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The East River Mountain Tunnel is one of two land vehicular tunnels in the United States that cross a state line, the other being the Cumberland Gap Tunnel. [2] The top of East River Mountain can be seen in the distance from Big Walker Lookout, a 100-foot (30 m) observation tower built on Big Walker Mountain. Entering the East River Mountain ...
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, I-478 under East River/New York Bay between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn; East River Tunnels, Amtrak/Long Island Rail Road/Metro-North Railroad under East River between Midtown Manhattan and Queens; First Avenue Tunnel, First Avenue, Midtown Manhattan; Holland Tunnel, I-78 under Hudson River between Jersey City and ...
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; Virginia–West Virginia state line: Mercer: Bluefield: 0.6: 0.97: I-77 north / CR 290 1 (Cumberland Industrial Center Road) – Beckley: Northern end of I-77 overlap; US 52 north follows exit 1 2.9: 4.7: US 460 east / WV 108 north – Princeton, Bluefield: Interchange; southern end of US 460 overlap: Bluefield: 5.2 ...
The tunnels were built in the first decade of the 20th century as part of the New York Tunnel Extension.The original plan for the extension which was published in June 1901, called for the construction of a bridge across the Hudson River between 45th and 50th Streets in Manhattan, as well as two closely spaced terminals for the LIRR and Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR).
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]
SR 61 east (Wolf Creek Highway) – Narrows: Northern end of SR 61 concurrency 79.92: 128.62: I-77 south / SR 598 north – Bluefield, Wytheville: Southern end of I-77 concurrency: East River Mountain: 80.62: 129.75: East River Mountain Tunnel: I-77 north / US 52 north – Beckley: Continuation into West Virginia state line