West Virginia Route 259

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West Virginia Route 259 is a connector route. It connects Virginia's State Route 259 south of Mathias in Hardy County to SR 259 at High View in Hampshire County on the Virginia border. WV 259 runs concurrent with West Virginia Route 55 north of Baker. From Wardensville, WV 259 continues north through southeastern Hampshire County and becomes SR 259 at High View. From High View, SR 259 is known as Carper's Pike and its northern terminus is on U.S. Route 50 near Gore in Frederick County.

A popular short cut is using WV 259 south from Corridor H at Baker south to SR 259 to connect to Interstate 81 in Virginia. This short cut is known as the "hog trough" by truckers.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Towns serviced

The following communities are listed from WV 259's southern terminus to its northern terminus.

• Hardy County, West Virginia
  • Mathias
  • Lost City
  • Lost River
  • Baker
  • Wardensville

• Hampshire County, West Virginia
  • Intermont
  • Capon Lake
  • Yellow Spring
  • Jericho
  • Lehew
  • High View

[edit] Attractions

• Lost River State Park, Mathias
• Old Hebron Lutheran Church, Intermont
• Whipple Truss, Capon Lake

Primary state highways in West Virginia