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West Virginia Route 9 (WV 9) is a major east–west state highway located in the eastern extents of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The western terminus of the route is at the Maryland state line on the north edge of Paw Paw , where WV 9 becomes Maryland Route 51 (MD 51) upon crossing the Potomac River .
The Willow Island disaster was the collapse of a cooling tower under construction at the Pleasants Power Station at Willow Island, West Virginia, on April 27, 1978. Fifty-one construction workers were killed. It is thought to be the deadliest construction accident in U.S. history. [1] [2] [3]
Virginia State Route 9 (SR 9) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia.Known as Charles Town Pike, the state highway runs 13.08 miles (21.05 km) from the West Virginia state line near Mechanicsville, where the highway continues west as West Virginia Route 9 (WV 9), east to SR 7 and SR 7 Business in Paeonian Springs.
The death of a construction worker after a crane strap broke and plywood fell at a work site in German Village remains under investigation by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
A car crash on Route 9 in Cortlandt left one teen dead and another injured on Friday, Dec. 15. New York State Police said Vladislav Saban, 17, of Cold Spring was driving a Toyota Prius southbound ...
In West Virginia, leaving the scene of an accident has serious consequences. In some cases, it can lead to a felony charge. Even in a non-fatal accident, you are likely to see an increase in your ...
Corridor G is a highway in the U.S. states of Kentucky and West Virginia that follows the route of U.S. Route 119 (US 119) from Pikeville, Kentucky, to Charleston, West Virginia. Construction on the road began in 1972 in West Virginia and 1974 in Kentucky, but it was more than two decades before the road was completed in either state.
By 1820, the main route west became the newly completed Snickers Gap Turnpike which crossed the Blue Ridge to the south at Snickers Gap, and Keyes Gap lost its prominence. Despite this, Keyes Gap was still of strategic importance during the American Civil War, as it provided an alternate "back route" from Virginia to the key point of Harpers Ferry.