Transportation in West Virginia

Transportation in West Virginia includes the following.

Roads

Interstate highways
Main article: List of Interstate Highways in West Virginia

U.S. Highways
Main article: List of U.S. Highways in West Virginia
  • U.S. Route 460

West Virginia State Highways
Main articles: List of state routes in West Virginia and List of county routes in West Virginia

Airports

Railroads
The platform area of the Huntington Amtrak station as seen from the tracks

While West Virginia was once criss-crossed with commercial and passenger railroad networks, the decline of the coal and timber industries, coupled with the rise of the automobile, led to a sharp drop in track mileage in the state. Many of the former railroad grades are used as trails for hiking and biking throughout the state's numerous woodlands.

Today, West Virginia is serviced by two Amtrak lines: one that cuts through the southern portion of the state, including stops in Huntington and Charleston, and one that cuts through the state's Eastern Panhandle, including stops in Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry. The Eastern Panhandle is also serviced during the week by MARC's Brunswick commuter rail line, which terminates in Martinsburg. Commercial railroads still operate in the state, mainly hauling coal to inland ports such as Huntington-Tristate (the nation's largest inland port) and Pittsburgh.

Bridges and tunnels

As a mountainous state, bridges and tunnels play an important role in transportation in West Virginia. Notable bridges and tunnels include:

Rapid transit

Rivers
Further information: West Virginia Waterways

Rivers with commercial barge traffic and docks in West Virginia include:[1]

Navigation locks and dams in West Virginia:[2][3]

  • On the Ohio
    • New Cumberland Locks and Dam
    • Pike Island Locks and Dam
    • Hannibal Locks and Dam
    • Willow Island Locks and Dam
    • Belleville Locks and Dam
    • Racine Locks and Dam
    • Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam
Winfield Lock and Dam on the Kanawha River at Winfield, West Virginia
  • On the Kanawha
    • London Lock and Dam
    • Marmet Lock and Dam
    • Winfield Lock and Dam
  • On the Monogahela
    • Morgantown Lock and Dam
    • Hildebrand Lock and Dam
    • Opekiska Lock and Dam

References
  1. West Virginia Department of Transportation, Rivers Section web page, accessed 9 June 2006
  2. U.S. Corps of Engineers, Huntington District web site, accessed 9 June 2006
  3. U.S. Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District web site, accessed 9 June 2006
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