U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia. For the entire length of the highway, see U.S. Route 50.

"WV 1" redirects here. WV 1 may also refer to West Virginia's 1st congressional district.

U.S. Route 50
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length:	196.20 mi (315.75 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Western section
West end:	US 50 / SR 32 in Belpre, OH
Major junctions:	I-77 in Parkersburg US 19 in Clarksburg I-79 in Clarksburg US 250 near Grafton US 119 in Grafton
East end:	US 50 near Brookside
Eastern section
West end:	US 50 in Gormania
Major junctions:	US 220 in New Creek
East end:	US 50 towards Winchester, VA
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced West Virginia Routes State • County ← WV 49 WV 51 →

U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia runs from the border with Ohio to Virginia, passing briefly through Garrett County, Maryland, and following the Northwestern Turnpike. Prior to the U.S. Highway System it was West Virginia Route 1 and in the 1930s, the road was not finished in Maryland. At that time, motorists had to open a gate at the state line and drive on a dirt path until again reaching the other state line.^{[citation needed]} Today the section of US 50 from Clarksburg to Parkersburg on the Ohio River is part of Corridor D of the Appalachian Development Highway System.

For much of its length, Route 50 roughly parallels the North Bend Rail Trail and crosses the trail at three places.

Water crossings

• Mill Branch east of Capon Bridge, West Virginia
• Cacapon River via Capon Bridge at Capon Bridge, West Virginia
• North River via Hanging Rock Bridge at Hanging Rock
• Tearcoat Creek via Pleasant Dale Bridge at Pleasant Dale
• North and South Forks of the Little Cacapon River at Frenchburg, West Virginia
• South Branch Potomac River via Romney Bridge at Romney
• Patterson Creek via Patterson Creek Bridge at Burlington
• New Creek via New Creek Bridge at New Creek
• North Branch Potomac River via Gormania Bridge at the state line with Maryland
• Tygart Valley River via US 50 Bridge at Grafton
• West Fork River via US 50 Bridge at Clarksburg
• Ohio River via Blennerhassett Bridge at Parkersburg

Historic sites

Saddle Mountain at sunrise, as viewed from Skyline atop the Allegheny Front along U.S. 50 in West Virginia

Mineral County

• Weaver’s Antique Service Station
• Claysville Church
• Patterson Creek Manor
• Saddle Mountain
• Travelers Rest

Hampshire County

• Hook's Tavern, 1790
• Capon Bridge
  • Frye's Inn, c. 1800
  • Amos Pugh House
• Cooper Mountain Overlook
• Hanging Rock
• Straw's Country Store Museum
• Historic Downtown Romney
  • West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind, 1846
  • Hampshire County Courthouse, 1922
  • Literary Hall, 1870
  • Indian Mound Cemetery
  • Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery
• Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches
• The Burg, built c. 1769
• Sloan-Parker House (Stone House), built 1790

Junction list

County	Location	Mile	Road	Notes
Begin western segment of US 50 in West Virginia
Blennerhassett Island Bridge, Ohio state line
Wood	Blennerhassett	0.6	WV-892	Interchange
		3.2	WV-68	Western end of concurrency with WV-68; interchange
	Parkersburg	5.4	WV-68	Eastern end of concurrency with WV-68; interchange
		6.6	WV-14	Interchange
		8.0	WV-47	Interchange
		9.9	I-77/WV-2 - Charleston, Marietta	I-77 exit 176
	Deerwalk	20.6	WV-31	Western end of concurrency with WV-31
Ritchie	Nutter Farm	27.8	WV-31	Eastern end of concurrency with WV-31
	Ellenboro	36.9	WV-16	Interchange
	Pennsboro	42.3	WV-74
Doddridge	West Union	53.2	WV-18
Harrison	Salem	65.3	WV-23	Eastern terminus of WV-23
	Liberty	75.1	WV-98	Western terminus of WV-98
	Clarksburg	77.3	US 19/WV-20	Interchange
		79.8	WV-20 (Joyce St.)	Interchange
		81.8	I-79 - Charleston, Fairmont	I-79 exit 119
	Bridgeport	83.5	WV-58	Eastern terminus of WV-58
		85.2	WV-76	Western terminus of WV-76
		86.9	WV-279	Southern terminus of WV-279
Taylor	Belgium	93.0	US 250	Western end of concurrency with US 250
	Pruntytown	94.7	US 250	Eastern end of concurrency with US 250
	Grafton	97.6	WV-310	Southern terminus of WV-310
		99.9	US 119
Preston	Evansville	109.8	WV-92	Western end of concurrency with WV-92
		110.5	WV-92	Eastern end of concurrency with WV-92
	Fellowsville	111.9	WV-26	Southern terminus of WV-26
	Macomber	121.4	WV-72	Western end of concurrency with WV-72
		121.6	WV-72	Eastern end of concurrency with WV-72
	Brookside	133.1	WV-24	Northern terminus of WV-24
Maryland state line
End western segment of US 50 in West Virginia

County	Location	Mile	Road	Notes
Begin eastern segment of US 50 in West Virginia
Maryland state line
Grant	Gormania	0.1	WV-90	Northern terminus of WV-90
	Mount Storm	7.4	WV-42	Western end of concurrency with WV-42
Mineral		15.3	WV-42	Eastern end of concurrency with WV-42
	Claysville	19.9	WV-93	Eastern terminus of WV-93
	New Creek	22.5	WV-972
		24.5	US 220	Western end of concurrency with US 220
Hampshire	Junction	34.3	US 220/WV-28	Eastern end of concurrency with US 220; western end of concurrency with WV-28
	Romney	41.3	WV-28	Eastern end of concurrency with WV-28
		52.0	WV-29	Western end of concurrency with WV-29
		56.0	WV-29	Eastern end of concurrency with WV-29
Virginia state line
End of eastern segment of US 50 in West Virginia

References

U.S. Route 50
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