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What is traffic on Interstate 81 in Virginia like?

I went to the University of Tennessee, but I currently live in New York City. I already bought tickets for a UT football game in Knoxville this year, but I’m a tad bit worried about the drive, specifically with I-81 in Virginia. What’s the traffic like on Interstate 81 in Virginia?

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Eric Schad · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Taking drivers from
Winchester
to
Bristol
, Interstate 81 in
Virginia
has light traffic for most of the way, as it avoids any major city. While construction occurs occasionally and reduces the speed limit to 55 mph, almost all other stretches of the 325-mile road have a speed limit of 70 mph.
If you’re traveling in late fall or early winter, as is the case for college football season, you should also heed travel warnings when you reach the Blue Ridge Mountains and Smoky Mountains. Weather can change quickly here, so you may need to slow down at various sections of I-81.
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