U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia

U.S. Route 50 marker
U.S. Route 50
Map
U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia, in red
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length196.20 mi[1] (315.75 km)
Existed1926–present
Western section
West end US 50 / SR 32 in Belpre, OH
Major intersections
East end US 50 near Brookside
Eastern section
West end US 50 in Gormania
Major intersections US 220 in New Creek
East end US 50 towards Winchester, VA
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesWood, Ritchie, Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Preston; Grant, Mineral, Hampshire
Highway system
WV 49 WV 51

U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in West Virginia runs from the border with Ohio to Virginia, passing briefly through Garrett County, Maryland, and following the Northwestern Turnpike. Prior to the U.S. Highway System it was West Virginia Route 1 and in the 1930s, the road was not finished in Maryland. Today the section of US 50 from Clarksburg to Parkersburg on the Ohio River is part of Corridor D of the Appalachian Development Highway System.

Between Parkersburg and Wolf Summit, Route 50 roughly parallels the North Bend Rail Trail and crosses the trail at three places.[2]

  1. ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Planning Network GIS data version 2005.08
  2. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 1997. ISBN 0-89933-246-3. OCLC 36832284.