West Virginia Route 99

West Virginia Route 99 marker

West Virginia Route 99
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length: 13.8 mi[1] (22.2 km)
Major junctions
West end: WV 85 near Kopperston
East end: WV 3 in Glen Daniel
Location
Counties: Boone, Raleigh, Wyoming
Highway system
← WV 98WV 100 →
View east along WV 99 in Bolt

West Virginia Route 99 is an east–west state highway in southern West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 85 northeast of Kopperston in the rural southeast corner of Boone County. The eastern terminus is at West Virginia Route 3 in Glen Daniel.

The section of WV 99 west of Bolt was constructed after 1968.[2] Most of this stretch, approximately the westernmost 8 miles (13 km), is built in a nearly continuous series of cuts in the side of Guyandotte Mountain.[2][3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Boone​ WV 85 – Oceana, Madison
RaleighGlen Daniel WV 3 – Beckley, Whitesville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
  2. 1 2 Pilot Knob, West Virginia quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic). U.S. Geological Survey. 1989.
  3. ↑ Arnett, West Virginia quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic). U.S. Geological Survey. 1989.
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