West Virginia Route 57

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West Virginia Route 57

WV 57 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length11.8 mi[1] (19.0 km)
Major junctions
West end WV 20 near Romines Mills
East end US 119 near Philippi
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesHarrison, Barbour
Highway system
WV 55 WV 58
View west along WV 57 at CR 57/5 in Overfield

West Virginia Route 57 is an east–west state highway in northern West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 20 a half-mile north of Romines Mills and eight miles (13 km) southeast of Clarksburg. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 119 southwest of Philippi.

The road acts as an ideal connector road between Philippi and Clarksburg as the road has few sharp curves and, as a state route, is better maintained than other area roads. The speed limit for the road's entire 12-mile (19 km) duration is 55 miles per hour.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Harrison WV 20 – Buckhannon, Clarksburg
Barbour US 119 – Philippi, Buckhannon
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.