U.S. Route 250 in West Virginia

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 250 in West Virginia. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 250.

U.S. Route 250
Route of US 250 in West Virginia highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 50
Maintained by WVDOH
Major junctions
West end	US 40 / US 250 at the Ohio state line in Wheeling
Major intersections	I-70 / US 40 / WV 2 in Wheeling I-470 in Wheeling US 19 in Fairmont I-79 in White Hall US 50 in Grafton US 119 from Webster to Philippi US 33 / US 48 from Norton to Elkins US 219 / WV 55 from Elkins to Huttonsville
East end	US 250 at the Virginia state line near Bartow
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Marion, Taylor, Barbour, Randolph, Pocahontas
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided West Virginia State Highway System Interstate US State
← WV 230 → WV 251

U.S. Route 250 (US 250) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from Sandusky, Ohio, to Richmond, Virginia. Within the state of West Virginia, the route runs from the Ohio border in Wheeling to the Virginia border near Thornwood.

Route description

View north along US 250 in Hundred in rural northern West Virginia

U.S. 250's northern entrance into West Virginia is via the Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge from Bridgeport, Ohio, onto Wheeling Island. It is briefly co-signed with U.S. Route 40. The route additionally co-signs with Interstate 70 and crosses the Ohio River on the Fort Henry Bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia. U.S. Route 250 then exits I-70 east of the Wheeling Tunnel and joins West Virginia Route 2 one mile (1.6 km) later. In Moundsville, West Virginia, the route leaves WV 2 and departs toward Cameron, Mannington, and Fairmont. It intersects with its parent route, U.S. Route 50, two miles west of Grafton in Pruntytown and continues southward, co-signed with U.S. Route 119 for 12 miles. The route moves through Philippi, and finally through Elkins. U.S. Route 250 intersects with U.S. Route 33 and U.S. Route 219 briefly in Elkins, which is the last major hub before U.S. Route 250 winds its way through the Appalachian Mountains to the Virginia border.

U.S. 250 in West Virginia includes the Philippi Covered Bridge at Philippi, the only covered bridge on the United States Numbered Highway System.

History

Originally, US 250 ran from Norwalk, Ohio to end at US 50 in Grafton, West Virginia. Today, it runs from Sandusky, Ohio to Richmond, Virginia, passing its original eastern terminus. East of Grafton, the route was originally part of West Virginia Route 56, which followed what is now US 119 from Philippi to Morgantown.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Ohio	Wheeling	0.00	0.00		US 40 west / US 250 west / Historic National Road west to I-70 west / SR 7 – Bridgeport	Ohio state line (Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge over Ohio River back channel)
					I-70 west – Columbus, OH	West end of I-70 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; US 250 west follows exit 0
		0.7	1.1	1A	US 40 east / WV 2 north (Main Street) – Downtown Wheeling	East end of US 40 overlap
		0.8– 1.1	1.3– 1.8	Wheeling Tunnel
					I-70 east – Washington, PA	East end of I-70 overlap; US 250 east follows exit 1B
					McColloch Street	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
					16th Street	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
					WV 2 north (18th Street) – Downtown	West end of WV-2 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
See WV-2
Marshall	Moundsville				WV 2 south	East end of WV-2 overlap
	Limestone				WV 88 north – Bethlehem	Southern terminus of WV-88
	Cameron				WV 891 east – Waynesburg PA	Western terminus of WV-891
Wetzel	Hundred				WV 69 north	Southern terminus of WV-69
	Burton				WV 7 west – New Martinsville	west end of WV-7 overlap
					WV 7 east – Morgantown	east end of WV-7 overlap
Marion	Farmington				WV 218 south – Worthington	West end of WV-218 overlap
					WV 218 north – Fairview	East end of WV-218 overlap
	Fairmont				US 19	Access to Downtown Fairmont
					WV 310
	White Hall				I-79 – Clarksburg, Morgantown	Exit 132 on I-79
Taylor	Grafton				US 50 west – Clarksburg	West end of US-50 overlap
					US 50 east – Grafton	East end of US-50 overlap
	Webster				US 119 north – Grafton	West end of US-119 overlap
Barbour	Corder Crossing				WV 76 west	Eastern terminus of WV-76
	Philippi				US 119 south / US 250 Truck south – Buckhannon	East end of US-119 overlap
				Philippi Covered Bridge over Roaring Creek
					US 250 Truck north (Blue and Gray Expressway) to US 119 – Buckhannon, Grafton
					WV 38 east – Parsons	Western terminus of WV-38
	Belington				WV 92 north – Morgantown	West end of WV-92 overlap
Randolph	Norton				US 33 west / US 48 west – Buckhannon	West end of US-33 / US 48 overlaps
	Aggregates				WV 92 south (Harrison Avenue) – Crystal Springs	East end of WV 92 overlap
	Elkins				US 48 east / US 219 north – Parsons	East end of US 48 overlap; west end of US 219 overlap
					WV 92 north (Harrison Avenue)	West end of WV 92 overlap
					US 33 / WV 55 east – Seneca Rocks	East end of US 33 overlap; west end of WV 55 overlap
	Huttonsville				US 219 south / WV 55 west – Marlinton	East end of US 219/WV 55 overlaps
Pocahontas	Bartow				WV 28 south / WV 92 south – Minnehaha Springs	East end of WV 92 overlap; west end of WV-28 overlap
	Thornwood				WV 28 north – Seneca Rocks	East end of WV-28 overlap
	​				US 250 east – Staunton	Virginia state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

Philippi truck route

U.S. Route 250 Truck
Location	Philippi
Length	0.94 mi (1,510 m)

View south along US 250 Truck at US 119 in Philippi

U.S. Route 250 Truck follows Blue and Gray Expressway around the south and west sides of downtown Philippi, avoiding the covered bridge. The entire route is in Philippi, Barbour County.

mi	km	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	US 119 north / US 250 – Grafton, Elkins	Northern terminus; northern end of concurrency with US 119
0.11	0.18	US 119 south – Buckhannon	Southern end of concurrency with US 119
0.44– 0.51	0.71– 0.82	Rick Everson Bridge over Roaring Creek
0.94	1.51	US 250 (South Main Street) – Grafton, Elkins	Southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus