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Colonial Heights: I-81 - MM 7.8 - SB
The Appalachian Mountains define the setting of Colonial Heights — wooded ridges and settled transport corridors give this Virginia locality an upland, road-linked character. It lies on Bristol’s northeastern side, where Interstate 81 forms a major north–south route through southwestern Virginia and US Route 11W follows an older valley corridor. Bristol’s identity is tied to the state line: State Street forms the Virginia–Tennessee boundary through downtown. The city is also associated with the 1927 Bristol Sessions, recordings widely regarded as a landmark in the commercial development of country music. Around Colonial Heights, highways, homes, businesses and tree cover mark the working edge of the Bristol urban area.
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