The Big Walker Mountain Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia that carries Interstate 77 through and under Big Walker Mountain.

2023年6月30日 · Construction of the Big Walker Tunnel and adjacent roadways took five years. It was opened in 1972 at the cost of $50,000,000. It made history at that time as the most expensive single project undertaken on a Virginia interstate system. Groundbreaking for the East River Tunnel took place in 1969.

The 4,229-foot (1,288 m) tunnel was first opened in 1972 after five years of construction labor. It carried a price tag of $50 million, which at the time was the most expensive single project undertaken on Virginia's interstate system.

The Big Walker Mountain Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia that carries Interstate 77 through/under Big Walker Mountain. It is located a few...

Motorists on Interstate 77, a major north/south highway, pass easily and quickly through the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel near Wytheville, Virginia, and East River Mountain Tunnel at Bluefield, West Virginia.

The Big Walker Mountain Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia that carries Interstate 77 through/under Big Walker Mountain. This tunnel has its own system that includes Sixty Cameras, VMS and Traffic Signals and it …

2024年2月24日 · The Tunnel. One of the most unique features of the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway is the 600-foot long tunnel that visitors must pass through. The tunnel was built in the 1930s and is a popular spot for taking photos and enjoying the unique experience of driving through a mountain.

Big Walker Mountain is a mountain ridge in the Appalachian Mountains of the western part of the U.S. state of Virginia. [1] Walker's Creek flows along the northern foot of the mountain. [2] The mountain is named after explorer Thomas Walker who passed through the area in 1749. [3]

2022年6月30日 · A transportation milestone that cut through the earth and stone of Big Walker Mountain, the tunnel, took five years to build and was one of the most significant transportation and economic development projects in Southwest Virginia.

2022年7月2日 · BRISTOL, Va. — Fifty years ago, about 500 people gathered at I-77 Big Walker Mountain Tunnel to celebrate a transportation milestone, the opening of 11.4 miles of Interstate 77 between Wytheville...