West Virginia Route 20
Appearance
(Redirected from West Virginia Route 20 (1920s))
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
Length | 256.15 mi[1] (412.23 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 52 in Bluewell | |||
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 | ||||
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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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
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References
[edit]- ^ "Factbook". West Virginia Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
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Categories:
- State highways in West Virginia
- Transportation in Barbour County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Fayette County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Harrison County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Mercer County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Nicholas County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Summers County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Upshur County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Webster County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Wetzel County, West Virginia