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The Memorial Tunnel is a 2,802 feet (854 m) two-lane vehicular tunnel that formerly carried the West Virginia Turnpike through/under Paint Creek Mountain in Standard, West Virginia in Kanawha County. [1]
Originally known as Memorial Tunnel, the tunnel formerly carried West Virginia Turnpike through/under Paint Creek Mountain in Standard, West Virginia in Kanawha County. Its construction required the movement of 91,000 cubic yards (70,000 m 3) of earth, and was the first tunnel in the nation to have closed-circuit television monitoring. [1] at a ...
I-77 follows the entire length of the West Virginia Turnpike, a toll road that runs between Princeton and Charleston, and it runs concurrently with I-64 between Beckley and Charleston. Historically, the West Virginia Turnpike was a two-lane road with treacherous curves and a tunnel (which has since been decommissioned).
Memorial Tunnel, abandoned and bypassed 2-lane road tunnel, 2,802 feet (854 m), formerly West Virginia Turnpike/I-77 Tunnel No. 1, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , Wheeling [ 50 ] Wheeling Tunnel , twin tunnels, 0.27 miles (430 m), I-70 , Wheeling
The Memorial Tunnel on the West Virginia Turnpike was bypassed in 1987 to complete upgrading that highway to Interstate standards. Unlike the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the West Virginia Turnpike was built two lanes for its entire length, and needed an additional two lanes in order to get the I-77 and I-64 designations.
Now that the new BOS is live, we are happy to say that motorists using the West Virginia Turnpike will have more flexibility and options for managing their toll accounts, and we feel confident our systems will support our tolling operations well into the future,” said West Virginia Parkway Authority Executive Director, Jeff Miller.
Pages in category "Road tunnels in West Virginia" ... Memorial Tunnel; W. Wheeling Tunnel This page was last edited on 19 December 2024, at 00:14 ...
Dec. 15—CHARLESTON — Tolls for passenger vehicles traveling the West Virginia Turnpike are increasing from $4 to $4.25 starting Jan. 1 next year, so drivers can either renew their E-ZPass or ...