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State Route 71 (Virginia)
Encyclopedia
State Route 71 is a primary state highway
in the southwest part of the U.S. state
of Virginia
. It runs from Gate City northeast to Lebanon, mostly through river valleys. Despite running more east–west than north–south, it is signed north–south; it parallels the similarly-oriented U.S. Route 11 and Interstate 81.
SR 71 begins in Gate City, where U.S. Route 23/58/421 Business leaves Jackson Street to head southeast through Moccasin Gap
. It runs in a general east-northeasterly direction, soon joining Big Moccasin Creek. The road and creek run through the Moccasin Valley past Slabtown (where State Route 72
begins) to Snowflake
, where SR 71 leaves the creek to cross Moccasin Ridge. SR 71 leaves the ridge at Dorton Fort and enters the valley formed by Copper Creek, running past Nickelsville
.
Russell County
SR 71 continues in a general east-northeasterly direction past Grassy Creek to U.S. Route 58 Alternate at Parsonage. The routes overlap to Dickensonville, where SR 71 splits, continuing to follow Copper Creek to near its source, passing over a small summit, and then following small creeks to its end at U.S. Route 19 Business in Lebanon.
State highway
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in the southwest part of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It runs from Gate City northeast to Lebanon, mostly through river valleys. Despite running more east–west than north–south, it is signed north–south; it parallels the similarly-oriented U.S. Route 11 and Interstate 81.
Description
Scott CountySR 71 begins in Gate City, where U.S. Route 23/58/421 Business leaves Jackson Street to head southeast through Moccasin Gap
Moccasin Gap
Moccasin Gap is a gap in Clinch Mountain near Gate City, Virginia, United States, the county seat of Scott County.Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road once traveled through the gap, on its way north from the Long Island of the Holston River, located to the south in Tennessee, towards the well-known...
. It runs in a general east-northeasterly direction, soon joining Big Moccasin Creek. The road and creek run through the Moccasin Valley past Slabtown (where State Route 72
State Route 72 (Virginia)
State Route 72 is a primary state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from State Route 71 near Gate City north to State Route 65 at Fort Blackmore, northeast with SR 65 to Dungannon, and north via Coeburn to State Route 83 near Clintwood.-Description:Scott CountySR...
begins) to Snowflake
Snowflake, Virginia
Snowflake is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Virginia, United States, located in the southwest portion of the state near the Tennessee state line...
, where SR 71 leaves the creek to cross Moccasin Ridge. SR 71 leaves the ridge at Dorton Fort and enters the valley formed by Copper Creek, running past Nickelsville
Nickelsville, Virginia
Nickelsville is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 383 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsport–Bristol –Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical...
.
Russell County
SR 71 continues in a general east-northeasterly direction past Grassy Creek to U.S. Route 58 Alternate at Parsonage. The routes overlap to Dickensonville, where SR 71 splits, continuing to follow Copper Creek to near its source, passing over a small summit, and then following small creeks to its end at U.S. Route 19 Business in Lebanon.