U.S. Route 40 in West Virginia

U.S. Route 40
US 40 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length	16.0 mi[1] (25.7 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 40 / US 250 at the Ohio state line
Major intersections	I-70 in Wheeling WV 2 in Wheeling WV 88 in Wheeling
East end	US 40 at the Pennsylvania state line
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	Ohio
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided West Virginia State Highway System Interstate US State
← WV 39 → WV 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.