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==Route description== [[File:Interstate 581 northern terminus.jpg|thumb|left|Northern terminus of I-581 at I-81 in Roanoke County]] [[File:2017-06-13 14 11 03 View north along Interstate 581 and U.S. Route 220 just north of Exit 6 (Virginia State Route 24-Elm Avenue, Vinton) in Roanoke, Virginia.jpg|thumb|right|View north along I-581/US 220 just north of SR 24 in Roanoke]] The I-581 designation ends at the Elm Avenue ([[Virginia State Route 24|State Route 24]] (SR 24)) interchange in downtown [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]], where US 220 continues south as the Roy L. Webber Expressway. I-581 was constructed as a six lane highway for its entire length and has not been widened in its history. Many of I-581's exits are [[cloverleaf interchange]]s, which results in [[Grade separation#Weaving|weaving]]. The northern terminus has short merge areas with I-81, particularly the left-lane southbound merge. [[Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport]], [[Valley View Mall (Roanoke, Virginia)|Valley View Mall]], and [[Berglund Center]] are all located adjacent to I-581. The Hershberger Road ([[State Route 101 (Virginia)|SR 101]]) exit has become a focus of development. In addition to Valley View, two large hotels were constructed in the early 1980s with another group of hotels being constructed from the mid-1990s through the present. In 2002, local [[CBS]] affiliate [[WDBJ]] constructed its new facility, designed to broadcast in [[HDTV]], on Hershberger Road near I-581. The southern end of I-581 offers views of the downtown Roanoke [[skyline]], most prominently the [[Hotel Roanoke]], the [[Wells Fargo]] Tower, the former [[Roanoke Shops]] of [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], the Norfolk Southern tower, and St. Andrews Catholic Church. The [[Roanoke Star]] is also clearly visible.
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