U.S. Route 40 in West Virginia

U.S. Route 40
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length: 16.0 mi[1] (25.7 km)
Major junctions
West end: US 40 at the Ohio state line
  I-70 in Wheeling
WV 2 in Wheeling
WV 88 in Wheeling
East end: US 40 at the Pennsylvania state line
Location
Counties: Ohio
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

West Virginia Routes
State • County

← WV 39 WV 41 →

In the U.S. state of West Virginia, U.S. Route 40 (US 40) runs for 16 miles (26 km) through the Northern Panhandle region. The highway enters the state on the Military Order of the Purple Heart bridge concurrent with US 250, crossing Wheeling Island, before joining Interstate 70 (I-70) over the Fort Henry Bridge before leaving the interstate. The highway travels north around Wheeling Hill, before traveling through the northeastern suburbs of Wheeling, Triadelphia and Valley Grove before entering Pennsylvania. A majority of the route still follows the old National Road which predates the U.S. Highway System.

Contents

Route description

History

Before the construction of I-70, US 40 continued southeast along Zane Street to Virginia Street, crossing the east channel of the Ohio River on the Wheeling Suspension Bridge.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Ohio County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
  0.0 Ohio – West Virginia state line
Roadway continues west as U.S. Route 40 in Ohio
Ohio River Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge
Wheeling Island I-70 – Columbus Western end of I-70 concurrency
Ohio River Fort Henry Bridge
Wheeling I-70 / WV 2 – Benwood Eastern end of I-70 concurrency, western end of WV 2 concurrency
WV 2 (Seventh Street) – Warwood Eastern end of WV 2 concurrency
I-70
WV 88 (Bethany Pike) – Greggsville Western end of WV 88 concurrency
I-70 Entrance to westbound I-70, exit from eastbound I-70
WV 88 (Bethlehem Boulevard) – Bethlehem Eastern end of WV 88 concurrency
I-70 – Washington
CR 39
  CR 41 east (Dallas Pike) – Dallas
Valley Grove CR 35 north
  CR 45 north (Atkinson Crossing)
  16.0 West Virginia – Pennsylvania state line
Roadway continues east as U.S. Route 40 in Pennsylvania
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – US Route 40 in West Virginia (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Zane+St&daddr=40.0766501,-80.7237444+to:40.07641,-80.69709+to:US-40+E%2FNational+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FXZ0YwIdZgUw-w%3BFWqFYwId4EAw-ynxVrFRitk1iDH3EbSCiDWF4w%3BFXqEYwId_qgw-ynD55hAQNo1iDES5aZ1tzL3oQ%3BFRbuYwIdnGAz-w&gl=us&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=16&via=1,2&sll=40.102662,-80.523927&sspn=0.009798,0.014741&ie=UTF8&ll=40.091468,-80.633812&spn=0.1568,0.235863&z=12. Retrieved February 11, 2011. 

External links

U.S. Route 40
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