West Virginia Route 17

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West Virginia Route 17
Length:	30.4 mi[1] (48.9 km)
South end:	WV 10 in Stollings
North end:	WV 85 in Madison
Counties:	Logan, Boone
West Virginia Routes < WV 16 WV 18 > State - County

West Virginia Route 17 is a north-south state highway located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 10 in Stollings a short distance east of Logan. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 85 in Madison.

Contents 1 Communities along the route 2 History 3 Truck WV 17 4 References

[edit] Communities along the route

• Logan County
  • Stollings
  • Sharples

• Boone County
  • Jeffrey
  • Madison

[edit] History

The current alignment of WV 17 was once part of U.S. Route 119. US 119 was moved off of this routing when Corridor G was complete from Chapmanville to Danville by 1976. Once that section of four-lane highway was completed, US 119 was realigned to follow WV 10 north from Logan to Chapmanville and then the new Corridor G. ^[2]

This is the second alignment to carry this number. The original West Virginia Route 17 followed what is now U.S. Route 35 in Putnam and Mason counties.

[edit] Truck WV 17

There is a signed Truck WV 17 at Stollings to bypass a low overhead railroad bridge at WV 17's intersection with WV 10. The truck bypass follows WV 10 north to the first at-grade railroad crossing, then immediately back on a paralleling route beside the railroad tracks.

[edit] References

1. ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
2. ^ 1976 Official West Virginia Highway Map, published by West Virginia Department of Highways.