U.S. Route 40 marker

U.S. Route 40

US 40 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length16.0 mi[1] (25.7 km)
Major junctions
West end US 40 / US 250 at the Ohio state line
Major intersections
East end US 40 at the Pennsylvania state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesOhio
Highway system
← WV 39→ WV 41

In the U.S. state of West Virginia, U.S. Route 40 (US 40) runs for 16 miles (26 km) through the Northern Panhandle region. The highway enters the state on the Military Order of the Purple Heart bridge concurrent with US 250, crossing Wheeling Island, before joining Interstate 70 (I-70) over the Fort Henry Bridge before leaving the interstate. The highway travels north around Wheeling Hill, before traveling through the northeastern suburbs of Wheeling, Triadelphia and Valley Grove before entering Pennsylvania. A majority of the route still follows the old National Road which predates the U.S. Highway System.

Route description

View east along US 40 in Wheeling

History

Before the construction of I-70, US 40 continued southeast along Zane Street to Virginia Street, crossing the east channel of the Ohio River on the Wheeling Suspension Bridge.

Old U.S. 40 Bridge between Wheeling Island and the Ohio shore

Major intersections

The entire route is in Ohio County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Wheeling (Wheeling Island)


 US 40 west / US 250 west / Historic National Road west – Bridgeport		Ohio state line (Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge over Ohio River back channel)
0.350.56
 I-70 west – Columbus, OH		Western end of I-70 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; US 40 west follows exit 0
Wheeling0.631.01Fort Henry Bridge over Ohio River
0.791.27


 I-70 east / US 250 south / WV 2 south / 10th Street (Wheeling Suspension Bridge) – Washington, PA		Eastern end of I-70 / US 250 concurrency, western end of WV 2 concurrency; US 40 east follows exit 1A

 WV 2 north (Main Street) – Weirton, Airport		Eastern end of WV 2 concurrency
I-70 – Washington, PA, Columbus, OHI-70 exit 2A

 WV 88 north (Bethany Pike) – Oglebay Park		Western end of WV 88 concurrency

 I-70 west – Columbus		I-70 exit 4

 WV 88 south (Bethlehem Boulevard) – Bethlehem		Eastern end of WV 88 concurrency


 I-70 to I-470 west – Columbus, Washington, PA		I-70 exit 5
Triadelphia CR 39 (Middle Creek Road)
Roneys Point CR 27 (Point Run Road) / CR 41 (Dallas Pike)
Valley Grove CR 35 (McGraws Run Road)
​ CR 45 (Atkinson Crossing Road)
​
 Historic National Road east / CR 40/10 (Old US 40)		east end of National Road overlap
​
 US 40 east		Pennsylvania state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (February 11, 2011). "US Route 40 in West Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
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