Bristol (Tennessee-Virginia) - city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States

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

Understand

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

By plane

• Tri-Cities Airport (IATA: TRI), 36.475278°, -82.4075°.

By car

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

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

See

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

Cumberland Square Park and War Memorial

• Birthplace of Country Music Museum, 36.5963°, -82.1829°. 2018-07-08

Do

• Bristol Motor Speedway, 151 Speedway Blvd, 36.516172°, -82.256945°. 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

Eat

• Eatz on Moore Street, 17 Moore St, 36.5955°, -82.1833°, +1 276 591-4755, eatzonmoorestreet@gmail.com. 2021-09-20
• Shanghai Chinese Restaurant, 711 State St, 36.5952°, -82.1862°, +1 276 669-9000. 2021-09-20
• State Line Bar and Grille, 644 State St, 36.5949°, -82.1851°, +1 423 652-0792. 2021-09-20

Drink

Sleep

• Quality Inn & Suites, 131 Bristol East Road, 36.6325°, -82.1198°, +1 276 669-8164.
• Courtyard Bristol, 3169 Linden Drive, +1 276 591-4400.
• Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 3005 Linden Drive, +1 276 466-4100.
• Motel 6, 21561 Clear Creek Road, +1 276 466-6060.

Go next

Related Wikipedia article: Bristol, Virginia