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I-81rest stops and exits

Interstate 81 · 857 miles · 6 states

Southbound New York → Pennsylvania → Maryland → West Virginia → Virginia → Tennessee 280 stops 34 likely clean 47 truck stopsNorthbound Tennessee → Virginia → West Virginia → Maryland → Pennsylvania → New York 285 stops 31 likely clean 43 truck stops

State by state

Standout stops

Likely-clean stops spread along the drive northbound, travel centers first. Estimates, until drivers review them.

8 Mile 8 · TN Cracker Barrel Morristown · White Pine Likely cleanest.72 Mile 149 · VA Cracker Barrel Bluefield · Charleston W. Va. Likely cleanest.221 Mile 297 · VA Cracker Barrel Exit 221 Likely cleanest.14 Mile 452 · PA Cracker Barrel Waynesboro Likely cleanest.168 Mile 606 · PA Chick-fil-A Wilkes-Barre · Highland Park Boulevard Likely cleanest.98 Mile 768 · NY Cracker Barrel Cicero · Bridgeport Likely cleanest.

Good to know

12 mi Longest stretch without a stop, northbound: from Exit 38 (Marathon, NY) to Exit 50 (Cortland · McGraw, NY).
15 Rest areas and plazas43 Exits with a truck stop83 Exits with EV charging

Rest areas northbound

Chains on I-81

Every location of the chains drivers plan around, in order along the highway.

Drives on I-81

Where to stop between cities, about every 45 minutes, and the long stretches without a likely-clean restroom.