Interstate 77 in West Virginia

Interstate 77
Route information
Maintained by West Virginia Department of Transportation and West Virginia Parkways, Economic Development and Tourism Authority
Length:	187.21 mi[1] (301.29 km)
Existed:	1956 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I‑77 / US 52 at Virginia state line
	US 460 near Princeton I‑64 from Beckley to Charleston WV 16 / WV 97 at Beckley US 19 near Beckley US 60 at Charleston I‑79 near Charleston US 33 from Ripley to Ravenswood WV 2 from Ravenswood to Parkersburg US 50 at Parkersburg
North end:	I-77 at Ohio state line
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business West Virginia Routes State County Turnpikes ← WV 76 WV 78 →

In the U.S. state of West Virginia, Interstate 77 (I-77) is a major north–south Interstate highway. It extends for 187.21 miles (301 km) between Bluefield at the Virginia state line to Williamstown at the Ohio state line.

The highway serves Charleston, the capital and largest city in West Virginia; it also serves the large cities of Beckley, Bluefield, and Parkersburg. I-77 uses the entire length of the West Virginia Turnpike between Princeton and Charleston, and it is concurrent with Interstate 64 between Beckley and Charleston.

Route description

Interstate 77 enters West Virginia from Virginia via the East River Mountain Tunnel; it is concurrent with U.S. Route 52 within the tunnel. It surfaces in Mercer County to the east of Bluefield. I-77's first exit in West Virginia is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) north of the state line; US 52 leaves the highway here. I-77 continues north to Princeton. In Princeton, I-77 becomes the West Virginia Turnpike, which it remains through Charleston. The highway continues northward through rural Mercer County, roughly following U.S. Route 19. It crosses the Bluestone River in Eads Mill and passes Camp Creek State Park in Camp Creek. I-77 enters Raleigh County near the community of Ghent. I-77's northbound and southbound lanes separate here; they do not reunite until a point south of Daniels. I-77 meets I-64 south of Beckley, and the two highways become concurrent. The highways bypass the west side of Beckley and pass the turnpike's Beckley Service Area, which includes Tamarack, Best of West Virginia, at exit 45. I-77 heads north from Beckley into the Appalachian Mountains. It enters Fayette County near Pax, and it crosses into Kanawha County near Standard shortly afterwards. The highway continues north until it reaches the Kanawha River near Cabin Creek, where it turns northwest to follow the river into Charleston. I-77 crosses the river between exits 95 and 96 in Port Amherst. The West Virginia Turnpike ends after exit 96, and I-77 becomes a freeway. I-77 continues into downtown Charleston after the turnpike ends. It crosses the Elk River before separating from I-64 at an interchange in north Charleston. I-77 heads northeast along the river until it meets the southern terminus of Interstate 79 near Yeager Airport. I-77 then heads north into rural Kanawha County. It enters Jackson County near Goldtown. The highway continues north through Ripley, where it intersects U.S. Route 33. It becomes concurrent with US 33 and remains so through Silverton, where US 33 leaves the interstate and West Virginia Route 2 joins it. I-77 turns northeast toward Rockport, where it enters Wood County and turns north toward Parkersburg. It runs through the southeast corner of Parkersburg, bypassing the center of the city. It crosses the Little Kanawha River south of Parkersburg and heads northeast from the city. WV 2 leaves I-77 soon after, at exit 179 in North Hills. I-77 heads north towards Williamstown, where it crosses the Ohio River into Marietta, Ohio on the Marietta-Williamstown Interstate Bridge.

Tolls

History

Postcard view of the Yeager Bridge

Exit list

County	Location	mi[2][3]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
East River Mountain		0.0	0.0	East River Mountain Tunnel I‑77 / US 52 continues south into Virginia
Mercer	Bluefield	0.6	0.97	1	US 52 north – Bluefield	North end of US 52 overlap
	Ingleside	5.0	8.0	5	WV 112 – Ingleside	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		6.7	10.8	7	CR 27 (Ingleside Rd.) – Ingleside	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	Princeton	8.8	14.2	9	US 460 – Princeton	West Virginia Tourist Welcome Center and Vietnam War Memorial; south end of West Virginia Turnpike
		13.6	21.9	14	CR 7 to WV 20 (Athens Road) – Athens	Concord University
		19.6	31.5	20	US 19 – Camp Creek	Camp Creek State Park
Raleigh	Ghent	28.8	46.3	28	CR 48 – Ghent, Flat Top
				Toll Plaza A
	Beckley	39.3	63.2	40	I‑64 east – Lewisburg	South end of I-64 overlap
		41.8	67.3	42	WV 16 / WV 97 (Robert C. Byrd Dr.) – Mabscott	Twin Falls Resort State Park
		44.3	71.3	44	WV 3 (Harper Rd.) – Beckley
		45.6	73.4	45	Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia
		47.4	76.3	48	To US 19 (Corridor L) – North Beckley, Summersville	Toll plaza on northbound exit and southbound entrance
Fayette	Pax	54.4	87.5	54	CR 23⁄2 – Pax
				Toll Plaza B
	Mossy	59.4	95.6	60	WV 612 east – Mossy, Oak Hill
	​	66.0	106.2	66	CR 15 – Mahan
Kanawha	​	74.0	119.1	74	CR 83 (Paint Creek Rd.) – Standard
	​	79.3	127.6	79	CR 79⁄3 (Cabin Creek Road) – Sharon
	Chelyan	84.5	136.0	85	US 60 / WV 61 – Montgomery, Chelyan, Cedar Grove
		87.7	141.1	Toll Plaza C
	Marmet	89.3	143.7	89	WV 94 to WV 61 – Marmet, Chesapeake
	Charleston	94.3	151.8	95	WV 61 (MacCorkle Avenue)
		94.6	152.2	Chuck Yeager Bridge over the Kanawha River
		95.5	153.7	96	US 60 east (Midland Trail) – Belle	South end of US 60 overlap; north end of West Virginia Turnpike
		96.6	155.5	97	US 60 west (Kanawha Boulevard)	North end of US 60 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		98.0	157.7	98	To WV 61 / 35th Street Bridge	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		98.9	159.2	99	WV 114 (Greenbrier Street) – State Capitol
		100.0	160.9	100	Leon Sullivan Way, Capitol Street
		100.7	162.1	101	I‑64 west – Huntington	North end of I-64 overlap
		101.4	163.2	102	US 119 (Westmoreland Road)
		102.7	165.3	104	I‑79 north – Clarksburg
	Sissonville	105.9	170.4	106	CR 27 (Edens Fork Road)
		109.9	176.9	111	CR 29 (Tuppers Creek Road) – Sissonville
		112.4	180.9	114	WV 622 – Sissonville, Pocatalico
		115.0	185.1	116	CR 21 (Haines Branch Road) – Sissonville
Jackson	​	118.9	191.4	119	CR 21 – Goldtown
	​	123.9	199.4	124	WV 34 – Kenna
	Ripley	131.4	211.5	132	CR 21 – Fairplain, Ripley
		136.9	220.3	138	US 33 east / WV 62 south – Ripley, Point Pleasant	South end of US 33 overlap
	Silverton	145.0	233.4	146	US 33 west / WV 2 south – Silverton, Ravenswood	North end of US 33 overlap; south end of WV 2 overlap
	​	153.4	246.9	154	CR 1 (Medina Road)
Wood	​	160.7	258.6	161	CR 21 – Rockport
	Parkersburg	169.0	272.0	170	WV 14 – Mineral Wells, Parkersburg
		172.2	277.1	173	WV 95 (Camden Ave.) – Downtown Parkersburg
		172.9	278.3	174	WV 47 (Staunton Ave.) – Parkersburg
		175.4	282.3	176	US 50 (7th Street, Corridor D) – Downtown Parkersburg
		179.0	288.1	179	WV 2 north / WV 68 south (Emerson Avenue) – Vienna, North Parkersburg	North end of WV 2 overlap
	Williamstown	184.8	297.4	185	WV 14 to WV 31 – Williamstown, Vienna
Ohio River		187.21	301.29	Marietta–Williamstown Interstate Bridge I-77 continues north into Ohio
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

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