Bristol is a city in Southwest Virginia and Eastern Tennessee, United States of America.
Understand
[edit]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.
Get in
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By plane
[edit]- 1 Tri-Cities Airport (TRI IATA) (the closest major airport is approximately 20 miles driving distance).
By car
[edit]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.
Get around
[edit]Public transportation is available to a limited portion of the city via a municipal bus system.
See
[edit]- Downtown district including shopping, historic landmarks in the history of Country Music.
Cumberland Square Park and War Memorial
Do
[edit]- 1 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.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Eatz on Moore Street, 17 Moore St, ☏ +1 276 591-4755, eatzonmoorestreet@gmail.com.
- 2 Shanghai Chinese Restaurant, 711 State St, ☏ +1 276 669-9000.
- 3 State Line Bar and Grille, 644 State St, ☏ +1 423 652-0792.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 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.
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Bristol |
| 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 |
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