West Virginia Route 20

West Virginia Route 20
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length	256.15 mi (412.23 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 52 in Bluewell
Major intersections	US 19 in Princeton WV 3 in Hinton I-64 near Sandstone US 60 in Rainelle WV 39 in Nettie US 33 / US 119 near Buckhannon I-79 in Quiet Dell US 50 in Clarksburg
North end	WV 7 near New Martinsville
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	Mercer, Summers, Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Webster, Upshur, Barbour, Harrison, Wetzel
Highway system
West Virginia State Highway System Interstate US State
← US 19 → US 22

View south along WV 20 in Rock Cave

WV 20 crosses the New River at Hinton.

West Virginia Route 20 is a major north–south state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 52 in Bluewell, a small unincorporated suburb of Bluefield. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 7 three miles (5 km) east of New Martinsville. WV Route 20 is the longest state route in West Virginia.

Attractions

• Concord University, Athens
• Pipestem Resort State Park, Pipestem
• Bluestone State Park, Summers County
• Bluestone Lake, Summers County
• Sandstone Falls, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, north of Hinton
• Holly River State Park, Webster County

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Mercer	Bluewell			US 52 – Bluefield, Welch, Bramwell Historic District
	Littlesburg			WV 108 – Bluefield	Construction starts mid to late summer of 2024
	Princeton			WV 104 east
				US 19	traffic circle around Mercer County Courthouse
				WV 104 to I-77 / US 460
Summers	​			WV 3 east – Alderson	south end of WV 3 overlap
	​			WV 3 west – Beckley	north end of WV 3 overlap
	Hinton			WV 107 south (2nd Avenue)
	​			CR 7 (Meadow Creek Road) to I-64 – Beckley, Lewisburg
Greenbrier	Rainelle			US 60 west – Charleston	south end of US 60 overlap
	Charmco			US 60 east – Lewisburg	north end of US 60 overlap
Nicholas	Nettie			WV 39 west – Summersville	south end of WV 39 overlap
	Fenwick			WV 39 east / WV 55 east – Richwood	north end of WV 39 overlap; south end of WV 55 overlap
	Craigsville			WV 55 west – Muddlety, Summersville	north end of WV 55 overlap
Webster	​			WV 82 west to US 19 / I-79 – Birch River
	Webster Springs			WV 15 east – Valley Head	south end of WV 15 overlap
	​			WV 15 west – Flatwoods	north end of WV 15 overlap
Upshur	Rock Cave			WV 4 south – Sutton
	Buckhannon			CR 12 / CR 151 (Main Street)	former US 33 / US 119 south
				US 33 to US 119 south / I-79 – Weston, Elkins	interchange (future US 48); south end of US 119 overlap
	​			US 119 north – Philippi	north end of US 119 overlap
Harrison	​			WV 57 east – Philippi
	​			I-79 – Charleston, Clarksburg	I-79 exit 115
	Nutter Fort			WV 58 east – Stonewood, Bridgeport
				WV 98 west to US 19
	Clarksburg			US 50 to I-79 – Parkersburg, Bridgeport	interchange
				US 19 south (Milford Street)	south end of US 19 overlap
				US 50 – Parkersburg, Bridgeport	interchange
	Shinnston			US 19 north – Shinnston	north end of US 19 overlap
Wetzel	​			WV 7 – New Martinsville, Morgantown
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus