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North Gap: East River Tunnel 09-NB
Tucked along the Virginia–West Virginia line beneath East River Mountain, North Gap is a place whose character is shaped by Interstate 77’s passage through the ridge. The East River Mountain Tunnel carries this major north–south highway between Tazewell County, Virginia, and Mercer County, West Virginia, avoiding a long climb over the mountain. Its two bores run beneath a wooded Appalachian ridge, where the state boundary follows the crest. Opened in 1974, the tunnel is an important piece of Appalachian road engineering and a practical link for long-distance traffic moving between the Bluefield area and points south in Virginia. North Gap is a small transport-focused locality whose identity rests on this crossing through East River Mountain.
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