West Virginia Route 5

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West Virginia Route 5

WV 5 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length71.6 mi[1] (115.2 km)
Major junctions
West end WV 14 in Elizabeth
Major intersections WV 16 in Grantsville
US 33 / US 119 in Glenville
I-79 in Burnsville
East end US 19 / WV 4 in Heaters
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesWirt, Calhoun, Gilmer, Braxton
Highway system
WV 4 WV 6
View east along WV 5 at CR 35/16 in Gilmer County

West Virginia Route 5 is an east–west state highway located in northwest West Virginia. The western terminus is at West Virginia Route 14 in Elizabeth, Wirt County. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 19 and West Virginia Route 4 in Heaters, Braxton County four miles (6 km) north of Interstate 79 exit 67. Almost all of WV 5 parallels the Little Kanawha River.

Originally, the eastern terminus began 4.4 miles (7.1 km) further north along US 19/WV 4 at Napier, but this part of the route became one of West Virginia's unused highways when it was closed in the mid-1970s to make way for Burnsville Lake.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WirtElizabeth WV 14 – Spencer, Parkersburg

WV 53 east
CalhounGrantsville WV 16 – Smithville, Millstone
GilmerGlenville

US 33 west / US 119 south – Spencer, Cedar Creek State Park
west end of US 33 / US 119 overlap


US 33 east / US 119 north – Weston
east end of US 33 / US 119 overlap
BraxtonBurnsville I-79 – Clarksburg, Charleston, Burnsville Lake Dam
Heaters US 19 / WV 4 – Weston, Rock Cave, Sutton, Burnsville Lake, Bulltown
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.