West Virginia Route 3

For the former WV 3, see West Virginia Route 3 (1920s).
"WV 3" redirects here. WV 3 may also refer to West Virginia's 3rd congressional district.

West Virginia Route 3
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length: 186.0 mi[1] (299.3 km)
Existed: Early 1930s – present
Major junctions
West end: WV 10 in West Hamlin
  
US 119 between Julian and Danville
 I-64/I-77 near Beckley
WV 16 in Beckley
US 19 between Beckley and Shady Spring
WV 20 near Hinton
US 219 in Union
East end: WV 311 at Sweet Springs
Location
Counties: Lincoln, Boone, Raleigh, Summers, Greenbrier, Monroe
Highway system

West Virginia Routes
State • County

← WV 2 WV 4 →

West Virginia Route 3 is a state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It runs from West Virginia Route 10 in West Hamlin in a general easterly direction via Beckley to West Virginia Route 311 at Sweet Springs, most of the way across the state.

Route 3 crosses a particularly large part of the state's landscape. It goes through many counties including Monroe, Greenbrier, Summers, Raleigh, Boone, and Lincoln. At least two state parks are along the route. Moncove Lake State Park, in the southeastern part of the state, is just a few miles off the main road near Gap Mills. Little Beaver State Park is in Beaver, near the major city of Beckley.[2]

WV 3 overlaps U.S. Route 119 in Boone County north of Madison.

References

  1. ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
  2. ^ West Virginia State Map, Rand McNally, 2008.