West Virginia Route 10

West Virginia Route 10
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length:	148.5 mi[1] (239.0 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 19 in Kegley
	WV 16 between Mullens and Pineville WV 97 in Pineville WV 85 in Oceana WV 80 in Man WV 73 in Logan US 119 in Chapmanville WV 3 in West Hamlin I‑64 at Huntington
North end:	US 60 in Huntington
Location
Counties:	Mercer, Wyoming, Logan, Lincoln, Cabell
Highway system
West Virginia Routes State County Turnpikes ← WV 9 US 11 →

West Virginia Route 10 is a north–south route from Cabell County to Mercer County in the western and southern regions of West Virginia. The road is of very poor quality for most of its path, following river valleys and carved into the side of mountains.

Between the towns of West Hamlin and Man, most of the route closely parallels the course of the Guyandotte River. Thus, it follows a very winding course, with a solid rocks just inches from the roadway, and is thus very dangerous. It is currently receiving an upgrade from Man to Logan to a four-lane highway built to the same standards as the Appalachian Corridor system. Currently about one-third of the route is finished and open to traffic, between Man and Rita. The section from Rita to Logan is under construction.

Notes

Further north in Cabell County, the segment from Interstate 64 in Huntington, where the current four-lane portion ends, to eight miles (13 km) south is also slated for four-lane widening. The existing facility is two lanes with numerous curves. In 2005, 14 houses were demolished in preparation for the highway's realignment, however construction has been left "unfunded" and has not begun.

In Huntington, portions of the highway are named Troy Brown Way and Hal Greer Boulevard in honor of two notable local professional athletes.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Mercer	​			US 19 – Princeton, Beckley
	Matoaka			WV 71 south – Montcalm
Wyoming	​			WV 16 north – Mullens	south end of WV 16 overlap
	Pineville			WV 16 south – Welch	north end of WV 16 overlap
				WV 97 west – Gilbert	south end of WV 97 overlap
				WV 97 east – Beckley, Twin Falls Resort Park	north end of WV 97 overlap
	Oceana			WV 85 north – Madison
				WV 971 south – Baileysville
Logan	Huff Junction			WV 80 south – Gilbert
	Man			CR 16 (Buffalo Creek Road) – Man
	Stollings			WV 17 north	south end of WV 17 Truck overlap
				WV 17 Truck north / CR 119/20 (Stollings By-pass Road)	north end of WV 17 Truck overlap
	​			WV 73 west to US 119
	​			Mount Gay, Logan
	Chapmanville			US 119 – Logan	interchange
Lincoln	​			WV 37 west – Wayne, East Lynn Lake
	West Hamlin			WV 3 east – Hamlin
Cabell	Melissa			WV 10 Alt. north – Barboursville
	Huntington			I‑64 – Ashland, KY, Charleston	I-64 exit 11
				US 60 east (5th Avenue)
				US 60 west (3rd Avenue)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

WV 10 Alternate

West Virginia Route 10 Alternate
Location:	between Melissa and Barboursville

West Virginia Route 10 Alternate is a four-mile-long north–south road near Barboursville, West Virginia connecting WV 10 to the south and US 60 to the north. It acts as an alternative route to Huntington and eliminates many of the curves that plague WV 10 south of Interstate 64 to the WV 10 Alternate junction.

References

1. ↑ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.