Interstate 77 in West Virginia

Interstate 77 Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Maintained by West Virginia Division of Highways and West Virginia Parkways, Economic Development and Tourism Authority
Length:	187.21 mi[1] (301.29 km)
Formed:	1956
South end:	I-77 / US 52 at Virginia state line
Major junctions:	US 460 near Princeton I-64 from Beckley to Charleston WV 16 / WV 97 at Beckley US 19 near Beckley US 60 at Charleston I-79 near Charleston US 33 from Ripley to Ravenswood WV 2 from Ravenswood to Parkersburg US 50 at Parkersburg
North end:	I-77 at Ohio state line
West Virginia Routes < WV 76 WV 78 > State - County

In the U.S. state of West Virginia, Interstate 77 (I-77) is a major north-south Interstate highway. It extends for 187.21 miles (301 km) between Bluefield at the Virginia state line to Williamstown at the Ohio state line.

The highway serves Charleston, the capital and largest city in West Virginia; it also serves the large cities of Beckley, Bluefield, and Parkersburg. I-77 uses the entire length of the West Virginia Turnpike between Princeton and Charleston, and it is concurrent with Interstate 64 between Beckley and Charleston.

Route description

Interstate 77 enters West Virginia from Virginia via the East River Mountain Tunnel; it is concurrent with U.S. Route 52 within the tunnel. It surfaces in Mercer County to the east of Bluefield. I-77's first exit in West Virginia is 0.6 miles (1 km) north of the state line; US 52 leaves the highway here. I-77 continues north to Princeton. In Princeton, I-77 becomes the West Virginia Turnpike, which it remains through Charleston. The highway continues northward through rural Mercer County, roughly following U.S. Route 19. It crosses the Bluestone River in Eads Mill and passes Camp Creek State Park in Camp Creek. I-77 enters Raleigh County near the community of Ghent. I-77's northbound and southbound lanes separate here; they do not reunite until a point south of Daniels. I-77 meets I-64 south of Beckley, and the two highways become concurrent. The highways bypass the west side of Beckley and pass the turnpike's Beckley Service Area, which includes Tamarack, Best of West Virginia, at exit 45. I-77 heads north from Beckley into the Appalachian Mountains. It enters Fayette County near Pax, and it crosses into Kanawha County near Standard shortly afterwards. The highway continues north until it reaches the Kanawha River near Cabin Creek, where it turns northwest to follow the river into Charleston. I-77 crosses the river between exits 95 and 96 in Port Amherst. The West Virginia Turnpike ends after exit 96, and I-77 becomes a freeway. I-77 continues into downtown Charleston after the turnpike ends. It crosses the Elk River before separating from I-64 at an interchange in north Charleston. I-77 heads northeast along the river until it meets the southern terminus of Interstate 79 near Yeager Airport. I-77 then heads north into rural Kanawha County. It enters Jackson County near Goldtown. The highway continues north through Ripley, where it intersects U.S. Route 33. It becomes concurrent with US 33 and remains so through Silverton, where US 33 leaves the interstate and West Virginia Route 2 joins it. I-77 turns northeast toward Rockport, where it enters Wood County and turns north toward Parkersburg. It runs through the southeast corner of Parkersburg, bypassing the center of the city. It crosses the Little Kanawha River south of Parkersburg and heads northeast from the city. WV 2 leaves I-77 soon after, at exit 179 in North Hills. I-77 heads north towards Williamstown, where it crosses the Ohio River into Marietta, Ohio on the Marietta-Williamstown Interstate Bridge.

History

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Exit list

County	Location	Mile[2][3]	#	Destinations	Notes
Mercer		0.6	1	US 52 north – Bluefield	North end of US 52 overlap
		5.0	5	WV 112 – Ingleside	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		6.7	7	CR 27 (Ingleside Road)	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
		8.8	9	US 460 – Princeton, Pearisburg, VA	West Virginia Tourist Welcome Center and Vietnam War Memorial; south end of West Virginia Turnpike
		13.6	14	CR 7 to WV 20 / Athens Road
		19.6	20	US 19 – Camp Creek	Camp Creek State Park
Raleigh		28.8	28	CR 48 – Ghent, Flat Top
		39.3	40	I-64 east – Lewisburg	South end of I-64 overlap
	MacArthur	41.8	42	WV 16 / WV 97 (Robert C. Byrd Drive) – Mabscott	Twin Falls Resort State Park
	Beckley	44.3	44	WV 3 (Harper Road) – Beckley
		45.6	45	Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia
	Bradley	47.4	48	To US 19 – North Beckley, Summersville (Corridor L)
Fayette		54.4	54	CR 23/2 – Pax
		59.4	60	WV 612 – Mossy, Oak Hill
		66.0	66	CR 15 – Mahan
Kanawha		74.0	74	CR 83 (Paint Creek Road)
		79.3	79	CR 79/3 (Cabin Creek Road) – Sharon
		84.5	85	US 60 / WV 61 – Chelyan, Cedar Grove
	Marmet	89.3	89	WV 94 to WV 61 – Marmet, Chesapeake
	Charleston	94.3	95	WV 61 (MacCorkle Avenue)
		95.5	96	US 60 east (Midland Trail) – Belle	South end of US 60 overlap; north end of West Virginia Turnpike
		96.6	97	US 60 west (Kanawha Boulevard)	North end of US 60 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Charleston	98.0	98	To WV 61 / 35th Street Bridge	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		98.9	99	WV 114 (Greenbrier Street) – State Capitol
		100.0	100	Leon Sullivan Way, Capitol Street
		100.7	101	I-64 west – Huntington	North end of I-64 overlap
		101.4	102	US 119 (Westmoreland Road)
		102.7	104	I-79 north – Clarksburg
		105.9	106	CR 27 (Edens Fork Road)
	Sissonville	109.9	111	CR 29 (Tuppers Creek Road)
		112.4	114	WV 622 – Sissonville, Pocatalico
		115.0	116	CR 21 (Haines Bridge Road) – Sissonville
Jackson		118.9	119	CR 21 – Goldtown
		123.9	124	WV 34 – Kenna
		131.4	132	CR 21 – Fairplain, Ripley
	Ripley	136.9	138	US 33 east / WV 62 – Ripley	South end of US 33 overlap
		145.0	146	US 33 west / WV 2 south – Silverton, Ravenswood	North end of US 33 overlap; south end of WV 2 overlap
		153.4	154	CR 1 (Medina Road)
Wood		160.7	161	CR 21 – Rockport
		169.0	170	WV 14 – Mineral Wells
	Parkersburg	172.2	173	WV 95 (Camden Avenue) – Downtown Parkersburg
		172.9	174	WV 47 (Staunton Avenue)
		175.4	176	US 50 – Downtown Parkersburg (Corridor D)
		179.0	179	WV 2 north / WV 68 south (Emerson Avenue) – Vienna, North Parkersburg	North end of WV 2 overlap
		184.8	185	WV 14 to WV 31 – Williamstown, Vienna

References

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