West Virginia Route 42

West Virginia Route 42 marker

West Virginia Route 42
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length: 40.7 mi[1] (65.5 km)
Major junctions
South end: WV 28/55 in Petersburg
 

WV 93 concurrent near Scherr

US 50 concurrent Mt. Storm to Hartmansville
North end: MD 38 in Blaine
Location
Counties: Grant, Mineral
Highway system
WV 41WV 43

West Virginia Route 42 is a northsouth state highway connecting Grant County to Mineral County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 28 and West Virginia Route 55 in Petersburg. The northern terminus is at the Maryland state line in Blaine, where WV 42 becomes Maryland Route 38 upon crossing the North Branch of the Potomac River.

WV 42 runs concurrent with West Virginia Route 93 upon descending the Allegheny Front, and also with U.S. Route 50 between Mount Storm and Skyline, where WV 42 turns left towards Elk Garden.

Attractions

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
GrantPetersburg WV 28 / WV 55 Moorefield, Seneca Rocks
Scherr WV 93 east Keysersouth end of WV 93 overlap
  WV 93 west Davis, State Parksnorth end of WV 93 overlap
Mount Storm US 50 west Graftonsouth end of US 50 overlap
MineralSkyline US 50 east Romneynorth end of US 50 overlap
  WV 46 east Jennings Randolph Lake
  MD 38 south KitzmillerMaryland state line (Kitzmiller Bridge over North Branch Potomac River)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.


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