West Virginia Route 16

West Virginia Route 16 marker
West Virginia Route 16
Map
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length252.9 mi[1] (407.0 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 16 in Bishop
Major intersections
North end WV 2 in St. Marys
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesMcDowell, Wyoming, Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Clay, Calhoun, Ritchie, Pleasants
Highway system
WV 15 WV 17
View north along WV 16 at CR 16/25 in Calhoun County
WV 16 crossing the New River in 2022
WV 16 passing through Cucumber, West Virginia

West Virginia Route 16 (WV 16) is a north–south route located in the U.S. State of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at the Virginia state line in Bishop, McDowell County, where the route continues south as Virginia State Route 16. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 2 in St. Marys, Pleasants County, on the south bank of the Ohio River. WV 16 continues as a same-numbered route into Virginia and North Carolina, ultimately ending in Waxhaw, south of Charlotte and just north of the South Carolina border. The total length of highway is just under 475 miles (764 km) long.

  1. ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.