Interstate 70 in West Virginia

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Interstate 70 Main route of the Interstate Highway System

West Virginia Routes State - County

In the U.S. state of West Virginia, Interstate 70 clips crosses the Ohio River at Wheeling and runs through the Wheeling Tunnel.

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I-70 has only one through lane in each direction at the tunnel. A major interchange was planned but never completed on the east side of the Wheeling Tunnel. Upon merging with I-470, I-70 goes uphill towards Dallas Pike, West Virginia, This part of the road is called "Two Mile Hill", which is known locally for the many accidents at the bottom of the hill. I-70 has brought major development in Ohio County, West Virginia in the past few years. On the north side of the highway a former strip mine is being developed into a retail area called "The Highlands". This stretch of Interstate 70 is the shortest I-70 is in any state, traveling only 15 miles from the Ohio River to the Pennsylvania border.

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The entire route is in Ohio County.

Location	#	Destinations	Notes
Wheeling	0	US 40 east / US 250 north – Wheeling Island	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; west end of US 40/US 250 overlap
	1A	US 40 east / WV 2 north (Main Street) – Downtown Wheeling	East end of US 40 overlap
	1B	US 250 south to WV 2 south – South Wheeling, Moundsville	East end of US 250 overlap
	2A	US 40 to WV 88 north – Oglebay Park
	2B	Washington Avenue
	4	WV 88 south (US 40 east) – Elm Grove	Westbound exit is via exit 5
	5A	I-470 west – Columbus	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	5	US 40 – Elm Grove, Triadelphia
	10	CR 65 (Cabela Drive)
	11	CR 41 (Dallas Pike)

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