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| Length: | 150.8 mi[1] (242.7 km) | ||||||||||||
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| South end: |  WV 39 in Huntersville |
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| Major junctions: |
 WV 92 from Dunmore to Bartow
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| North end: | Maryland state line in Wiley Ford | ||||||||||||
| Counties: | Pocahontas, Pendleton, Grant, Hardy, Hampshire, Mineral | ||||||||||||
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>West Virginia Route 28 is a north-south route through the Potomac Highlands of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 39 in Huntersville. The northern terminus is at the Maryland state line in Wiley Ford, where the route continues into Cumberland as a local road upon crossing the North Branch of the Potomac River.
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Communities along the route
Attractions
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory
- Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
- Fort Ashby
- Greater Cumberland Regional Airport
- North Fork Mountain
Historic sites
- Old Pine Church, Purgitsville
- Sloan-Parker House, Junction
- The Burg, Mechanicsburg
- Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney
- Davis History House, Romney
- Literary Hall, Romney
- Washington Place, Romney
- Wappocomo plantation & Train Station, Romney
- Fort Forman site, Vance
- The Rocks, Wappocomo
- Shouse-Martin House, Springfield
- Fort Ashby, Fort Ashby
- Fort Sellers, near Short Gap
See also
- West Virginia Route 28 Alternate, an alternate route bypassing Wiley Ford
References
- ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
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