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Rural Free Delivery ( RFD ), since 1906 officially rural delivery, is a program of the United States Post Office Department to deliver mail directly to rural destinations. The program began in the late 19th century. Before that, people living in rural areas had to pick up mail themselves at sometimes distant post offices or pay private carriers ...
119.1. MD 51 at Maryland state line in Paw Paw. SR 9 at Virginia state line state line near Keyes Gap. 01922-01-01 1922. current. WV 10. 148.5. 239.0.
U.S. Route 33 US 33 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by WVDOH Length 248 mi (399 km) Existed 1926–present Major junctions West end US 33 at the Ohio state line Major intersections I-77 from Ravenswood to Ripley US 119 from Spencer to Buckhannon I-79 in Weston US 48 from Weston to Elkins US 219 in Elkins US 220 in Franklin East end US 33 at the Virginia state line Location ...
West Virginia state highways have a square-shaped highway shield. West Virginia has a system of secondary state highways that are functionally similar to county roads in most other states. Secondary road designations are only unique within each county. There are two types of secondary roads:
As a mountainous state, bridges and tunnels play an important role in transportation in West Virginia. Notable bridges and tunnels include: New River Gorge Bridge – near Fayetteville, WV. Silver Bridge – Point Pleasant, WV. Silver Memorial Bridge – Henderson, WV to Gallipolis, OH. Wheeling Suspension Bridge – Wheeling, WV.
West Virginia Route 127. West Virginia Route 127 is an east–west state highway located in northeast West Virginia. The western terminus is at West Virginia Route 29 near Forks of Cacapon in Hampshire County. The eastern terminus is at the Virginia state line west of U.S. Route 522 and east of Good, where WV 127 continues eastward as State ...
Northwestern Turnpike. The Northwestern Turnpike is a historic road in West Virginia ( Virginia at the time the road was created), important for being historically one of the major roads crossing the Appalachians, financed by the Virginia Board of Public Works in the 1830s.
In the U.S. state of West Virginia, U.S. Route 40 ( US 40) runs for 16 miles (26 km) through the Northern Panhandle region. The highway enters the state on the Military Order of the Purple Heart bridge concurrent with US 250, crossing Wheeling Island, before joining Interstate 70 (I-70) over the Fort Henry Bridge before leaving the interstate.