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Ravenswood Bridge; Ohio–West Virginia state line: Jackson: Ravenswood: WV 68 north – Ravenswood: Western end of WV 68 overlap: WV 2 south – Point Pleasant: Western end of WV 2 overlap: Silverton: 3.35: 5.39: I-77 north / WV 2 north – Parkersburg: Eastern end of WV 2 overlap; northern end of I-77 overlap: Ripley: 11.39: 18.33: I-77 south ...
US 33 west – Franklin: West Virginia state line (Shenandoah Mountain) SR 613 (Whitmore Shop Road / Clover Hill Road) – Ottobine: City of Harrisonburg: 21.88: 35.21: SR 42 (High Street) to I-81: 21.96: 35.34: US 11 south (Liberty Street) 22.06: 35.50: US 11 north (Main Street) Court Square (traffic circle around Rockingham County Courthouse ...
View west along US 33 in Pendleton County, West Virginia. US 33 extends 248 miles (399 km) in West Virginia, from the Ohio River at Ravenswood to the Virginia state line atop Shenandoah Mountain west of Harrisonburg, Virginia. Shortly after entering West Virginia and crossing the Ohio River, US 33 turns south, joining I-77 to Ripley.
Grove Hill Road, VA Route 611, Potts Mountain Road, abandoned portion across the state line, McDaniel Road Swift Run Gap Turnpike: Fredericksburg - Orange - Stanardsville - Swift Run Gap - Elkton: VA Route 3, VA Route 20, Scuffletown Road, Fredericksburg Road, U.S. Route 33: Part of the road was sold to the Fredericksburg and Valley Plank Road
U.S. Route 33 crosses the mountain between Franklin, West Virginia, and Harrisonburg, Virginia. Other Shenandoah Mountain high peaks are Flagpole Knob (Virginia; 4383’/1336 m [ 5 ] [ 1 ] ), and Bald Knob (Virginia; 3680’/1122 m [ 6 ] ).
Harrisonburg was named for Thomas Harrison (1704–1785), an early settler. [20]The earliest documented English exploration of the area prior to settlement was the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition, led by Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood, who reached Elkton, and whose rangers continued and in 1716 likely passed through what is now Harrisonburg.
View south along US 220 in Petersburg. The highway enters West Virginia two miles (3.2 km) south of Harper in Pendleton County.From the state line, US 220 parallels the South Branch Potomac River as it progresses northward. 13 miles (21 km) north of Harper, US 220 travels through Franklin, where it intersects US 33.
A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.