West Virginia Route 42

West Virginia Route 42 is a north–south state highway connecting Grant County to Mineral County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 28 and West Virginia Route 55 in Petersburg. The northern terminus is at the Maryland state line in Blaine, where WV 42 becomes Maryland Route 38 upon crossing the North Branch of the Potomac River.

West Virginia Route 42
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length	40.7 mi[1] (65.5 km)
Major junctions
South end	WV 28 / WV 55 in Petersburg
	WV 93 concurrent near Scherr US 50 concurrent Mt. Storm to Hartmansville
North end	MD 38 in Blaine
Location
Counties	Grant, Mineral
Highway system
West Virginia State Highway System Interstate U.S. State ← WV 41 → WV 43

WV 42 and WV 93 descend the Allegheny Front between Bismarck and Scherr together

View south along WV 42 in Arthur

WV 42 runs concurrent with West Virginia Route 93 upon descending the Allegheny Front, and also with U.S. Route 50 between Mount Storm and Skyline, where WV 42 turns left towards Elk Garden.