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    Big Walker Mountain Tunnel - Very Clean

    Big Walker Mountain Tunnel

    4.5(4 reviews)
    5.4 mi

    This fantastic tunnel carries Interstate 77 (which runs from Columbia SC through Charlotte NC to…read moreCleveland OH) and was completed in 1972 after five years of construction. At the time, the $50m cost was the most expensive project in Virginia's highway history. The tunnel is 4,229 feet long and takes about two minutes to drive if you're going to speed limit and there are no slowdowns. There is no toll to pass through the tunnel and there is no stopping. I can't imagine what it might have been like to try driving over/around these mountains before the tunnel - it apparently saved a 30 minute detour. Five stars, I'm a fan. [Review 20386 overall - 1445 in Virginia - 1364 of 2023.]

    The Big Walker Mountain Tunnel is on Interstate 77 in Bland County, Virginia. It is a LONG tunnel…read morethrough the Appalachian Mountians. This two lane, fast moving, tunnel is 4,229 feet long or 1.289 miles long. Driving through it the length was noticeable and that is why I snapped a photo of the light at the end of the tunnel. It wasn't until I went to write this review that I thought what would happen if there was an accident inside the tunnel. I'm not claustrophobic but in reading of the number of closures because of massive pileups mid-tunnel I'm going to have to put the possibilities of accidents out of my mind before we travel through this tunnel next year. Overall for a tunnel that was built in 1972 it appears in good shape. I know we will continue to travel through this tunnel annually as the alternate route is far worse. Three stars for being a good route from North Carolina to Kentucky. I can't help but deduct a couple of stars for the tunnel being two lanes and in possible need of extended closure if an accident occurs.

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    Big Walker Mountain Tunnel - End of Tunnel

    End of Tunnel

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    Big Walker Mountain Tunnel - Approaching daylight at end of long tunnel

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    Approaching daylight at end of long tunnel

    Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum

    Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum

    4.7(6 reviews)
    10.4 mi

    It was a quick, pleasant experience while my fiance and I were passing through the town. Filled…read morewith rich history. It was fun learning about Edith's life growing up. The worker was quite nice as well and answered any questions we had.

    Not yet open for tours (they are now but not then) when I stopped by so I was only able to view the…read moreoutside and read the historical marker. Mrs. Wilson (nee Bolling) was born here in Wytheville Virginia. In 1915, she married Woodrow Wilson. She served as First Lady of the United States until 1921. As FLOTUS, she played an outsized role after the President's stroke in 1919. She determined which communications and matters of state were important enough to bring to the attention of the bedridden President. When we look back at what she did and how well she did it, some consider her the first female President. The marker reads, "Edith Bolling Wilson was born here on 15 Oct. 1872, where she lived with her parents Judge William H. and Sallie White Bolling and ten siblings. Edith Bolling married Norman Galt in 1896 and after his death in 1908 she operated his Washington, D.C., jewelry store. She married President Woodrow Wilson on 18 Dec. 1915 and actively supported him and his policies. Following President Wilson's debilitating stroke in Oct. 1919, she managed his affairs during his convalescence and promoted Wilson's legacy after his death in 1924. Edith Wilson died on 28 Dec. 1961 and is interred with President Wilson at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C." [Review 14978 overall, 480 of 2021, number 1278 in Virginia.]

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    Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum - A young Edith Bolling Wilson at her birthplace

    A young Edith Bolling Wilson at her birthplace

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    Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum

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