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Route information | ||||
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Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
Length | 74.0 mi[1] (119.1 km) | |||
Tourist routes | Washington Heritage Trail | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | MD 51 in Paw Paw | |||
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East end | SR 9 near Keyes Gap | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | West Virginia | |||
Counties | Morgan, Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, Jefferson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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West Virginia Route 9 (WV 9) is a major east–west state highway located in the eastern extents of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The western terminus of the route is at the Maryland state line on the north edge of Paw Paw, where WV 9 becomes Maryland Route 51 (MD 51) upon crossing the Potomac River. The eastern terminus is at the Virginia state line at Keyes Gap near Mannings, West Virginia, where WV 9 continues onward as Virginia State Route 9 (SR 9).
With no east–west US Highway in the region, WV 9 acts as the major east–west transportation artery between Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson counties. WV 9 briefly enters Hampshire County where it intersects with WV 29 near Pin Oak.