U.S. Route 19 in West Virginia
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Corridor L | ||||
US 19 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
Length | 253.5 mi[1] (408.0 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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North end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | West Virginia | |||
Counties | Mercer, Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Braxton, Lewis, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 19 (US 19) runs south to north up through central West Virginia. The route runs from the Virginia state line at Bluefield, north to the Pennsylvania state line south of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania.
Route description
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US 19 passes through the limits of the cities and towns of Bluefield, Princeton, Beckley, Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Summersville, Flatwoods, Weston, Jane Lew, Clarksburg, Shinnston, Worthington, Monongah, Fairmont, Rivesville, Westover, Morgantown, and Star City, in addition to the smaller communities of Kegley, Spanishburg, Flat Top, Ghent, Cool Ridge, Shady Spring, Daniels, Beaver, Johnstown, Hico, Heaters, Napier, Letch, Ireland, Ben Dale, Homewood, Kitsonville, Hepzibah, Meadowbrook, Enterprise, Arnettsville, and Georgetown.[2]
Between Bluefield and Beckley, US 19 has been largely supplanted by Interstate 77 (I-77) and the West Virginia Turnpike. Between Prosperity and northeast of Canfield, the route serves as a major southwest–northwest artery as Corridor L of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS). It is along Corridor L that it crosses the New River via the well-known New River Gorge Bridge. Between Canfield and into Pennsylvania, the route has largely supplanted by I-79.
Aside from the four-lane limited access Corridor L, US 19 remains largely two-lane rural road with numerous curves outside of major cities.[1]
History
[edit]By May 1973, hearings had been planned on widening the highway to four lanes in between Claypool Hill and Lebanon; at that time, such work had been completed between Abingdon and Hansonville, with a contract allocated for work from Hansonville to Lebanon.[3]
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Mercer | Bluefield | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Virginia | |
1.3 | 2.1 | ![]() ![]() | South end of US 52 overlap | |||
2.1 | 3.4 | ![]() ![]() | One-way street, outbound access only | |||
2.14 | 3.44 | ![]() US 52 Truck begins | One-way street, inbound access only; north end of US 52 overlap; south end of US 52 Truck overlap; western terminus of US 52 Truck | |||
| 5.0 | 8.0 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of WV 112; former US 19 north | ||
| 5.3 | 8.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of US 52 Truck overlap; south end of US 460 overlap | ||
| 8.6 | 13.8 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of WV 123 | ||
| 10.6 | 17.1 | ![]() ![]() | North end of US 460 overlap | ||
Princeton | 12.2 | 19.6 | ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 104 overlap | ||
12.3 | 19.8 | ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 104 overlap | |||
12.7– 12.8 | 20.4– 20.6 | ![]() | Traffic circle around Mercer County Courthouse | |||
| 17.3– 17.4 | 27.8– 28.0 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of WV 10 | ||
| 28.5– 28.7 | 45.9– 46.2 | ![]() | I-77 exit 20 | ||
Raleigh | Ghent | 38.6 | 62.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Shady Spring | 45.1 | 72.6 | ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 3 overlap | ||
| 46.8 | 75.3 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of WV 307 | ||
Daniels–Beaver line | 49.2 | 79.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of WV 307 | ||
Beckley | 51.1 | 82.2 | ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 3 overlap | ||
51.3 | 82.6 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of WV 210 | |||
51.7 | 83.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | "To I-64/I-77" signed northbound only | |||
52.0 | 83.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
52.7 | 84.8 | ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 41 overlap | |||
53.5– 53.6 | 86.1– 86.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 41 overlap; "To WV 16 south" signed northbound only, "To I-64" signed southbound only | |||
54.6 | 87.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 16 overlap | |||
Prosperity | 57.9– 58.2 | 93.2– 93.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Tolled interchange with I-64/I-77, intersection with WV 16; north end of WV 16 overlap; I-77 exit 48; access to I-64/I-77 via unsigned US 19 Alt. (Corridor L south) | ||
Begin US 19 overlap with limited access Corridor L | ||||||
| 59.4 | 95.6 | Bradley | Interchange via connector road to WV 16 | ||
Fayette | | 59.8 | 96.2 | Mt. Hope | Interchange via connector road | |
| ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of WV 612 | ||||
Oak Hill | 66.5 | 107.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 16/WV 61 overlap | ||
Begin freeway | ||||||
66.8– 66.9 | 107.5– 107.7 | — | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 16/WV 61 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
67.6– 68.0 | 108.8– 109.4 | — | E. Main Street (WV 16)![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northbound signage Southbound signage | ||
68.4– 68.8 | 110.1– 110.7 | — | ![]() | |||
69.4– 69.7 | 111.7– 112.2 | — | ![]() | |||
70.1– 70.6 | 112.8– 113.6 | — | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
| 71.3 | 114.7 | End freeway | |||
Fayetteville | 74.5 | 119.9 | ![]() | |||
New River | 75.6– 76.2 | 121.7– 122.6 | New River Gorge Bridge | |||
Hico | 81.2– 81.6 | 130.7– 131.3 | ![]() | Interchange | ||
Meadow River | 86.3– 86.6 | 138.9– 139.4 | Kevin Ritchie Memorial Bridge | |||
Nicholas | | 91.4 | 147.1 | ![]() | ||
| 92.7 | 149.2 | ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 41 overlap | ||
Summersville Lake | 94.7– 95.0 | 152.4– 152.9 | Hughes Bridge | |||
Summersville | 97.3 | 156.6 | ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 41 overlap | ||
97.9 | 157.6 | ![]() | ||||
100.3 | 161.4 | ![]() | Craigsville signed northbound only; Summersville signed southbound only | |||
| 104.3– 104.7 | 167.9– 168.5 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; western terminus of WV 55 | ||
Birch River | 115.0– 115.4 | 185.1– 185.7 | ![]() | Interchange | ||
Braxton | | 125.2– 125.6 | 201.5– 202.1 | Northern terminus of limited access Corridor L | ||
![]() ![]() | South end of I-79 overlap; I-79 exit 57 | |||||
| 129.3– 129.7 | 208.1– 208.7 | 62 | ![]() | Exit number follows I-79 | |
| 134.6– 134.7 | 216.6– 216.8 | ![]() ![]() | North end of I-79 overlap; I-79 exit 67 | ||
| 134.8 | 216.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 4 overlap | ||
Heaters | 139.8 | 225.0 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of WV 5 | ||
Lewis | | 155.9– 156.0 | 250.9– 251.1 | ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 4 overlap | |
| 170.2– 170.3 | 273.9– 274.1 | ![]() | I-79 exit 91 | ||
Bendale | 175.0 | 281.6 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Weston | 176.5 | 284.0 | Center Avenue (US 19 north) | One-way street, outbound access only; U-turn from US 19 south (Main Avenue) | ||
176.8 | 284.5 | ![]() ![]() | South end of US 33/US 119 overlap | |||
176.9 | 284.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northbound access only | |||
177.0 | 284.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | One-way street, outbound access only; north end of US 33/US 119 overlap | |||
![]() ![]() ![]() | One-way street, inbound access only; north end of US 33/US 119 overlap | |||||
Jane Lew | 183.9 | 296.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Harrison | | 193.4 | 311.2 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of WV 270 | |
Clarksburg | 199.6 | 321.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 98 overlap | ||
200.0 | 321.9 | ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 98 overlap | |||
201.4 | 324.1 | ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 20 overlap | |||
202.8 | 326.4 | ![]() | ||||
Meadowbrook | 208.2 | 335.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | "To I-79" signed southbound only | ||
| 210.0 | 338.0 | ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 20 overlap | ||
Shinnston | 211.6 | 340.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of WV 131 | ||
Bingamon Creek | Kenneth Riley Bridge | |||||
Marion | | 217.8 | 350.5 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of WV 218 | |
| 218.2 | 351.2 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Fairmont | 224.6 | 361.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of WV 310 | ||
225.0 | 362.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | West end of US 250 overlap; "To WV 310/I-79" signed southbound only | |||
225.1 | 362.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
225.2 | 362.4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northbound signage; east end of US 250 overlap | |||
![]() ![]() | Southbound signage; east end of US 250 overlap | |||||
Monongalia | | 241.5– 241.7 | 388.7– 389.0 | ![]() | I-79 exit 152 | |
Westover | 242.9 | 390.9 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of WV 100 | ||
Monongahela River | 243.6– 243.7 | 392.0– 392.2 | Joseph C. Bartolo Memorial Bridge | |||
Morgantown | 243.7 | 392.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of US 119/WV 7 overlap; Pleasant St. is one-way, outbound access only | ||
243.8 | 392.4 | ![]() ![]() | One-way street, inbound access only; north end of US 119/WV 7 overlap | |||
245.8 | 395.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of WV 705 | |||
Osage | 247.2 | 397.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Cities signed southbound only | ||
| 249.0 | 400.7 | ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 7 overlap | ||
| 252.6 | 406.5 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of WV 100 | ||
| 253.5 | 408.0 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Pennsylvania | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Google (January 30, 2011). "US 19 in West Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 30, 2011.[failed verification]
- ^ Rand McNally (2013). "West Virginia" (Map). The Road Atlas (2013 Walmart ed.). c. 1:1,267,200. Chicago: Rand McNally. p. 112. §§ E8–N4. ISBN 0-528-00626-6.
- ^ "Another Link in Area's Chain of Super Roads: Hearings Set On 4-Laning US 19 From Claypool Hill To Lebanon". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. May 27, 1973. p. 37.
External links
[edit]Media related to U.S. Route 19 in West Virginia at Wikimedia Commons
- U.S. Route 19
- Transportation in Braxton County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Fayette County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Harrison County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Lewis County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Marion County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Mercer County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Nicholas County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Raleigh County, West Virginia
- U.S. Highways in West Virginia