West Virginia Route 127

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West Virginia Route 127 is a connector route. It connects State Route 127 at the Virginia state line near U.S. Highway 522 to West Virginia Route 29 near Forks of Cacapon, West Virginia in Hampshire County. WV 127, VA 127, and WV 29 (from Forks of Cacapon to U.S. Highway 50) make up the Bloomery Pike and what used to be old West Virginia Route 45. This explains why all Hampshire County secondary routes off of WV 29 and WV 127 have 45 as their numerator.

[edit] WV 127 course

From its western terminus with WV 29 near Forks of Cacapon, WV 127 crosses over North River. Gaston Road (CR 45/7) serves as a cut-off road between WV 29 and WV 127, and its one-lane arched bridge crosses over North River shortly before its confluence with the Cacapon. WV 127 continues east over the Cacapon River then follows Bloomery Run through Bloomery Gap. The old Bloomery Iron Furnace stands along Bloomery Run with a roadside park on WV 127 located there. From the bloomery furnace, WV 127 curves southeastward through the historic community of Bloomery where its sign reads "Bloomery: On the Road to Everywhere." After Bloomery, WV 127 continues following Bloomery Run past many old stagecoach inns and farmhouses. At a gap in Bear Garden Mountain (1572 feet), WV 127 curves eastward through the community of Good, then straddles the border between Hampshire County and Frederick County, Virginia. WV 127 crosses over the Virginia line and becomes VA 127 at the entrance of I.L. Pugh Road (CR 6/2).