (108 km) north–south Interstate Highway serving Hillsville, Wytheville, and Bland.Running parallel to US Route 52 (US 52), I-77 passes through the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel and East River Mountain Tunnel, the latter on the West Virginia state line and one of only two land vehicular tunnels to cross a state line.
East River Mountain Tunnel, twin tunnels, I-77, between Bland County, Virginia and Mercer County, West Virginia Greenwood Tunnel - 535.5 feet (163.2 m) - Chesapeake and Ohio Railway near Greenwood , abandoned
I-77 enters West Virginia from Virginia via the East River Mountain Tunnel, running concurrently with US Route 52 (US 52). It surfaces in Mercer County to the east of Bluefield as a four-lane freeway. I-77's first exit in West Virginia is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) north of the state line; US 52 leaves the highway here.
The East River Mountain Tunnel, connecting Virginia and West Virginia, is one of only two instances in the U.S. where a mountain road tunnel crosses a state line. The other is the Cumberland Gap Tunnel, connecting Tennessee and Kentucky. [3] I-77 is a snowbird route to the Southern U.S. for those traveling from the Great Lakes region. [4]
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Road closed from Butterbean Ridge Road to North Street
A major water main break near the East End Bridge between the Shark River Hills section of Neptune and Neptune City has shut down the span and left a number of homes without running water on ...