West Virginia Route 131

West Virginia Route 131 is a northsouth state highway located in northern West Virginia. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 19 in Shinnston. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 in Bridgeport.

West Virginia Route 131 marker

West Virginia Route 131

Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length10.9 mi[1] (17.5 km)
Major junctions
North end US 19 in Shinnston
Major intersections I-79 near Bridgeport
South end US 50 in Bridgeport
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesHarrison
Highway system
WV 129 WV 150
View south along WV 131 at CR 13/2 in Saltwell

The part of WV 131 running north–south from US 50 past I-79 is former WV 73, which continued to Morgantown and Bruceton Mills along the I-79 and I-68 corridors. The remainder of WV 131, along Saltwell Road, was County Route 13. The numerators of county routes spurring from WV 131 still reflect these former numbers.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Harrison County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Bridgeport US 50 Grafton, Clarksburg
Ryanville
WV 279 (Jerry Dove Drive) to US 50
interchange
Bridgeport I-79 Clarksburg, FairmontI-79 exit 125
CR 73/73 (Old Route 73) White Hallformer WV 73 north



CR 707 south to I-79 south FBI Center
Shinnston US 19
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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