West Virginia Route 112
West Virginia Route 112 is an east–west state highway in southern West Virginia. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 19 east of Bluefield, in the shadow of a "bridge to nowhere"[2] on the future King Coal Highway. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 460 in Oakvale.
West Virginia Route 112 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
| Length | 14.0 mi[1] (22.5 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 19 near Bluefield | |||
| East end |  US 460 in Oakvale | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | West Virginia | |||
| Counties | Mercer | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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View east along WV 112 at I-77 in Ingleside
WV 112 was formerly a portion of WV 12.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Mercer County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | US 19 – Bluefield | ||||
| |   I-77 north – Beckley | I-77 exit 5 | |||
| |  US 460 / CR 3/5 (Goodwins Chapel Road) – Bluefield, Pearisburg, VA | interchange | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
- Charles Owens, Robert C. Byrd's vision of a grand 'King Coal Highway' must be fulfilled (editorial), Bluefield Daily Telegraph, December 18, 2013
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