West Virginia Route 55

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West Virginia Route 55

WV 55 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length227.9 mi[1] (366.8 km)
Major junctions
West end US 19 in Muddlety
Major intersections WV 20 from Craigsville to Fenwick

WV 39 from Fenwick to Marlinton
US 219 from Mill Point to Elkins
US 250 from Huttonsville to Elkins
US 33 from Elkins to Seneca Rocks
WV 28 from Seneca Rocks to Moorefield

US 220 from Petersburg to Moorefield
East end US 48 / SR 55 near Wardensville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesNicholas, Greenbrier, Pocahontas, Randolph, Pendleton, Grant, Hardy
Highway system
WV 54 WV 57
View east along WV 55 east of US 220/WV 28 in Moorefield

West Virginia Route 55 is an east–west state highway in West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 19 in Muddlety. The eastern terminus is at the Virginia state line six miles (10 km) east of Wardensville, where WV 55 continues as Virginia State Route 55. From Moorefield to the Virginia state line, WV 55 is concurrent with U.S. Route 48. This portion includes the Clifford Hollow Bridge.

Main Street (WV 39 and WV 55) in Richwood.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
NicholasMuddlety US 19 – Summersville, Suttoninterchange

WV 41 south – Summersville
Craigsville
WV 20 north – Camden on Gauley, Webster Springs
west end of WV 20 overlap
Fenwick

WV 20 south / WV 39 west – Summersville
east end of WV 20 overlap; west end of WV 39 overlap
see WV 39 and US 219
RandolphElkins



US 33 west / US 219 north / US 250 north / WV 92 north / CR 219/34 (11th Street / Elkins-Randolph County Industrial Park Road) – Parsons, Buckhannon, South Elkins
east end of US 219 / US 250 / WV 92 overlap; west end of US 33 overlap
see US 33
PendletonSeneca Rocks

US 33 east / WV 28 south – Franklin, Green Bank
east end of US 33 overlap; west end of WV 28 overlap
see WV 28
HardyMoorefield

US 220 north / WV 28 north – Romney, Keyser
east end of US 220 / WV 28 overlap

US 48 west
interchange; west end of US 48 overlap
see Corridor H


US 48 east / SR 55 east – Strasburg, Front Royal, Washington, DC
Virginia state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.