West Virginia Route 61 is a north–south state highway in central and southern West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 41 in Piney View. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 60 (Patrick Street Bridge) in Charleston.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
Length | 63.3 mi[1] (101.9 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | WV 41 in Piney View | |||
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North end | US 60 in Charleston | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | West Virginia | |||
Counties | Raleigh, Fayette, Kanawha | |||
Highway system | ||||
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2022) |
Major intersections
editCounty | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Raleigh | | WV 41 – Prince, Beckley | |||||
Fayette | Mount Hope | WV 16 south – Beckley | south end of WV 16 overlap | ||||
see WV 16 | |||||||
Oak Hill | WV 16 north (Main Street) – Fayetteville | north end of WV 16 overlap | |||||
Montgomery | To US 60 (via WV 6) | to Montgomery Bridge | |||||
Kanawha | Chelyan | To I-64 / I-77 / US 60 – Cedar Grove, Charleston, Beckley | interchange; I-77 exit 85; to Chelyan Bridge | ||||
Marmet | WV 94 south to I-64 / I-77 – Racine | ||||||
Charleston | I-64 / I-77 – Beckley, Charleston | I-77 exit 95; to Chuck Yeager Bridge | |||||
To 36th Street west / I-64 north / I-77 | to Kanawha City Bridge | ||||||
Thayer Street - Downtown Charleston | to South Side Bridge | ||||||
To Oakwood Road / I-64 / US 119 | to Fort Hill Bridge | ||||||
Charleston–South Charleston line | US 60 (Patrick Street) to WV 25 – South Charleston | to Patrick Street Bridge | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
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