directions to GHS

It's a heck of a drive for the visitors this week. When I drive back from Valley View in Roanoke (at the speed limit), it takes just over 2 hours to get to Graham and about 3.25 hours to Grundy.


            from Roanoke : 

I-581 North to I-81. Exit left onto I-81 South to Wytheville.
 Exit right onto I-77 North to Bluefield.
Take Exit 1 (this is in WV, just after coming out of the 2nd tunnel)
and turn right at top of ramp onto US 52.  
 Go about 2 1/2 miles to light, and turn left onto US 460 West.


to Graham : Go about 4 1/3 miles to the traffic light at the bottom 
of the hill - turn right.  Go about 1/3 mile to next light - turn left.
Go about 50 yards and bear right (just past the gas station).
Mitchell Stadium is about 1/4 mile on the left, behind the parking lots.


to Grundy : Stay on 19/460 for about 32 miles.
At Claypool Hill, US 460 traffic EXITS right (US 19 goes straight).
Continue on 460 about 31 miles to "Tookland"... at the traffic light
just past the church, you MUST get in the RIGHT lane (the left lane
here is left turn only at the light).  Stay on 460 about 2.5 more 
miles to downtown Grundy.
At the traffic light, turn right onto US 83 North.
Go about 2 1/4 miles - turn right across the bridge just past the Hospital.
Nelson Memorial Field is on the hill in front of you . . . 
parking is just past the field at the high school.


Leaving Grundy requires a variation, since downtown has 1-way traffic.

Cross the bridge near the hospital and turn left on US 83. 

Go to the traffic light.  US 83 has 3 lanes here - 1 going back 
and 2 that turn right onto 460 West.  Get in the 'middle' lane here.
After turning right, go down to next light and turn left onto 460 East
(Riverside Drive).  This is 2 lanes one-way for about a half mile and 
pops back up to 460 E/W near the Chevy dealership.  Make a right here.




All of the chain restaurants are located between the Chevy lot
and the Vansant traffic light EXCEPT for Hardees, which is about
2 miles from downtown on East 460.  (Pizza Plus, Wendys, Pizza Hut, 
Long John's & KFC are between Grundy & Tookland, while Dairy Queen,
Subway and McDonald's are between Tookland & Vansant).