West Virginia Route 20
West Virginia Route 20 is a major north–south state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 52 in Bluewell, a small unincorporated suburb of Bluefield. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 7 three miles (5 km) east of New Martinsville. WV Route 20 is the longest state route in West Virginia.
West Virginia Route 20 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
| Length | 256.15 mi[1] (412.23 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 52 in Bluewell | |||
 US 19 in Princeton WV 3 in Hinton I-64 near Sandstone US 60 in Rainelle WV 39 in Nettie  US 33 / US 119 near Buckhannon I-79 in Quiet Dell US 50 in Clarksburg | ||||
| North end |  WV 7 near New Martinsville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | West Virginia | |||
| Counties | Mercer, Summers, Fayette, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Webster, Upshur, Barbour, Harrison, Wetzel | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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View south along WV 20 in Rock Cave
Attractions
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Mercer | Bluewell | US 52 – Bluefield, Welch, Bramwell Historic District | |||
| Princeton |   WV 104 east | ||||
| US 19 | traffic circle around Mercer County Courthouse | ||||
    WV 104 to I-77 / US 460 | |||||
| Summers | | WV 3 east – Alderson | south end of WV 3 overlap | ||
| |  WV 3 west – Beckley | north end of WV 3 overlap | |||
| Hinton |   WV 107 south (2nd Avenue) | ||||
| |  CR 7 (Meadow Creek Road) to I-64 – Beckley, Lewisburg | ||||
| Greenbrier | Rainelle | US 60 west – Charleston | south end of US 60 overlap | ||
| Charmco | US 60 east – Lewisburg | north end of US 60 overlap | |||
| Nicholas | Nettie | WV 39 west – Summersville | south end of WV 39 overlap | ||
| Fenwick |  WV 39 east / WV 55 east – Richwood | north end of WV 39 overlap; south end of WV 55 overlap | |||
| Craigsville | WV 55 west – Muddlety, Summersville | north end of WV 55 overlap | |||
| Webster | |  WV 82 west to US 19 / I-79 – Birch River | |||
| Webster Springs |  WV 15 east – Valley Head | south end of WV 15 overlap | |||
| | WV 15 west – Flatwoods | north end of WV 15 overlap | |||
| Upshur | Rock Cave |  WV 4 south – Sutton | |||
| Buckhannon |   CR 12 / CR 151 (Main Street) | former US 33 / US 119 south | |||
| US 33 to US 119 south / I-79 – Weston, Elkins | interchange (future US 48); south end of US 119 overlap | ||||
| |  US 119 north – Philippi | north end of US 119 overlap | |||
| Harrison | |  WV 57 east – Philippi | |||
| | I-79 – Charleston, Clarksburg | I-79 exit 115 | |||
| Nutter Fort |  WV 58 east – Stonewood, Bridgeport | ||||
 WV 98 west to US 19 | |||||
| Clarksburg | US 50 to I-79 – Parkersburg, Bridgeport | interchange | |||
| US 19 south (Milford Street) | south end of US 19 overlap | ||||
| US 50 – Parkersburg, Bridgeport | interchange | ||||
| Shinnston | US 19 north – Shinnston | north end of US 19 overlap | |||
| Wetzel | | WV 7 – New Martinsville, Morgantown | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- "Factbook". West Virginia Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
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