West Virginia Route 16

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West Virginia Route 16

WV 16 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length252.9 mi[1] (407.0 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 16 in Bishop
Major intersections US 52 in Welch
WV 10 near Pineville
I-64 / I-77 near Beckley
US 19 in Oak Hill
US 60 in Gauley Bridge
I-79 near Big Chimney
US 33 / US 119 near Arnoldsburg
US 50 near Ellenboro
North end WV 2 in St. Marys
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesMcDowell, Wyoming, Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Clay, Calhoun, Ritchie, Pleasants
Highway system
WV 15 WV 17
View north along WV 16 at CR 16/25 in Calhoun County
WV 16 crossing the New River in 2022

West Virginia Route 16 (WV 16) is a north–south route located in the U.S. State of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at the Virginia state line in Bishop, McDowell County, where the route continues south as Virginia State Route 16. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 2 in St. Marys, Pleasants County, on the south bank of the Ohio River. WV 16 continues as a same-numbered route into Virginia and North Carolina, ultimately ending in Waxhaw, south of Charlotte and just north of the South Carolina border. The total length of highway is just under 475 miles (764 km) long.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
McDowellBishop
SR 16 south – Tazewell, Marion, Mouth of Wilson
Continuation from Virginia

WV 161 north – Anawalt

WV 83 west – Bradshaw
Welch
US 52 north – Iaeger, Williamson
south end of US 52 overlap


US 52 south / WV 103 east – Bluefield, Gary
north end of US 52 overlap; south end of US 52 Alt. overlap


US 52 Alt. south (Elkhorn Street)
north end of US 52 Alt. overlap
WyomingPineville

WV 10 north to WV 97 – Pineville, Twin Falls Resort State Park
south end of WV 10 overlap

WV 10 south – Princeton
north end of WV 10 overlap
Mullens
WV 54 north – Beckley, Twin Falls Resort State Park
Raleigh

WV 54 south / WV 97 west – Mullens
south end of WV 97 overlap


WV 121 south (local traffic only) / WV 54 south – Mullens
interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
MacArthur I-64 / I-77 – Charleston, BluefieldI-77 exit 42; north end of WV 97 overlap
MabscottMabscottinterchange
BeckleyWalker Avenueinterchange; southbound access only


To WV 3 east / Central Avenue
south end of WV 3 west overlap (northbound only)

WV 3 east (Neville Street) – Downtown Beckley


WV 3 west (Prince Street / Harper Road) to I-77
north end of WV 3 west overlap (northbound only)

WV 210 south (North Kanawha Street)

US 19 south (Eisenhower Drive) / CR 8 (Ragland Road)
south end of US 19 overlap



US 19 north to I-64 / I-77 – Charleston, Bluefield, Oak Hill, Summersville
interchange; north end of US 19 overlap
Bradley
To US 19
FayetteMount Hope
WV 211 north – Downtown Mount Hope

WV 61 south – Prince
south end of WV 61 overlap

WV 211 south – Downtown Mount Hope

To US 19
Oak Hill
US 19 south – Beckley
south end of US 19 overlap

US 19 north / CR 18 (Pea Ridge Road) – Summersville
interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of US 19 overlap

WV 61 north – Montgomery
north end of WV 61 overlap
US 19 – Summersville, Beckleyinterchange

CR 21/18 (Lochgelly Road) to US 19 – Beckley, Summersville
Fayetteville US 19 – Beckley, Summersville
Chimney Corner
US 60 east – Rainelle, Hawks Nest State Park
south end of US 60 overlap
Gauley Bridge
US 60 west – Charleston
north end of US 60 overlap; south end of WV 39 overlap
Belva
WV 39 east – Summersville
north end of WV 39 overlap
ClayClay
WV 4 south – Clendenin
south end of WV 4 overlap

WV 4 north – Sutton
north end of WV 4 overlap
I-79 – Charleston, ClarksburgI-79 exit 40
Calhoun

US 33 west / US 119 south – Spencer
south end of US 33 / US 119 overlap
Millstone

US 33 east / US 119 north – Weston, Glenville
north end of US 33 / US 119 overlap
Grantsville WV 5 – Elizabeth, Glenville
RitchieSmithville
WV 47 east – Weston
south end of WV 47 overlap

WV 47 west – Parkersburg
north end of WV 47 overlap
Harrisville WV 31 (Main Street) – Cairo, North Bend State Park
Ellenboro US 50 – Parkersburg, Clarksburginterchange
PleasantsSt. Marys WV 2 – Parkersburg, Wheeling
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.