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The West Virginia Parkways Authority was created in 1989 [3] as a successor to the West Virginia Turnpike Commission. The agency is tasked with operating the West Virginia Turnpike , an 88-mile (142 km) tolled stretch of Interstate 77 from Charleston to Princeton .
east of White Sulphur Springs: WV 331 — — Mount Alto: Cottageville — — WV 338 — — Ravenswood: Ohio state line : 2003 Former designation for the Ravenswood Bridge, replaced by US 33
West Virginia Route 108 is the designation given to a highway currently open that is intended to be a part of Interstate 73 (I-73) and I-74. The first section opened near Bluefield . The state started this route in 2007, but the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) did not have the funding to connect it to other roadways. [ 1 ]
West Virginia state highways have a square-shaped highway shield. [1] West Virginia has a system of secondary state highways that are functionally similar to county roads in most other states. Secondary road designations are only unique within each county. There are two types of secondary roads: [1]
West Virginia Route 93 near Davis: US 48 near Lebanon Church, Va. 2002: current Under construction as part of Corridor H: US 50: 196.20: 315.75 US 50 / SR 32 near Belpre, Ohio: US 50 near Winchester, Va. 1926: current Two sections divided by 9 miles (14 km) in Maryland: US 52: 184.9: 297.6 I-77 / US 52 near Rocky Gap, Va.
The Interstate Highways in the U.S. state of West Virginia are owned and maintained by the West Virginia Division of Highways. There are 6 primary interstates, 1 auxiliary interstate, and 2 proposed interstates.
While West Virginia was once crisscrossed with commercial and passenger railroad networks, the decline of the coal and timber industries, coupled with the rise of the automobile, led to a sharp drop in track mileage in the state. Many of the former railroad grades are used as trails for hiking and biking throughout the state's numerous woodlands.
Washington Avenue provides access to the college as the highway continues south before meeting the eastern terminus of I-470, which is a bypass of Wheeling and the only auxiliary Interstate Highway in West Virginia. [4] [7] Between the directional T interchange and I-470, I-70 is paralleled by the eastern branch of the Greater Wheeling Trail. [5]