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Philippi ('FILL-uh-pea') is a city in and the county seat of Barbour County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. [5] The population was 2,929 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi , known as the "Philippi Races".
Southern terminus of WV-69: Burton: WV 7 west – New Martinsville: west end of WV-7 overlap: WV 7 east – Morgantown: east end of WV-7 overlap: Marion: Farmington: WV 218 south – Worthington: North end of WV-218 overlap: WV 218 north – Fairview: South end of WV-218 overlap: Fairmont: US 19: Access to Downtown Fairmont: WV 310 east ...
In Moundsville, West Virginia, the route leaves WV 2 and departs toward Cameron, Mannington, and Fairmont. It intersects with its parent route, U.S. Route 50, two miles west of Grafton in Pruntytown and continues southward, co-signed with U.S. Route 119 for 12 miles. The route moves through Philippi, and finally through Elkins.
At Philippi it joins with US 250 for 12 miles (19 km). From there, US 119 heads on its own through Grafton and towards Morgantown . Just south of Morgantown , US 119 intersects Interstate 68's Exit #1, immediately east of its end at I-79 .
Barbour County is a county in north central West Virginia, United States.At the 2020 census, the population was 15,465. [5] The county seat is Philippi, [6] which was chartered in 1844.
US 119 north / WV 20 – Buckhannon, Philippi: Interchange; east end of US 119 overlap: Barbour: No major junctions: Randolph 28.2: 45.4: US 250 / WV 92 north – Philippi: West end of US 250/WV 92 overlaps: Aggregates: 31.5: 50.7: WV 92 south (Harrison Avenue) – Crystal Springs: East end of WV 92 overlap: Elkins: 35.0: 56.3
The bridge has strong associations with the American Civil War, especially the Battle of Philippi (1861). The Philippi Covered Bridge is the oldest [3] and longest covered bridge in West Virginia and one of only two remaining in Barbour County. It is also the only covered bridge on the United States Numbered Highway System (as part of U.S ...
The Tygart Valley River in Elkins in 2006 Tygart River Lake and Dam near Grafton, West Virginia. View is upriver to the south. The Tygart Valley River — also known as the Tygart River — is a principal tributary of the Monongahela River, approximately 135 miles (217 km) long, [3] in east-central West Virginia in the United States.