U.S. Route 40 in West Virginia

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 40 in West Virginia. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 40.

U.S. Route 40 marker

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
← WV 39WV 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.

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.

Old U.S. 40 Bridge between Wheeling Inland and the Ohio shore

Major intersections

The entire route is in Ohio County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Wheeling (Wheeling Island) US 40 west / US 250 west / Historic National Road west – BridgeportOhio state line (Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge over Ohio River back channel)
I‑70 west – Columbus, OHWestern end of I-70 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; US 40 west follows exit 0
WheelingFort Henry Bridge over Ohio River
I‑70 east / US 250 south / WV 2 south / 10th Street (Wheeling Suspension Bridge) – Washington, PAEastern end of I-70 / US 250 concurrency, western end of WV 2 concurrency; US 40 east follows exit 1A
WV 2 north (Main Street) – Weirton, AirportEastern end of WV 2 concurrency
I‑70 – Washington, PA, Columbus, OHI-70 exit 2A
WV 88 north (Bethany Pike) – Oglebay ParkWestern end of WV 88 concurrency
I‑70 west – ColumbusI-70 exit 4
WV 88 south (Bethlehem Boulevard) – BethlehemEastern end of WV 88 concurrency
I‑70 to I‑470 west – Columbus, Washington, PAI-70 exit 5
Triadelphia CR 39 (Middle Creek Road)
Roneys Point CR 27 (Point Run Road) / CR 41 (Dallas Pike)
Valley Grove CR 35 (McGraws Run Road)
  CR 45 (Atkinson Crossing Road)
  Historic National Road east / CR 40/10 (Old US 40)east end of National Road overlap
  US 40 eastPennsylvania state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (February 11, 2011). "US Route 40 in West Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 11, 2011.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

U.S. Route 40
Previous state:
Ohio		 West Virginia Next state:
Pennsylvania
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