{
  "name": "Hayters Gap to Breaks Interstate Park",
  "slug": "va-80-hayters-gap-to-breaks-virginia",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/va-80-hayters-gap-to-breaks-virginia/",
  "summary": "VA 80 runs 65 miles from Meadowview over Clinch Mountain at Hayters Gap and up Big A Mountain on hairpin curves, through Honaker and Haysi to Breaks Interstate Park, a narrow and tightly twisting country road.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "VA 80"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Virginia",
    "start": {
      "name": "Meadowview",
      "lat": 36.747235,
      "lon": -81.855874
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Breaks",
      "lat": 37.3041,
      "lon": -82.281051
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 64.9,
    "lengthKm": 104.4,
    "driveMinutes": 143,
    "corners": 164,
    "hairpins": 2,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 919.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Single-lane middle section and steep drops on Hayters Gap",
    "Very tight turns and a narrow road, not for beginners or big touring rigs",
    "Oncoming cars often travel fast",
    "Rough and smooth sections of old country road",
    "Hairpin curves over Big A Mountain"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Hayters Gap",
    "Honaker",
    "Ledgend Coffee",
    "Lovers Leap Overlook",
    "Mill Rock Overlook"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 890
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}