West Virginia Route 869

(Redirected from Highway 869 (West Virginia))

West Virginia Route 869 is a short, one mile (1.6 km) state highway in Putnam County, West Virginia that connects U.S. Route 35 and West Virginia Route 62 via the Lower Buffalo Bridge (officially the Johnathon David Higginbotham Memorial Bridge) over the Kanawha River.[1] The route itself is unsigned on the bridge. The road was commissioned in 1998 to provide an alternate route for the fragile Winfield Bridge for trucks hauling goods for the Toyota Plant in Buffalo.

West Virginia Route 869 marker
West Virginia Route 869
Map
WV 869 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length0.94 mi (1,510 m)
Existed1998–present
Major junctions
West end US 35 north of Fraziers Bottom
East end WV 62 south of Buffalo
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesPutnam
Highway system
WV 817 WV 891
Johnathon Higginbotham Memorial Bridge in 2022
View east along WV 869 at the west end of the bridge over the Kanawha River in Fraziers Bottom

History

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The highway at its western end formerly used a portion of existing US 35 to meet WV 817. WV 817 was formerly signed as US 35, but was resigned as WV 817 when a 4-lane section of US 35 opened.

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Putnam County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Fraziers Bottom0.000.00  
 
US 35 to I-64 – Winfield, Charleston, Point Pleasant
Kanawha RiverJohnathon David Higginbotham Memorial Bridge
Buffalo0.941.51  WV 62 – Buffalo, Eleanor
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Putnam County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
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