List of unused highways in West Virginia
An unused highway may reference a highway or highway ramp that was partially or fully constructed but was unused[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] or later closed.[10][11][12] An unused ramp can be referred to as a stub ramp,[13] stub street,[2][14][15] stub-out,[2] or simply stub.[16][17] The following is a list:
West Virginia
Belle
- U.S. Route 60 was a two lane road until being upgraded to the current four lane. Behind the McDonald's to the southeast of Belle is a half mile section of roadway that is unbarricaded as well as a section to the northwest that was divided by a road when Riverside High School opened.(38°12′19″N 81°30′16″W / 38.2053238°N 81.5044486°W)
Benwood
- There is an unused interchange along the U.S. Route 250/West Virginia Route 2 freeway just south of Wheeling.[18] It formerly served the Bellaire Interstate Toll Bridge; however, the Ohio River span was closed in 1991.
Berkeley Springs
- Between Berkeley Springs and the Maryland state line on US-522 there is several abandoned sections of old US-522 that are no longer used after the road was realigned.
Bluefield
- At the eastbound end of the U.S. Route 460 and U.S. Route 52 concurrency, grading and unused bridges exist heading north from the interchange. This is a part of the larger King Coal Highway project and will allow U.S. Route 52 to bypass Bluefield to the north once completed. There is also an grading for a future loop ramp which will connect eastbound U.S. Route 460 to the what will become northbound U.S. Route 52. In fact, there is already a sign on U.S. Route 460 for this exit but it is covered by a banner reading "CLOSED".[19]
Crum
- There is a stub for the Tolsia Highway that was completed in 2002.[20] It was built as a four-lane highway on two roadways, but one is closed and the other is currently lined for two-way traffic.
Kerens
- An unopened stub section of highway, including two bridges over Randolph County Route 7, exist at the current eastern end of Corridor H's western section near Kerens.
Napier
Old WV 5, Napier
- A half mile section of abandoned road extends north from U.S. Route 19/West Virginia Route 4 at Napier, West Virginia and ends in Burnsville Lake. This was formerly West Virginia Route 5, but was abandoned when Burnsville Lake was created. Intact pavement, road signs, driveway culverts, utility poles, and water wells can still be found near the roadway, which now serves as an access road for Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area. When the lake is at winter pool, it is possible to continue to walk up to a mile on the old highway grade. 38°47′27″N 80°35′19″W / 38.79093°N 80.5887°W
Slab Fork
- There is a stub part of West Virginia Route 121 approximately 3.5 miles in length that will become the northern terminus of the future U.S. Route 121, otherwise known as the Coalfields Expressway.
Standard
- The Memorial Tunnel was part of the West Virginia Turnpike from 1954 to 1987, when it was bypassed due to expansion of the Turnpike to four lanes. It was then used for fire tests for the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel Project, and has now been converted into the Center for National Response, a weapons of mass destruction and counter-terrorism training facility for the West Virginia National Guard.[21] North/West portal South/East portal
Sutton
- At Interstate 79 Exit 57, the is a unused on-ramp to northbound I-79 that was abandoned when a new ramp was built as part of an upgrade to US Route 19. Part of the old ramp serves as entrance to a park-and-ride, with the rest barricaded off.
Wheeling
- There is a stub at the Interstate 70 and the U.S. Highway 250/West Virginia Route 2 interchange immediately east of the Wheeling Tunnel. When it was opened on December 7, 1966,[22] the interchange was designed and partially constructed for an extension of West Virginia 2 north, which was eventually canceled.
See also
References
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- ↑ Munroe, Tapan. "TRENDS ANALYSIS for PARKS & RECREATION: 2000 AND BEYOND." California Park & Recreation Society Jan. 1999. 15 Jan. 2007 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-09. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
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- ↑ "Leasing of Closed Highways Regulation", Alta. Reg. 36/1986. 15 Jan. 2007 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-11-22. .
- ↑ "R. v. Sanders", 2004 NBPC 12 (CanLII). 15 Jan. 2007 .
- ↑ "HIGHWAY CLOSINGS", R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 599. 15 Jan. 2007 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-11-24. .
- ↑ "Washington State Department of Transportation Public Transportation and Rail Division Monthly News, October 2006, page 4" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-08. (286 KiB), accessed December 28, 2006
- ↑ Sommer, Dick. "Ten Ways to Manage Roadway Access in Your Community." Ohio Department of Transportation, 2005. 15 Jan. 2007 .
- ↑ Bauserman, Christian E. "DELAWARE COUNTY ENGINEER'S DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & SURVEYING STANDARDS." 18 May 1998. 15 Jan. 2007 .
- ↑ Geiger, Gene. "Ohio DOT Constructs I-670 over a Water Treatment Sludge Lagoon in Columbus." Ohio LTAP Quarterly. Ohio Department of Transportation. 15:3 (1999) .
- ↑ "CITY OF UNION, KENTUCKY." City of Union, Kentucky 23 June 2006. 15 Jan. 2007 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2012-03-19. .
- ↑ "Bellaire Interstate Toll Bridge". Bellaire Public Library. 7 July 2005. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008.
- ↑ "'Bridge to Nowhere': USA Today chronicles long-struggle for completion". 10 March 2017.
- ↑ Mitchem, Mike; David B. Akers (n.d.). King Coal Highway, I-73/74 Authority. Gilbert: West Virginia Department of Highways.
- ↑ "Center for National Response - Tunnel History". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
- ↑ Connors, Fred (2007-03-12). "W.Va. Courts Tile Makers". Intelligencer [Wheeling]. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
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