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The West Virginia Turnpike is a member of the E-ZPass electronic toll collection consortium, allowing members to attach a transponder to their windshield or front bumper and pay electronically. [31] West Virginia E-ZPass members can pay a flat annual fee for unlimited travel on the West Virginia Turnpike. [30] [32]
The Northwestern Turnpike is a historic road in West Virginia (Virginia at the time the road was created), important for being historically one of the major roads crossing the Appalachians, financed by the Virginia Board of Public Works in the 1830s.
Traffic was significantly reduced in 1988 when the final section of I-64 was completed. [citation needed] Although considerably shorter than the Interstate Highway routing via the West Virginia Turnpike, these days, the Midland Trail serves mostly local traffic and shunpikers seeking a bucolic interlude.
This is a list of turnpike roads, built and operated by nonprofit turnpike trusts or private companies in exchange for the privilege of collecting a toll, in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia, mainly in the 19th century. While most of the roads are now maintained as free public roads, some have been abandoned.
West Virginia state highways have a square-shaped highway shield. [1] West Virginia has a system of secondary state highways that are functionally similar to county roads in most other states. Secondary road designations are only unique within each county. There are two types of secondary roads: [1]
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 ...
WV 123 west – Mercer County Airport: Eastern terminus of WV 123 10.6: 17.1: US 460 east – Pearisburg VA: North end of US 460 overlap: Princeton: 12.2: 19.6: WV 104 west (Morrison Drive) South end of WV 104 overlap: 12.3: 19.8: WV 104 east (Stafford Drive) North end of WV 104 overlap: 12.7– 12.8: 20.4– 20.6: WV 20 (Main Street) Traffic ...
On June 29, 1973, I-79 was extended from West Virginia exit 146 to exit 148 , where, at one point, traffic was forced onto the newly opened west end of Corridor E (now I-68) to exit 1. [21] A further extension of six miles (9.7 km), including the Uffington Bridge over the Monongahela River southwest of Morgantown, was opened on August 30, 1973 ...