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West Virginia Route 61

West Virginia Route 61 marker

West Virginia Route 61
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length63.3 mi[1] (101.9 km)
Major junctions
South end WV 41 in Piney View
WV 16 from Mount Hope to Oak Hill
US 19 near Oak Hill
I-64 / I-77 near Charleston
US 119 in Charleston
North end US 60 in Charleston
Location
CountiesRaleigh, Fayette, Kanawha
Highway system
  • West Virginia State Highway System
  • Interstate
  • U.S.
  • State
US 60.svg US 60WV-62.svg WV 62
View south along WV 61 at WV 16 just southeast of Mount Hope

West Virginia Route 61 is a north–south state highway in central and southern West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 41 in Piney View. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 60 (Patrick Street Bridge) in Charleston.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Raleigh WV 41 – Prince, Beckley
FayetteMount Hope WV 16 south – Beckleysouth end of WV 16 overlap
see WV 16
Oak Hill WV 16 north (Main Street) – Fayettevillenorth end of WV 16 overlap
Montgomery To US 60 (via WV 6)to Montgomery Bridge
KanawhaChelyan To I-64 / I-77 / US 60 – Cedar Grove, Charleston, Beckleyinterchange; I-77 exit 85; to Chelyan Bridge
Marmet WV 94 south to I-64 / I-77 – Racine
Charleston I-64 / I-77 – Beckley, CharlestonI-77 exit 95; to Chuck Yeager Bridge
To I-64 west / I-77 north / 36th Streetto Kanawha City Bridge
Thayer Street - Downtown Charlestonto South Side Bridge
To I-64 / US 119 / Oakwood Roadto Fort Hill Bridge
CharlestonSouth Charleston line US 60 (Patrick Street) to WV 25 – South Charlestonto Patrick Street Bridge
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
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