Bristol (Tennessee-Virginia) Voyage Tips and guide

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Bristol is a city in Southwest Virginia and Eastern Tennessee, United States of America.

Bristol is a city bisected by the Virginia-Tennessee border; the north half is in Virginia and the south half in Tennessee. State Street runs along the borderline and the two cities share a downtown.

Bristol, Virginia is an independent city in Virginia, bounded by Washington County, Virginia and Sullivan County, Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 17,835.

Bristol, Tennessee is in Sullivan County. As of the 2010 census, the city has a total population of 26,702.

Originally named Goodson, the city was renamed to Bristol in 1890.

36°35′42″N 82°11′8″W

Map of Bristol (Tennessee-Virginia)

• 36.475278-82.40751 Tri-Cities Airport (TRI  ^IATA) (the closest major airport is approximately 20 miles driving distance).  

Interstate 81 connects Bristol with other cities (Roanoke, VA to the north and Knoxville, TN to the south) along a scenic and well maintained corridor that is a major route for private and commercial traffic. Bristol can be accessed via exits 1, 3, 5, and 7 in Virginia and exit 74 in Tennessee. Exit 3 on I-81 leads to I-381, a short spur freeway that takes traffic into downtown Bristol.

Public transportation is available to a limited portion of the city via a municipal bus system.

• Downtown district including shopping, historic landmarks in the history of Country Music.

Cumberland Square Park and War Memorial

• 36.5963-82.18291 Birthplace of Country Music Museum. (updated Jul 2018)

• 36.516172-82.2569451 Bristol Motor Speedway, 151 Speedway Blvd. A NASCAR short track auto racing venue. An enlarged cartoon version of this track appeared as the "Motor Speedway of the South" in Pixar's "Cars" in 2006. 

• 36.5955-82.18331 Eatz on Moore Street, 17 Moore St, ☏ +1 276 591-4755, [email protected]. (updated Sep 2021)
• 36.5952-82.18622 Shanghai Chinese Restaurant, 711 State St, ☏ +1 276 669-9000. (updated Sep 2021)
• 36.5949-82.18513 State Line Bar and Grille, 644 State St, ☏ +1 423 652-0792. (updated Sep 2021)

• 36.6325-82.11981 Quality Inn & Suites, 131 Bristol East Road, ☏ +1 276 669-8164, fax: +1 276 669-2805. 
• Courtyard Bristol, 3169 Linden Drive, ☏ +1 276 591-4400, fax: +1 276 591-4402. 
• Delta Hotels by Marriott Bristol, 3135 Linden Dr, ☏ +1 276 466-4100. 
• Motel 6, 21561 Clear Creek Road, ☏ +1 276 466-6060, fax: +1 276 466-0755. 

Roanoke ← Wytheville ←	N  S	→ Kingsport → Knoxville via
Roanoke ← Wytheville ←	N  S	→ Splits into and
Merges with ←	N  S	→ Johnson City → Knoxville
Merges with ←	N  S	→ Kingsport → Knoxville

Bristol, Virginia