West Virginia Route 3

West Virginia Route 3 is a state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It runs from West Virginia Route 10 in West Hamlin in a general easterly direction via Beckley to West Virginia Route 311 at Sweet Springs, most of the way across the state.

West Virginia Route 3
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length186.0 mi[1] (299.3 km)
ExistedEarly 1930s–present
Major junctions
West end WV 10 in West Hamlin
  US 119 between Julian and Danville
I-64 / I-77 near Beckley
WV 16 in Beckley
US 19 between Beckley and Shady Spring
WV 20 near Hinton
US 219 in Union
East end WV 311 at Sweet Springs
Location
CountiesLincoln, Boone, Raleigh, Summers, Greenbrier, Monroe
Highway system
← WV 2→ WV 4
View east along WV 3 just east of US 119 in Boone County

Route 3 crosses a particularly large part of the state's landscape. It goes through many counties including Monroe, Greenbrier, Summers, Raleigh, Boone, and Lincoln. At least two state parks are along the route. Moncove Lake State Park, in the southeastern part of the state, is just a few miles off the main road near Gap Mills. Little Beaver State Park is in Beaver, near the major city of Beckley.[2]

WV 3 overlaps U.S. Route 119 in Boone County north of Madison and U.S. Route 219 from Union north to Pickaway.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
LincolnWest Hamlin WV 10
​ WV 34 north – Hurricane
Yawkey WV 214 north
BooneJulian US 119 north – Charlestonwest end of US 119 overlap
Rock Creek US 119 south / CR 119/65 (Skeens Drive) – Madison, Loganeast end of US 119 overlap
Racine WV 94 north – Charleston
RaleighGlen Daniel WV 99 west – Oceana, Madison
​ WV 305 south – Lester
Beckley I-64 / I-77 – Charleston, Bluefield, LewisburgI-77 exit 44
WV 16 (Robert C. Byrd Drive) to I-77 / US 19 – Bradleyoverlap with WV 16 north (westbound only)
US 19 north to I-64west end of US 19 overlap
Beaver WV 307 east to I-64 – Airport
​ WV 307 west
Shady Spring US 19 south – Princetoneast end of US 19 overlap
Summers​ WV 20 north to I-64 – Hintonwest end of WV 20 overlap
​ WV 20 south – Athenseast end of WV 20 overlap
Hinton WV 107 north – Hinton
​ WV 12 south – Peterstownwest end of WV 12 overlap
GreenbrierAlderson WV 12 north to I-64 / WV 63 – Altaeast end of WV 12 overlap
MonroePickaway US 219 north – Lewisburgwest end of US 219 overlap
Union US 219 south – Rich Creek, VAeast end of US 219 overlap
Sweet Springs WV 311 – White Sulphur Springs, Salem, VA
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
  2. West Virginia State Map, Rand McNally, 2008.
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