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{{highway detail hatnote|Interstate 77}}
{{Infobox road
| state = VA
| route = 77
| type = I
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|frame-lat=36.918|frame-long=-80.923|zoom=8|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Interstate 77 in Virginia}}}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = I-77 highlighted in red
| established =
| length_mi = 66.27
| length_round = 2
| length_ref = <ref name="traffic counts Carroll">{{cite web|url= http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/AADT_017_Carroll_2005.pdf |title=2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Carroll County }} {{small|(307 [[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}</ref><ref name="traffic counts Wythe">{{cite web|url= http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/AADT_098_Wythe_2005.pdf |title=2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Wythe County }} {{small|(208 [[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}</ref><ref name="traffic counts Bland">{{cite web|url= http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/AADT_010_Bland_2005.pdf |title=2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Bland County }} {{small|(97.8 [[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}</ref>
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=NC|I|74|I|77}} near [[Mount Airy, NC]]
| junction = {{Jct|state=VA|US|58|US|221}} near [[Hillsville, Virginia|Hillsville]]<br>{{Jct|state=VA|I|81|US|11}} near [[Wytheville, Virginia|Wytheville]]<br>
{{jct|state=VA|US|52}} various times between [[Wytheville, Virginia|Wytheville]] and [[Rocky Gap, Virginia|Rocky Gap]]
| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=WV|I|77|US|52}} near [[Bluefield, WV]]
| counties = [[Carroll County, Virginia|Carroll]], [[Wythe County, Virginia|Wythe]], [[Bland County, Virginia|Bland]]
| previous_type = VA
| previous_route = 76
| next_type = VA
| next_route = 78
}}
'''Interstate 77''' ('''I-77''') in the U.S. state of [[Virginia]] is a {{convert|67|mi|km|adj=on}} north–south [[Interstate Highway]] serving [[Hillsville, Virginia|Hillsville]], [[Wytheville, Virginia|Wytheville]], and [[Bland, Virginia|Bland]]. Running parallel to [[U.S. Route 52 (Virginia)|U.S. 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
==Route description==
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The southernmost 7 miles involve a steep grade, up for northbound and down for southbound traffic. The southbound side has 2 runaway truck ramps. The lower end of the grade coincides with the [[North Carolina]] border, where the road exits the Appalachian Mountain region and levels out.
The entire length of I-77 in Virginia is also part of the proposed [[Interstate 74]].
I-77 crosses the following mountains:
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==History==
I-77 was first opened in 1972 between I-81 in Wytheville and US 52 in Bland, which also included the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel. The interstate was extended from Bland to the West Virginia border in 1974-1975; this extension included the East River Mountain Tunnel. In July 1977, I-77 was built between the North Carolina border and Fancy Gap, and in December, it was extended from Fancy Gap to Poplar Camp. In 1978, I-77 was built between Poplar Camp and I-81. The interstate existed in two separate segments until 1987, when the I-81/I-77 overlap between Wytheville and Fort Chiswell was built. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roadstothefuture.com/I77_VA_Desc.html|title=Interstate 77 in Virginia|website=www.roadstothefuture.com|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref>
I-77 in Fancy Gap has been the site of many serious accidents, often due to fog and wind in the mountains. In November 2010, two people died as a result of a 75-vehicle pileup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldcourier.com/news/dense-fog-causes--vehicle-pile-up-and-closes-southbound/article_73b40715-3395-57d8-9e0c-dea28153221e.html|title=Dense fog causes 75-vehicle pile up and closes southbound I-77|last=Police|first=Staff Reports, Virginia State|website=HeraldCourier.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> On March 31, 2013, 17 crashes along I-77 led to a 95-vehicle pileup and resulted in three deaths.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/31/75-vehicle-pileup/2040277/|title=3 killed in 95-vehicle pileup at Virginia-N.C. line|last=|first=|date=March 31, 2019|website=USA TODAY|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roanoke.com/news/virginia/killed-in-i--pileup/article_7cf5827d-07f3-56dc-9f05-4c66881f9c16.html|title=3 killed in I-77 pileup|last=Purdy|first=Chase|date=|website=The Roanoke Times|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> In September 2013, a pile-up resulted in one death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wset.com/archive/update-one-person-killed-in-multi-vehicle-accident-on-i-77|title=UPDATE: Pile-Up in Dense Fog on I-77 Kills One, Injures Two|last=|first=|date=2013-09-21|website=WSET|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-09-20}}</ref> {{clear}}
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