West Virginia State Highways
Encyclopedia
The West Virginia State Highway System is an integrated system of numbered roads in the U.S. state
of West Virginia
. These highways were coordinated by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. These highways were coordinated by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways.
1910s
- 1913 West VirginiaWest VirginiaWest Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
Legislature creates State Road Bureau - 1917 West Virginia Legislature creates State Road Commission
1920s
- 1920 Good Roads Amendment passed
- 1921 Congress directs each state to recommend roads for Federal Aid
- 1922 State Road designations completed
- 1925 US Numbered Highway System created
City specific
- List of roads in Charleston, West Virginia
- Roads in Huntington, West Virginia